https://github.com/kubernetes-client/javascript
JavaScript client
https://github.com/kubernetes-client/javascript
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JavaScript client
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/kubernetes-client/javascript
- Owner: kubernetes-client
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2017-04-28T22:14:48.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-04-01T15:08:42.000Z (13 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-01T19:14:01.858Z (13 days ago)
- Topics: k8s-sig-api-machinery
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 23.7 MB
- Stars: 2,125
- Watchers: 26
- Forks: 542
- Open Issues: 35
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: code-of-conduct.md
- Security: SECURITY_CONTACTS
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README
# Javascript Kubernetes Client information
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The Javascript clients for Kubernetes is implemented in
[typescript](https://typescriptlang.org), but can be called from either
Javascript or Typescript. The client is implemented for server-side use with Node.
# Installation
```console
npm install @kubernetes/client-node
```
# Example code
## List all pods
```javascript
const k8s = require('@kubernetes/client-node');
const kc = new k8s.KubeConfig();
kc.loadFromDefault();
const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(k8s.CoreV1Api);
k8sApi.listNamespacedPod({ namespace: 'default' }).then((res) => {
console.log(res);
});
```
## Create a new namespace
```javascript
const k8s = require('@kubernetes/client-node');
const kc = new k8s.KubeConfig();
kc.loadFromDefault();
const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(k8s.CoreV1Api);
var namespace = {
metadata: {
name: 'test',
},
};
k8sApi.createNamespace({ body: namespace }).then(
(response) => {
console.log('Created namespace');
console.log(response);
k8sApi.readNamespace(namespace.metadata.name).then((response) => {
console.log(response);
k8sApi.deleteNamespace(namespace.metadata.name, {} /* delete options */);
});
},
(err) => {
console.log('Error!: ' + err);
},
);
```
## Create a cluster configuration programatically
```javascript
const k8s = require('@kubernetes/client-node');
const cluster = {
name: 'my-server',
server: 'http://server.com',
};
const user = {
name: 'my-user',
password: 'some-password',
};
const context = {
name: 'my-context',
user: user.name,
cluster: cluster.name,
};
const kc = new k8s.KubeConfig();
kc.loadFromOptions({
clusters: [cluster],
users: [user],
contexts: [context],
currentContext: context.name,
});
const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(k8s.CoreV1Api);
...
```
# Additional Examples and Documentation
There are several more JS and TS examples in the [examples](https://github.com/kubernetes-client/javascript/tree/main/examples) directory.
Documentation for the library is split into two resources:
1. The [Kubernetes API Reference](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/) is the source-of-truth for all Kubernetes client libraries, including this one. We suggest starting here!
2. The Typedoc autogenerated docs can be viewed [online](https://kubernetes-client.github.io/javascript) and can also be built locally (see below)
# Compatibility
Prior to the `0.13.0` release, release versions did not track Kubernetes versions. Starting with the `0.13.0`
release, we will increment the minor version whenever we update the minor Kubernetes API version
(e.g. `1.19.x`) that this library is generated from.
We switched from `request` to `fetch` as the HTTP(S) backend for the `1.0.0` release.
Generally speaking newer clients will work with older Kubernetes, but compatability isn't 100% guaranteed.
| client version | older versions | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.32 |
| -------------- | -------------- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| 0.19.x | - | ✓ | x | x | x | x |
| 0.20.x | - | + | ✓ | x | x | x |
| 0.21.x | - | + | + | ✓ | x | x |
| 0.22.x | - | + | + | + | ✓ | x |
| 1.0.x | - | + | + | + | + | ✓ |
| 1.1.x | - | + | + | + | + | ✓ |
Key:
- `✓` Exactly the same features / API objects in both javascript-client and the Kubernetes
version.
- `+` javascript-client has features or api objects that may not be present in the
Kubernetes cluster, but everything they have in common will work.
- `-` The Kubernetes cluster has features the javascript-client library can't use
(additional API objects, etc).
- `x` The Kubernetes cluster has no guarantees to support the API client of
this version, as it only promises _n_-2 version support. It is not tested,
and operations using API versions that have been deprecated and removed in
later server versions won't function correctly.
# Known Issues
- Multiple kubeconfigs are not completely supported.
Credentials are cached based on the kubeconfig username and these can collide across configs.
Here is the related [issue](https://github.com/kubernetes-client/javascript/issues/592).
# Development
All dependencies of this project are expressed in its
[`package.json` file](package.json). Before you start developing, ensure
that you have [NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/) installed, then run:
```console
npm install
```
## (re) Generating code
```console
npm run generate
```
## Documentation
Documentation is generated via typedoc:
```
npm run docs
```
To view the generated documentation, open `docs/index.html`
## Formatting
Run `npm run format` or install an editor plugin like https://github.com/prettier/prettier-vscode and https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=EditorConfig.EditorConfig
## Linting
Run `npm run lint` or install an editor plugin.
# Testing
Tests are written using the [`node:test`](https://nodejs.org/api/test.html) test runner and
[`node:assert`](https://nodejs.org/api/assert.html) assertion library. See
[`config_test.ts`](./src/config_test.ts) for an example.
To run tests, execute the following:
```console
npm test
```
## Contributing
Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for instructions on how to contribute.