emit pending on mapping error

controllers/templatesync/template_sync.go

@@ -264,17 +264,7 @@ func (r *PolicyReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Requ
 			}
 		}
 
-		dependencyFailures, depMappingErr := r.processDependencies(ctx, dClient, rMapper, templateDeps, tLogger)
-
-		// skip template if there is a dependency mapping error
-		if depMappingErr != nil {
-			resultError = err
-			errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Mapping not found, please check if you have CRD deployed: %s", err)
-
-			r.emitTemplateError(instance, tIndex, tName, errMsg)
-
-			continue
-		}
+		dependencyFailures := r.processDependencies(ctx, dClient, rMapper, templateDeps, tLogger)
 
 		// fetch resource
 		res := dClient.Resource(rsrc).Namespace(instance.GetNamespace())
@@ -492,7 +482,7 @@ func (r *PolicyReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Requ
 // processDependencies iterates through all dependencies of a template and returns an array of any that are not met
 func (r *PolicyReconciler) processDependencies(ctx context.Context, dClient dynamic.Interface, rMapper meta.RESTMapper,
 	templateDeps map[depclient.ObjectIdentifier]string, tLogger logr.Logger,
-) ([]depclient.ObjectIdentifier, error) {
+) []depclient.ObjectIdentifier {
 	var dependencyFailures []depclient.ObjectIdentifier
 
 	for dep := range templateDeps {
@@ -515,7 +505,9 @@ func (r *PolicyReconciler) processDependencies(ctx context.Context, dClient dyna
 				"kind", depGvk.Kind,
 			)
 
-			return nil, err
+			dependencyFailures = append(dependencyFailures, dep)
+
+			continue
 		}
 
 		// set up namespace for replicated policy dependencies
@@ -546,7 +538,7 @@ func (r *PolicyReconciler) processDependencies(ctx context.Context, dClient dyna
 		}
 	}
 
-	return dependencyFailures, nil
+	return dependencyFailures
 }
 
 // generatePendingErr formats the list of failed dependencies into a readable error

test/e2e/case12_ordering_test.go

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	case12PolicyName          string = "case12-test-policy"
 	case12PolicyYaml          string = "../resources/case12_ordering/case12-plc.yaml"
+	case12PolicyNameInvalid   string = "case12-test-policy-invalid"
+	case12PolicyYamlInvalid   string = "../resources/case12_ordering/case12-plc-invalid-dep.yaml"
 	case12ExtraDepsPolicyName string = "case12-test-policy-multi"
 	case12ExtraDepsPolicyYaml string = "../resources/case12_ordering/case12-plc-multiple-deps.yaml"
 	case12Plc2TemplatesName   string = "case12-test-policy-2-templates"
@@ -207,13 +209,32 @@ var _ = Describe("Test dependency logic in template sync", Ordered, func() {
 		By("Checking if policy status is compliant")
 		Eventually(checkCompliance(case12PolicyName), defaultTimeoutSeconds, 1).Should(Equal("Compliant"))
 
+		By("Creating a policy with an invalid dep on hub cluster in ns:" + clusterNamespaceOnHub)
+		_, err = kubectlHub("apply", "-f", case12PolicyYamlInvalid, "-n", clusterNamespaceOnHub)
+		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+		hubPlc = utils.GetWithTimeout(
+			clientHubDynamic,
+			gvrPolicy,
+			case12PolicyNameInvalid,
+			clusterNamespaceOnHub,
+			true,
+			defaultTimeoutSeconds)
+		Expect(hubPlc).NotTo(BeNil())
+
+		By("Checking if policy status is pending")
+		Eventually(checkCompliance(case12PolicyNameInvalid), defaultTimeoutSeconds, 1).Should(Equal("Pending"))
+
 		By("Deleting dependency on hub cluster in ns:" + clusterNamespaceOnHub)
 		_, err = kubectlHub("delete", "-f", case12DepYaml, "-n", clusterNamespaceOnHub)
 		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 
 		By("Deleting the policy on hub cluster in ns:" + clusterNamespaceOnHub)
 		_, err = kubectlHub("delete", "-f", case12PolicyYaml, "-n", clusterNamespaceOnHub)
 		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+
+		By("Deleting invalid policy in ns:" + clusterNamespaceOnHub)
+		_, err = kubectlHub("delete", "-f", case12PolicyYamlInvalid, "-n", clusterNamespaceOnHub)
+		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 	})
 	It("Should remove template if dependency changes", func() {
 		By("Creating a dep on hub cluster in ns:" + clusterNamespaceOnHub)

test/resources/case12_ordering/case12-plc-invalid-dep.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+apiVersion: policy.open-cluster-management.io/v1
+kind: Policy
+metadata:
+  name: case12-test-policy-invalid
+  labels:
+    policy.open-cluster-management.io/cluster-name: managed
+    policy.open-cluster-management.io/cluster-namespace: managed
+    policy.open-cluster-management.io/root-policy: case12-test-policy
+spec:
+  remediationAction: inform
+  disabled: false
+  dependencies:
+    - apiVersion: invalid.api.group/v1
+      kind: Policy
+      name: namespace-foo-setup-policy
+      namespace: ""
+      compliance: Compliant
+  policy-templates:
+    - objectDefinition:
+        apiVersion: policy.open-cluster-management.io/v1
+        kind: ConfigurationPolicy
+        metadata:
+          name: case12-config-policy-invalid
+        spec:
+          remediationAction: inform
+          object-templates:
+            - complianceType: musthave
+              objectDefinition:
+                apiVersion: v1
+                kind: Pod
+                metadata:
+                  name: nginx-pod-e2e
+                  namespace: default
+                spec:
+                  containers:
+                    - name: nginx