# Kubernetes `kubectl`

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!!! info
    [**Kubernetes**](https://kubernetes.io) is an open-source container orchestration system for automating software deployment, scaling, and management.

The `kubectl` section consists of [`kubectl_version`](#kubernetes-version-kubectl_version) and [`kubectl_context`](#kubernetes-context-kubectl_context) subsections. It is shown only when `kubectl` can connect to Kubernetes cluster.

## Options

| Variable                   |              Default               | Meaning                               |
|:-------------------------- |:----------------------------------:| ------------------------------------- |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_SHOW`   |              `false`               | Show section                          |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_ASYNC`  |               `true`               | Render section asynchronously         |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_PREFIX` |               `at·`                | Section's prefix                      |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_SUFFIX` | `$SPACESHIP_PROMPT_DEFAULT_SUFFIX` | Section's suffix                      |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_COLOR`  |              `white`               | Section's color of Kubernetes section |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_SYMBOL` |               `☸️·`                | Symbol displayed before the section   |

## Kubernetes version `kubectl_version`

The `kubectl_version` section shows the version of the Kubernetes. It is shown only when `kubectl` binary is available.

### Options

| Variable                           |              Default               | Meaning                       |
|:---------------------------------- |:----------------------------------:| ----------------------------- |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_VERSION_SHOW`   |               `true`               | Show subsection               |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_VERSION_ASYNC`  |               `true`               | Render section asynchronously |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_VERSION_PREFIX` |                 -                  | Subsection's prefix           |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_VERSION_SUFFIX` | `$SPACESHIP_PROMPT_DEFAULT_SUFFIX` | Subsection's suffix           |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_VERSION_COLOR`  |               `cyan`               | Subsection's color            |

## Kubernetes context `kubectl_context`

The `kubectl_context` section shows an active Kubernetes context, which consists of a cluster name and a namespace name (when working in a non-default namespace).

!!! tip
    If your cluster name (and thus context name) is too long, you can give it a shorter name using:

    ```zsh
    kubectl config rename-context very_long_context_name name
    ```

### Defining color base on current context or namespace

To set the section to a different color based on context or namespace, you can define an array of pair values in which the first value of a pair is a color name to use and the second value is a regular expression pattern to match against the section text (context name and/or namespace). The first matched pattern will determine the color, so list order can be used to prioritize patterns.

Here is an example:

```zsh title=".zshrc"
SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_CONTEXT_COLOR_GROUPS=(
  # red if namespace is "kube-system"
  red    '\(kube-system)$'

  # else, green if "dev-01" is anywhere in the context or namespace
  green  dev-01

  # else, red if context name ends with ".k8s.local" _and_ namespace is "system"
  red    '\.k8s\.local \(system)$'

  # else, yellow if the entire content is "test-" followed by digits, and no namespace is displayed
  yellow '^test-[0-9]+$'
)
```

### Options

| Variable                                   |              Default               | Meaning                                       |
|:------------------------------------------ |:----------------------------------:| --------------------------------------------- |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_CONTEXT_SHOW`           |               `true`               | Show subsection                               |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_CONTEXT_PREFIX`         |               `at·`                | Subsection's prefix                           |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_CONTEXT_SUFFIX`         | `$SPACESHIP_PROMPT_DEFAULT_SUFFIX` | Subsection's suffix                           |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_CONTEXT_COLOR`          |               `cyan`               | Subsection's color                            |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_CONTEXT_SHOW_NAMESPACE` |               `true`               | Should namespace be also displayed            |
| `SPACESHIP_KUBECTL_CONTEXT_COLOR_GROUPS`   |                 -                  | _Array_ of pairs of colors and match patterns |