Build consistent applications using the standardized toolset - The Operator Framework
The Operator Framework is a toolset for developing Kubernetes applications using operators
It supports several aspects, including building, management, and analysis of applications
Three legs of the framework
The Operator Framework comprises of three legs
1 . Operator SDK - Software development kit to build operators
2 . Operator Lifecycle Management - manages the entire lifecycle of all of the operators
3 . Operator Metering (Beta) - provides usage reports for analysis
Operator SDK
Operator SDK simplifies the code-generation process to speed up application development
It uses the controller-runtime library and provides high-level programming APIs to speed up the development process
It also covers extensions for commonly occurring operator use cases
Operator Lifecycle Management (LM)
Operator LM provides a declarative way to manage the entire lifecycle of operators
It streamlines the installation, updates, and management of operators on a cluster
It facilitates rich update mechanisms, and manage platform dependencies
It also ensures the availability of services and stability of the cluster
Operator Metering
Operator Metering records the usage of the resources, such as CPU and memory
It can generate the usage reports categorized by pod or namespaces
It can also be tied to licensing, or configured to calculate IaaS cost
To accelerate the development of Kubernetes applications, and to standardize your development process, start exploring this open-source framework today
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