Dashboard shows multiple application for single operator

[foal]

Description:

I see multiple copies of the installed operator(s) in the application list:

Steps to reproduce the issue:

1. install operator (I scale kiali, but the same was with cert-manager)
2. Not sure - apply several changes of CR (kubectl apply -n istio-system -f kiali-install.yaml)
3. Go to applications (any NS)
4. select "Show apps in all namespaces"

Describe the results you received:

See multiple copies of plate "A configuration file for a Kiali installation."

Describe the results you expected:

See only one plate per installed operator (or per CR instance of CRD?)

Additional information you deem important (e.g. issue happens only occasionally):

N/A

Version of Helm, Kubeapps and Kubernetes:

• Output of helm version:

version.BuildInfo{Version:"v3.7.0", GitCommit:"eeac83883cb4014fe60267ec6373570374ce770b", GitTreeState:"clean", GoVersion:"go1.16.8"}

• Output of helm list -n istio-system:

NAME    NAMESPACE       REVISION        UPDATED STATUS  CHART   APP VERSION

• Output of kubectl version:

Client Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"22", GitVersion:"v1.22.2", GitCommit:"8b5a19147530eaac9476b0ab82980b4088bbc1b2", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2021-09-15T21:38:50Z", GoVersion:"go1.16.8", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"}
Server Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"22", GitVersion:"v1.22.2", GitCommit:"8b5a19147530eaac9476b0ab82980b4088bbc1b2", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2021-09-15T21:32:41Z", GoVersion:"go1.16.8", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"}

[absoludity]

• select "Show apps in all namespaces"

What's the behaviour without "Show apps in all namespaces?"

[foal]

So operator installed into operators NS,
CR managed by it defined in istio-system NS

Without "Show apps in all namespaces" I see only one instance in istio-system NS

If I switch it I see multiple instances

If I change context (with enabled "Show apps in all namespaces") I do not see any operators at all

[absoludity]

And what's the output of kubectl get --all-namespaces clusterserviceversions?

[foal]

NAMESPACE          NAME                     DISPLAY          VERSION   REPLACES                 PHASE
bookinfo           kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
calico-apiserver   kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
calico-system      kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
cert-manager       kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
default            kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
external-dns       kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
istio-operator     kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
istio-system       kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
keycloak           kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
kube-node-lease    kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
kube-public        kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
kube-system        kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
kubeapps           kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
loki               kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
olm                kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
olm                packageserver            Package Server   0.19.1                             Succeeded
openebs            kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
operators          kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
prometheus         kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
tigera-operator    kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
traefik            kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded
velero             kiali-operator.v1.41.0   Kiali Operator   1.41.0    kiali-operator.v1.40.1   Succeeded

[absoludity]

So that's why, when you select all namespaces, you see a separate kiali-operator app for each namespace. It's been a while since I've refreshed my OLM knowledge, but I thought a ClusterServiceVersion is either installed in the olm namespace or a specific namespace if you don't want it to be available for all namespaces. In your case you have the kiali-operator.v1.41.0 CSV in all namespaces (including the olm namespace). Is that intentional? From your issue description above (step 2), it looks like you may have intended for it to be only in the istio-system ns?

[foal]

My OLM knowledge is, even more, worse than your :) Yes, in this case, the operator had to be installed in the single NS. But the issue is not about it. Sometimes the operator should be installed across all NS.

I understand why it happened, but it looks like an error. I think the best solution was to show the operator in some NS only if the NS contains CR(D) managed by the operator. And reflect the CRD type in UI

[stale]

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.

[foal]

At least reflect the NS on the operator plate.