---
title: Operator SDK Migration Guide from v0.0.x to v0.1.0
linkTitle: Migration
weight: 1
---

This document describes how to migrate an operator project built using Operator SDK `v0.0.x` to the project structure required by `v0.1.0`.

The recommended way to migrate your project is to initialize a new `v0.1.0` project, then copy your code into the new project and modify as described below.

This guide goes over migrating the memcached-operator, an example project from the user guide, to illustrate migration steps. See the [v0.0.7 memcached-operator][v0.0.7-memcached-operator] and [v0.1.0 memcached-operator][v0.1.0-memcached-operator] project structures for pre- and post-migration examples, respectively.

## Create a new v0.1.0 project

Rename your `v0.0.x` project and create a new `v0.1.0` project in its place.

```sh
# Ensure SDK version is v0.1.0
$ operator-sdk --version
operator-sdk version 0.1.0

# Create new project
$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/example-inc/
$ mv memcached-operator old-memcached-operator
$ operator-sdk new memcached-operator --skip-git-init
$ ls
memcached-operator old-memcached-operator

# Copy over .git from old project
$ cp -rf old-memcached-operator/.git memcached-operator/.git
```

## Migrate custom types from pkg/apis

### Scaffold api for custom types

Create the api for your custom resource (CR) in the new project with `operator-sdk add api --api-version=<apiversion> --kind=<kind>`
```sh
$ cd memcached-operator
$ operator-sdk add api --api-version=cache.example.com/v1alpha1 --kind=Memcached

$ tree pkg/apis
pkg/apis/
├── addtoscheme_cache_v1alpha1.go
├── apis.go
└── cache
    └── v1alpha1
        ├── doc.go
        ├── memcached_types.go
        ├── register.go
        └── zz_generated.deepcopy.go
```

Repeat the above command for as many custom types as you had defined in your old project. Each type will be defined in the file `pkg/apis/<group>/<version>/<kind>_types.go`.

### Copy the contents of the type

Copy the `Spec` and `Status` contents of the `pkg/apis/<group>/<version>/types.go` file from the old project to the new project's `pkg/apis/<group>/<version>/<kind>_types.go` file.

**Note:** Each `<kind>_types.go` file has an `init()` function. Be sure not to remove that since that registers the type with the Manager's scheme.
```Go
func init() {
	SchemeBuilder.Register(&Memcached{}, &MemcachedList{})
}
```

## Migrate reconcile code

### Add a controller to watch your CR

In a `v0.0.x` project you would define what resource to watch in `cmd/<operator-name>/main.go`
```Go
sdk.Watch("cache.example.com/v1alpha1", "Memcached", "default", time.Duration(5)*time.Second)
```

For a `v0.1.0` project you define a [Controller][controller-go-doc] to watch resources.

Add a controller to watch your CR type with `operator-sdk add controller --api-version=<apiversion> --kind=<kind>`.
```
$ operator-sdk add controller --api-version=cache.example.com/v1alpha1 --kind=Memcached
$ tree pkg/controller
pkg/controller/
├── add_memcached.go
├── controller.go
└── memcached
    └── memcached_controller.go
```

Inspect the `add()` function in your `pkg/controller/<kind>/<kind>_controller.go` file:
```Go
import (
    cachev1alpha1 "github.com/example-inc/memcached-operator/pkg/apis/cache/v1alpha1"
    ...
)

func add(mgr manager.Manager, r reconcile.Reconciler) error {
    c, err := controller.New("memcached-controller", mgr, controller.Options{Reconciler: r})

    // Watch for changes to the primary resource Memcached
    err = c.Watch(&source.Kind{Type: &cachev1alpha1.Memcached{}}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{})

    // Watch for changes to the secondary resource Pods and enqueue reconcile requests for the owner Memcached
    err = c.Watch(&source.Kind{Type: &corev1.Pod{}}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForOwner{
		IsController: true,
		OwnerType:    &cachev1alpha1.Memcached{},
	})
}
```
Remove the second `Watch()` or modify it to watch a secondary resource type that is owned by your CR.

Watching multiple resources lets you trigger the reconcile loop for multiple resources relevant to your application. See the [watching and eventhandling][watching-eventhandling-doc] doc and the Kubernetes [controller conventions][controller-conventions] doc for more details.

#### Multiple custom resources

If your operator is watching more than 1 CR type then you can do one of the following depending on your application:
-  If the CR is owned by your primary CR then watch it as a secondary resource in the same controller to trigger the reconcile loop for the primary resource.
    ```Go
    // Watch for changes to the primary resource Memcached
    err = c.Watch(&source.Kind{Type: &cachev1alpha1.Memcached{}}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{})

    // Watch for changes to the secondary resource AppService and enqueue reconcile requests for the owner Memcached
    err = c.Watch(&source.Kind{Type: &appv1alpha1.AppService{}}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForOwner{
		IsController: true,
		OwnerType:    &cachev1alpha1.Memcached{},
	})
    ```
-  Add a new controller to watch and reconcile the CR independently of the other CR.
    ```sh
    $ operator-sdk add controller --api-version=app.example.com/v1alpha1 --kind=AppService
    ```
    ```Go
    // Watch for changes to the primary resource AppService
    err = c.Watch(&source.Kind{Type: &appv1alpha1.AppService{}}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{})
    ```

### Copy and modify reconcile code from pkg/stub/handler.go

In a `v0.1.0` project the reconcile code is defined in the `Reconcile()` method of a controller's [Reconciler][reconciler-go-doc]. This is similar to the `Handle()` function in the older project. Note the difference in the arguments and return values:
- Reconcile
    ```Go
    func (r *ReconcileMemcached) Reconcile(request reconcile.Request) (reconcile.Result, error)
    ```
- Handle
    ```Go
    func (h *Handler) Handle(ctx context.Context, event sdk.Event) error
    ```

Instead of receiving an `sdk.Event` (with the object), the `Reconcile()` function receives a [Request][request-go-doc] (Name/Namespace key) to lookup the object.

If the `Reconcile()` function returns an error, the controller will requeue and retry the `Request`. If no error is returned, then depending on the [Result][result-go-doc] the controller will either not retry the `Request`, immediately retry, or retry after a specified duration.

Copy the code from the old project's `Handle()` function over the existing code in your controller's `Reconcile()` function.
Be sure to keep the initial section in the `Reconcile()` code that looks up the object for the `Request` and checks to see if it's deleted.

```Go
import (
    apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
    cachev1alpha1 "github.com/example-inc/memcached-operator/pkg/apis/cache/v1alpha1"
    ...
)
func (r *ReconcileMemcached) Reconcile(request reconcile.Request) (reconcile.Result, error) {
    // Fetch the Memcached instance
	instance := &cachev1alpha1.Memcached{}
    err := r.client.Get(context.TODO()
    request.NamespacedName, instance)
    if err != nil {
        if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
            // Request object not found, could have been deleted after reconcile request.
            // Owned objects are automatically garbage collected.
            // Return and don't requeue
            return reconcile.Result{}, nil
        }
        // Error reading the object - requeue the request.
        return reconcile.Result{}, err
    }

    // Rest of your reconcile code goes here.
    ...
}
```
#### Update return values

Change the return values in your reconcile code:
- Replace `return err` with `return reconcile.Result{}, err`
- Replace `return nil` with `return reconcile.Result{}, nil`

#### Periodic reconcile
In order to periodically reconcile a CR in your controller you can set the [RequeueAfter][result-go-doc] field for reconcile.Result.
This will cause the controller to requeue the `Request` and trigger the reconcile after the desired duration. Note that the default value of 0 means no requeue.

```Go
reconcilePeriod := 30 * time.Second
reconcileResult := reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: reconcilePeriod}
...

// Update the status
err := r.client.Update(context.TODO(), memcached)
if err != nil {
    log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to update memcached status: %v", err))
    return reconcileResult, err
}
return reconcileResult, nil

```

#### Update client

Replace the calls to the SDK client(Create, Update, Delete, Get, List) with the reconciler's client.

See the examples below and the controller-runtime [client API doc][client-api-doc] for more details.

```Go
// Create
dep := &appsv1.Deployment{...}
// v0.0.1
err := sdk.Create(dep)
// v0.1.0
err := r.client.Create(context.TODO(), dep)

// Update
// v0.1.0
err := sdk.Update(dep)
// v0.1.0
err := r.client.Update(context.TODO(), dep)

// Delete
err := sdk.Delete(dep)
// v0.1.0
err := r.client.Delete(context.TODO(), dep)

// List
podList := &corev1.PodList{}
labelSelector := labels.SelectorFromSet(labelsForMemcached(memcached.Name))
listOps := &metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: labelSelector}
err := sdk.List(memcached.Namespace, podList, sdk.WithListOptions(listOps))
// v0.1.0
listOps := &client.ListOptions{Namespace: memcached.Namespace, LabelSelector: labelSelector}
err := r.client.List(context.TODO(), listOps, podList)

// Get
dep := &appsv1.Deployment{APIVersion: "apps/v1", Kind: "Deployment", Name: name, Namespace: namespace}
err := sdk.Get(dep)
// v0.1.0
dep := &appsv1.Deployment{}
err = r.client.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: name, Namespace: namespace}, dep)
// v0.1.0 with unstructured
dep := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
dep.SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{Group:"apps", Version: "v1", Kind:"Deployment"})
err = r.client.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: name, Namespace: namespace}, dep)
```

Lastly copy and initialize any other fields that you may have had in your `Handler` struct into the `Reconcile<Kind>` struct:

```Go
// newReconciler returns a new reconcile.Reconciler
func newReconciler(mgr manager.Manager) reconcile.Reconciler {
	return &ReconcileMemcached{client: mgr.GetClient(), scheme: mgr.GetScheme(), foo: "bar"}
}

// ReconcileMemcached reconciles a Memcached object
type ReconcileMemcached struct {
    client client.Client
    scheme *runtime.Scheme
    // Other fields
    foo string
}
```

### Copy changes from main.go

The main function for a `v0.1.0` operator in `cmd/manager/main.go` sets up the [Manager][manager-go-doc] which registers the custom resources and starts all the controllers.

There is no need to migrate the SDK functions `sdk.Watch()`,`sdk.Handle()`, and `sdk.Run()` from the old `main.go` since that logic is now defined in a controller.

However if there are any operator specific flags or settings defined in the old main file copy those over.

If you have any 3rd party resource types registered with the SDK's scheme, then register those with the Manager's scheme in the new project. See how to [register 3rd party resources][register-3rd-party-resources].

`operator-sdk` now expects `cmd/manager/main.go` to be present in Go operator projects. Go project-specific commands, ex. `add [api, controller]`, will error if `main.go` is not found in its expected path.

### Copy user defined files

If there are any user defined pkgs, scripts, and docs in the older project, copy these files into the new project.

### Copy changes to deployment manifests

For any updates made to the following manifests in the old project, copy over the changes to their corresponding files in the new project. Be careful not to directly overwrite the files but inspect and make any changes necessary.
- `tmp/build/Dockerfile` to `build/Dockerfile`
  - There is no tmp directory in the new project layout
- RBAC rules updates from `deploy/rbac.yaml` to `deploy/role.yaml` and `deploy/role_binding.yaml`
- `deploy/cr.yaml` to `deploy/crds/<full group>_<version>_<kind>_cr.yaml`
- `deploy/crd.yaml` to `deploy/crds/<group>_<version>_<kind>_crd.yaml`

### Copy user defined dependencies

For any user defined dependencies added to the old project's Gopkg.toml, copy and append them to the new project's Gopkg.toml.
Run `dep ensure` to update the vendor in the new project.

### Confirmation

At this point you should be able to build and run your operator to verify that it works. See the [user-guide][user-guide-build-run] on how to build and run your operator.

[v0.1.0-changes-doc]: ./v0.1.0-changes.md
[v0.0.7-memcached-operator]: https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk-samples/tree/aa15bd278eec0959595e0a0a7282a26055d7f9d6/memcached-operator
[v0.1.0-memcached-operator]: https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk-samples/tree/4c6934448684a6953ece4d3d9f3f77494b1c125e/memcached-operator
[controller-conventions]: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/cbe9c8ac5f71a99179d7ffe4a008b9018830af72/contributors/devel/sig-api-machinery/controllers.md#guidelines
[reconciler-go-doc]: https://godoc.org/github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile#Reconciler
[watching-eventhandling-doc]: https://godoc.org/github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime/pkg#hdr-Watching_and_EventHandling
[controller-go-doc]: https://godoc.org/github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime/pkg#hdr-Controller
[request-go-doc]: https://godoc.org/github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile#Request
[result-go-doc]: https://godoc.org/github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile#Result
[client-api-doc]: ../../golang/legacy/references/client
[manager-go-doc]: https://godoc.org/github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime/pkg/manager
[register-3rd-party-resources]: ../../golang/legacy/quickstart#adding-3rd-party-resources-to-your-operator
[user-guide-build-run]: ../../golang/legacy/quickstart#build-and-run-the-operator
