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This KEP aim to provide all requirements for kubectl
use XDG Base Directory Specification.

Signed-off-by: Douglas Schilling Landgraf <dougsland@redhat.com>
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# KEP-2229: kubectl xdg base dir

<!-- toc -->
- [Release Signoff Checklist](#release-signoff-checklist)
- [Summary](#summary)
- [Motivation](#motivation)
- [Goals](#goals)
- [Non-Goals](#non-goals)
- [Proposal](#proposal)
- [Risks and Mitigations](#risks-and-mitigations)
- [Design Details](#design-details)
- [Test Plan](#test-plan)
- [Graduation Criteria](#graduation-criteria)
- [Alpha -&gt; Beta Graduation](#alpha---beta-graduation)
- [Beta -&gt; GA Graduation](#beta---ga-graduation)
- [Upgrade / Downgrade Strategy](#upgrade--downgrade-strategy)
- [Version Skew Strategy](#version-skew-strategy)
- [Drawbacks](#drawbacks)
- [Alternatives](#alternatives)
- [Implementation History](#implementation-history)
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## Release Signoff Checklist

- [ ] kubernetes/enhancements issue in release milestone, which links to KEP (this should be a link to the KEP location in kubernetes/enhancements, not the initial KEP PR)
- [ ] KEP approvers have set the KEP status to `implementable`
- [ ] Design details are appropriately documented
- [ ] Test plan is in place, giving consideration to SIG Architecture and SIG Testing input
- [ ] Graduation criteria is in place
- [ ] "Implementation History" section is up-to-date for milestone
- [ ] User-facing documentation has been created in [kubernetes/website], for publication to [kubernetes.io]
- [ ] Supporting documentation e.g., additional design documents, links to mailing list discussions/SIG meetings, relevant PRs/issues, release notes

[kubernetes.io]: https://kubernetes.io/
[kubernetes/enhancements]: https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues
[kubernetes/kubernetes]: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
[kubernetes/website]: https://github.com/kubernetes/website

## Summary

This enhancement is focused in provide all requirements for kubectl
use the [XDG Base Directory Specification (XDG Spec)](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html).
The XDG Spec have been used for a long time as the standard location to tools
and programs store configuration files.

## Motivation

Today the kubectl store the configuration file via ~/.kube/ dir.
However, there are multiple [community requests like #56402](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/56402),
from real users that have been looking for:
- A single place for managing the configuration files
- Automation/Backup
- Use the same environment [variables as others projects](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/ar01s03.html)

### Goals

The goal is make kubectl follow the XDG Spec and automatic migrate
the configuration from $HOME/.kube to $HOME/.config wihout downtime
for users.

Split the implementation in different patches (or more, for easy review):

1. Update the logic from loader.go to migrate the config to the new recommended
location in a transparent way to users.
See: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/97885

2. If 1 is approved and merged, update kubectl related code to the new location.

3. If 2 is approved and merged, update the rest of the code in the kubernetes tree pointing statically to $HOME/.kube

### Non-Goals

Deprecate any file under $HOME/.kube/

## Proposal

- kubectl should follow the XDG Base Directory Specification
- Use $HOME/.config/kube as default dir for configurations
- Be compatible with $HOME/.kube until config migrated to $HOME/.config/kube
- Smoothly migrate the config from $HOME/.kube to the new location
- Update documentation related to ~/.kube
- Write a blog post to explain and communicate such change

### Risks and Mitigations

Risks are limited, as none of the cluster components, will be affected
directly. Additionally, the original ~/.kube dir will be compatible
until a migration fully happen or deprecation. In case there is
a bug in the new logic users will still be able to use the cluster
via API calls or tools like curl.

## Design Details

In order to achieve the goal we must address and understand the logic in
the following source code from the below table:

| Status | Code | Reason |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Need to update | cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | cluster/common.sh | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | cluster/gce/windows/README-GCE-Windows-kube-up.md | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/join.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/reset.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/completion.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/config_flags.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/client_config.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/README.md | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/config/create_cluster.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/config/create_authinfo.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/testing/fake.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube/cache |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/completion/completion.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/README.md | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/homedir/homedir.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/discovery/cached/disk/cached_discovery.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/examples/dynamic-create-update-delete-deployment/main.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/examples/dynamic-create-update-delete-deployment/README.md | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/examples/create-update-delete-deployment/main.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/examples/create-update-delete-deployment/README.md | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/examples/out-of-cluster-client-configuration/main.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/config_test.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | test/cmd/legacy-script.sh | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | test/e2e/kubectl/kubectl.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | test/soak/serve_hostnames/serve_hostnames.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | test/e2e/network/scale/localrun/ingress_scale.go | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | test/soak/serve_hostnames/README.md | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | translations/kubectl/it_IT/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.po | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | translations/kubectl/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.po | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | translations/kubectl/ja_JP/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.po | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | translations/kubectl/default/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.po | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | translations/kubectl/template.pot | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | translations/kubectl/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.po | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | translations/kubectl/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/k8s.po | contains reference to $HOME/.kube |
| Need to update | https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime/blob/cb7f85860a8cde7259b35bb84af1fdcb02c098f2/pkg/client/config/config.go#L129 | Check with project |

### Test Plan

#### Alpha milestones

Unit tests matching:
- update kubectl tests to the new location

#### Beta milestones

Review all unit tests in the main kubernetes tree

#### GA milestones
All code should be updated with the new config location

### Graduation Criteria

Successful Alpha Criteria
- Migrate from $HOME/.kube to $HOME/.config in a transparent way to users
- Update Unit tests

#### Alpha -> Beta Graduation

- [x] At least 2 release cycles pass to gather feedback and bug reports during
real-world usage
- [x] End-user documentation is written

#### Beta -> GA Graduation

- [x] At least 2 release cycles pass to gather feedback and bug reports during
real-world usage
- [x] Unit tests must pass and linked in the KEP
- [x] Documentation exists

### Upgrade / Downgrade Strategy

Users that upgrade to a recent version of kubectl will be able to migrate
to $HOME/.config/kube without intervention and the old configuration will
be kept in $HOME/.kube. If users decide to downgrade, they still can
use the configuration kept in $HOME/.kube.

### Version Skew Strategy

## Drawbacks

As soon the feature became achieve GA Graduation, automation scripts that use $HOME/.kube
as static source will outdated.

## Alternatives

Keep using $HOME/.kube with old versions kubectl and avoid using XDG Base
Directory Specification

## Implementation History

- *2020-10-22*: Created KEP
- *2021-01-02*: Updated with comments from DirectXMan12 and kikisdeliveryservice
- *2021-01-03*: Updated with comments from wojtek-t
- *2021-01-04*: Updated with comments from rikatz
- *2021-01-08*: Fixed typo, thanks rikatz
- *2021-01-09*: Updated KEP new approach
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# KEP-2229: kubectl-xdg-base-dir.md
title: xdg-base-dir
kep-number: 2229
authors:
- "@dougsland"
owning-sig: sig-cli
participating-sigs:
- sig-usability
status: implementable
creation-date: 2020-10-22
reviewers:
- "@eddiezane"
- "@soltysh"
approvers:
- "@eddiezane"
- "@soltysh"
prr-approvers:
see-also:
replaces:

# The target maturity stage in the current dev cycle for this KEP.
stage: beta

# The most recent milestone for which work toward delivery of this KEP has been
# done. This can be the current (upcoming) milestone, if it is being actively
# worked on.
latest-milestone: "v1.20"

# The milestone at which this feature was, or is targeted to be, at each stage.
milestone:
alpha: "v1.21"
beta: "v1.22"
stable: "v1.23"

# The following PRR answers are required at alpha release
# List the feature gate name and the components for which it must be enabled
feature-gates: []

# The following PRR answers are required at beta release
metrics: []

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