Is the Helm chart still actively maintained?

[rahulduvedi]

I'm inquiring about the current maintenance status of the Apache Hop Helm chart and would like to understand the update strategy for keeping it synchronized with recent Hop releases.

Current Situation Analysis

Version Discrepancy Identified

• Current Helm Chart Version: 0.3.0
• Current Chart appVersion: 2.6.0 (as of /helm/hop/Chart.yaml)
• Latest Apache Hop Release: 2.15.0 (released August 8, 2023)
• Gap: ~9 versions behind (2.6.0 → 2.15.0)

Questions

1. Maintenance Status: Is the Helm chart still actively maintained?

2. Update Strategy: What is the current strategy for updating the chart's
   appVersion to match recent Hop releases?

3. Release Cadence: Should chart updates follow each Hop release, or are they
   batched/released independently?

Previous Context

I notice issue #3047 was resolved in July 2023 where @hansva updated the chart
version. However, since then, several new Hop releases have been published
without corresponding chart updates.

Impact

• Users expecting to deploy the latest Hop version via Helm are getting 2.6.0 instead of 2.15.0
• Potential security and feature gaps between deployed and latest versions

Environment

• Helm chart location: /helm/hop/ in main repository
• Current Chart.yaml shows version 0.3.0, appVersion 2.6.0
• Latest Hop release: 2.15.0

I'm happy to contribute to updating the chart if guidance is provided on the
preferred approach and review process.

Thanks for maintaining this great project! 🚀

[hansva]

Contributions to the helm chart are always welcome, and the appVersion tag might be confusing in this case.
If you look at the added values.yaml you will see that the tag being used for the image is "latest". So deploying this chart should result in Hop 2.15 running on your system.

I personally do not think a helmchart needs an update on every release it only needs an update if extra options/features are added.