Added the creation of the namespace if it does not already exist

.github/workflows/App-Flask-DockerBuild.yml

@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ jobs:
           sudo mv bin/linux_amd64/kubelogin /usr/bin
           kubelogin convert-kubeconfig -l azurecli
 
+      - name: Create the namespace if it does not exist
+        if: ${{ inputs.NAMESPACE }} != 'default'
+        run: |
+          cmdOut=$(kubectl get namespaces ${{ inputs.NAMESPACE }} -o json | jq -r '.status.phase')
+          if [ "$cmdOut" != 'Active' ]; then kubectl create namespace ${{ inputs.NAMESPACE }}; fi
+
       - name: Deploy app to AKS
         uses: azure/k8s-deploy@v1.5
         env:

.github/workflows/App-Flask-GitOps.yml

@@ -8,21 +8,13 @@
 ## -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # This workflow demonstrates building and pushing a container image to an Azure Container Registry.
-# The workflow then updates the necessary Kubernetes manifest deployment file so a GitOps operator can sync from the manifest file deploying the application to an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster.
+# The workflow then updates the necessary Kubernetes manifest deployment files in the GitHub repo so that a GitOps operator can sync them to deploy an application to an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster.
 # It is split into separate jobs for readability but could be squashed into a single job if that best suits your scenario.
 name: App Deploy Flask - GitOps
 
 on: 
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
-      RG:
-        description: 'The Resource Group where your resources are deployed'
-        required: true
-        type: string
-      AKSNAME:
-        description: 'The Name of the AKS resource'
-        required: true
-        type: string
       ACRNAME:
         description: 'The Name of the ACR resource'
         required: true
@@ -32,11 +24,6 @@ on:
         default: "flask"
         required: true
         type: string
-      NAMESPACE:
-        description: 'The Kubernetes Namespace to deploy the Application to'
-        default: "default"
-        required: false
-        type: string
       ENVIRONMENT:
         description: 'A GitHub Environment to pull action secrets from'
         required: true
@@ -107,14 +94,6 @@ jobs:
     # Checks out the baseline repository
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-    # Logs into your Azure subscription
-    - uses: azure/login@v1
-      with:
-        client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
-        tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
-        subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
-        enable-AzPSSession: true
-
     - name: Update image name in manifest file
       uses: azure/powershell@v1
       with:

workloads/docs/app-flask-pull-gitops.md

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ This article outlines how to deploy your workload using the pull option as descr
 1. Follow steps 1 to 5 in [Option #1 Push-based CI/CD](./app-flask-push-dockerbuild.md) to setup your GitHub environment.
 2. Install Argo CD on your AKS cluster by following the steps in [Get Started with Argo CD](https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/getting_started/).
    
-3. Run the [.github/workflows/App-Flask-GitOps.yml](../../.github/workflows/App-Flask-GitOps.yml) workflow by clicking on **Actions** and selecting the display name for this workflow, which is **App Deploy Flask - GitOps**. This workflow will build and push the container image to the Azure Container Registry (ACR), then it will update the application *deployment.yaml* file with the names of the pushed image.
+3. Run the [.github/workflows/App-Flask-GitOps.yml](../../.github/workflows/App-Flask-GitOps.yml) workflow by clicking on **Actions** and selecting the display name for this workflow, which is **App Deploy Flask - GitOps**. This workflow will build and push the container image to the Azure Container Registry (ACR), then it will update the application *deployment.yaml* file with the names of the pushed image. 
+   
+    Enter the parameters requested by this workflow as shown below:
        ![](media/b4bf25dc9497c669d54a205648cb864c.png)
 4. Create a new app for the App in Argo CD by following [these steps](https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/getting_started/#creating-apps-via-ui). Make sure you enter the following parameters:
    - Application Name: flask