[common] feat: add "common.namespace", defaults to .Release.Namespace… (CloudPirates-io#323)

[common] feat: add "common.namespace", defaults to .Release.Namespace but can be overridden via .Values.namespaceOverride

Author: dcoppa

charts/common/Chart.yaml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: common
 description: A library chart for common templates and helper functions
 type: library
-version: 1.1.1
+version: 1.1.2
 appVersion: "1.0.0"
 
 home: https://www.cloudpirates.io

charts/common/templates/_helpers.tpl

@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
+{{/*
+Return the namespace to use for resources.
+Defaults to .Release.Namespace but can be overridden via .Values.namespaceOverride.
+Useful for multi-namespace deployments in combined charts.
+*/}}
+{{- define "common.namespace" -}}
+{{- default .Release.Namespace .Values.namespaceOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
 {{/*
 Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
 */}}