docs/integrations/prefect-kubernetes/api-ref/prefect_kubernetes-credentials.mdx
prefect_kubernetes.credentialsModule for defining Kubernetes credential handling and client generation.
KubernetesClusterConfig <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-kubernetes/prefect_kubernetes/credentials.py#L34" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>Stores configuration for interaction with Kubernetes clusters.
See from_file for creation.
Attributes:
config: The entire loaded YAML contents of a kubectl config filecontext_name: The name of the kubectl context to useMethods:
configure_client <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-kubernetes/prefect_kubernetes/credentials.py#L116" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>configure_client(self) -> None
Activates this cluster configuration by loading the configuration into the Kubernetes Python client. After calling this, Kubernetes API clients can use this config's context.
from_file <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-kubernetes/prefect_kubernetes/credentials.py#L71" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>from_file(cls: Type[Self], path: Optional[Path] = None, context_name: Optional[str] = None) -> Self
Create a cluster config from the a Kubernetes config file.
By default, the current context in the default Kubernetes config file will be used.
An alternative file or context may be specified.
The entire config file will be loaded and stored.
get_api_client <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-kubernetes/prefect_kubernetes/credentials.py#L108" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>get_api_client(self) -> 'ApiClient'
Returns a Kubernetes API client for this cluster config.
parse_yaml_config <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-kubernetes/prefect_kubernetes/credentials.py#L65" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>parse_yaml_config(cls, value)
KubernetesCredentials <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-kubernetes/prefect_kubernetes/credentials.py#L127" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>Credentials block for generating configured Kubernetes API clients.
Attributes:
cluster_config: A KubernetesClusterConfig block holding a JSON kube
config for a specific kubernetes context.Methods:
get_client <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-kubernetes/prefect_kubernetes/credentials.py#L150" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>get_client(self, client_type: Literal['apps', 'batch', 'core', 'custom_objects'], configuration: Optional[Configuration] = None) -> AsyncGenerator[KubernetesClient, None]
Convenience method for retrieving a Kubernetes API client for deployment resources.
Args:
client_type: The resource-specific type of Kubernetes client to retrieve.get_resource_specific_client <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-kubernetes/prefect_kubernetes/credentials.py#L200" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>get_resource_specific_client(self, client_type: str, api_client: ApiClient) -> Union[AppsV1Api, BatchV1Api, CoreV1Api]
Utility function for configuring a generic Kubernetes client. It will attempt to connect to a Kubernetes cluster in three steps with the first successful connection attempt becoming the mode of communication with a cluster:
It will first attempt to use a KubernetesCredentials block's
cluster_config to configure a client using
KubernetesClusterConfig.configure_client.
Attempt in-cluster connection (will only work when running on a pod).
Attempt out-of-cluster connection using the default location for a kube config file.
Args:
client_type: The Kubernetes API client type for interacting with specific
Kubernetes resources.Returns:
Raises:
ValueError: If client_type is not a valid Kubernetes API client type.