Repository: zalando/patroni (python)

Issue:
Feature request: make value of replication role labels configurable
**Describe the feature**
Currently, on K8s the value of the labels that identify the replication role of each patroni/postgresql Pod is hardcoded to be "master" for the leader and "replica" for the followers.

I would like to make those values configurable.

That allows us to stop using the non-inclusive "master" term and replace it with something like "leader" or primary.

I would also like to opt out from using "replica". The reason is that I'm running patroni/spilo in a context where "replica" is already widely used to describe something different than postgresql's replication replicas. So currently there's a name overloading that causes confusion.




Pull request:
Make pod role label configurable
resolve #2495 

Patch:
diff --git a/docs/ENVIRONMENT.rst b/docs/ENVIRONMENT.rst
index 6fbfe4e0..00595cf7 100644
--- a/docs/ENVIRONMENT.rst
+++ b/docs/ENVIRONMENT.rst
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ Kubernetes
 -  **PATRONI\_KUBERNETES\_NAMESPACE**: (optional) Kubernetes namespace where the Patroni pod is running. Default value is `default`.
 -  **PATRONI\_KUBERNETES\_LABELS**: Labels in format ``{label1: value1, label2: value2}``. These labels will be used to find existing objects (Pods and either Endpoints or ConfigMaps) associated with the current cluster. Also Patroni will set them on every object (Endpoint or ConfigMap) it creates.
 -  **PATRONI\_KUBERNETES\_SCOPE\_LABEL**: (optional) name of the label containing cluster name. Default value is `cluster-name`.
--  **PATRONI\_KUBERNETES\_ROLE\_LABEL**: (optional) name of the label containing Postgres role (`master` or `replica`). Patroni will set this label on the pod it is running in. Default value is `role`.
+-  **PATRONI\_KUBERNETES\_ROLE\_LABEL**: (optional) name of the label containing role (master or replica or other custom value). Patroni will set this label on the pod it runs in. Default value is ``role``.
+-  **PATRONI\_KUBERNETES\_LEADER\_LABEL\_VALUE**: (optional) value of the pod label when Postgres role is `master`. Default value is `master`.
+-  **PATRONI\_KUBERNETES\_FOLLOWER\_LABEL\_VALUE**: (optional) value of the pod label when Postgres role is `replica`. Default value is `replica`.
+-  **PATRONI\_KUBERNETES\_STANDBY\_LEADER\_LABEL\_VALUE**: (optional) value of the pod label when Postgres role is ``standby-leader``. Default value is ``standby-leader``.
+-  **PATRONI\_KUBERNETES\_TMP\_ROLE\_LABEL**: (optional) name of the temporary label containing role (master or replica). Value of this label will always use the default of corresponding role. Set only when necessary.
 -  **PATRONI\_KUBERNETES\_USE\_ENDPOINTS**: (optional) if set to true, Patroni will use Endpoints instead of ConfigMaps to run leader elections and keep cluster state.
 -  **PATRONI\_KUBERNETES\_POD\_IP**: (optional) IP address of the pod Patroni is running in. This value is required when `PATRONI_KUBERNETES_USE_ENDPOINTS` is enabled and is used to populate the leader endpoint subsets when the pod's PostgreSQL is promoted.
 -  **PATRONI\_KUBERNETES\_PORTS**: (optional) if the Service object has the name for the port, the same name must appear in the Endpoint object, otherwise service won't work. For example, if your service is defined as ``{Kind: Service, spec: {ports: [{name: postgresql, port: 5432, targetPort: 5432}]}}``, then you have to set ``PATRONI_KUBERNETES_PORTS='[{"name": "postgresql", "port": 5432}]'`` and Patroni will use it for updating subsets of the leader Endpoint. This parameter is used only if `PATRONI_KUBERNETES_USE_ENDPOINTS` is set.
diff --git a/docs/kubernetes.rst b/docs/kubernetes.rst
index 699321fa..ca7313bf 100644
--- a/docs/kubernetes.rst
+++ b/docs/kubernetes.rst
@@ -32,6 +32,55 @@ Configuration
 
 Patroni Kubernetes :ref:`settings <kubernetes_settings>` and :ref:`environment variables <kubernetes_environment>` are described in the general chapters of the documentation.
 
+Customize role label
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+By default, Patroni will set corresponding labels on the pod it runs in based on node's role, such as ``role=master``.
+The key and value of label can be customized by `kubernetes.role_label`, `kubernetes.leader_label_value`, `kubernetes.follower_label_value` and `kubernetes.standby_leader_label_value`.
+
+Note that if you migrate from default role labels to custom ones, you can reduce downtime by following migration steps:
+
+1. Add a temporary label using original role value for the pod with `kubernetes.tmp_role_label` (like ``tmp_role``). Once pods are restarted they will get following labels set by Patroni:
+
+  .. code:: YAML
+
+    labels:
+      cluster-name: foo
+      role: master
+      tmp_role: master
+
+2. After all pods have been updated, modify the service selector to select the temporary label.
+
+  .. code:: YAML
+
+    selector:
+      cluster-name: foo
+      tmp_role: master
+
+3. Add your custom role label (e.g., set `kubernetes.leader_label_value=primary`). Once pods are restarted they will get following new labels set by Patroni:
+
+  .. code:: YAML
+
+    labels:
+      cluster-name: foo
+      role: primary
+      tmp_role: master
+
+4. After all pods have been updated again, modify the service selector to use new role value.
+
+  .. code:: YAML
+
+    selector:
+      cluster-name: foo
+      role: primary
+
+5. Finally, remove the temporary label from your configuration and update all pods.
+
+  .. code:: YAML
+
+    labels:
+      cluster-name: foo
+      role: primary
+
 Examples
 --------
 
diff --git a/docs/yaml_configuration.rst b/docs/yaml_configuration.rst
index fbb2de68..ab5b5587 100644
--- a/docs/yaml_configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/yaml_configuration.rst
@@ -155,7 +155,11 @@ Kubernetes
 -  **namespace**: (optional) Kubernetes namespace where Patroni pod is running. Default value is `default`.
 -  **labels**: Labels in format ``{label1: value1, label2: value2}``. These labels will be used to find existing objects (Pods and either Endpoints or ConfigMaps) associated with the current cluster. Also Patroni will set them on every object (Endpoint or ConfigMap) it creates.
 -  **scope\_label**: (optional) name of the label containing cluster name. Default value is `cluster-name`.
--  **role\_label**: (optional) name of the label containing role (master or replica). Patroni will set this label on the pod it runs in. Default value is ``role``.
+-  **role\_label**: (optional) name of the label containing role (master or replica or other custom value). Patroni will set this label on the pod it runs in. Default value is ``role``.
+-  **leader\_label\_value**: (optional) value of the pod label when Postgres role is ``master``. Default value is ``master``.
+-  **follower\_label\_value**: (optional) value of the pod label when Postgres role is ``replica``. Default value is ``replica``.
+-  **standby\_leader\_label\_value**: (optional) value of the pod label when Postgres role is ``standby-leader``. Default value is ``standby-leader``.
+-  **tmp_\role\_label**: (optional) name of the temporary label containing role (master or replica). Value of this label will always use the default of corresponding role. Set only when necessary.
 -  **use\_endpoints**: (optional) if set to true, Patroni will use Endpoints instead of ConfigMaps to run leader elections and keep cluster state.
 -  **pod\_ip**: (optional) IP address of the pod Patroni is running in. This value is required when `use_endpoints` is enabled and is used to populate the leader endpoint subsets when the pod's PostgreSQL is promoted.
 -  **ports**: (optional) if the Service object has the name for the port, the same name must appear in the Endpoint object, otherwise service won't work. For example, if your service is defined as ``{Kind: Service, spec: {ports: [{name: postgresql, port: 5432, targetPort: 5432}]}}``, then you have to set ``kubernetes.ports: [{"name": "postgresql", "port": 5432}]`` and Patroni will use it for updating subsets of the leader Endpoint. This parameter is used only if `kubernetes.use_endpoints` is set.
diff --git a/patroni/config.py b/patroni/config.py
index 365abc24..66ffd891 100644
--- a/patroni/config.py
+++ b/patroni/config.py
@@ -475,7 +475,8 @@ class Config(object):
                               'REGISTER_SERVICE', 'SERVICE_CHECK_INTERVAL', 'SERVICE_CHECK_TLS_SERVER_NAME',
                               'SERVICE_TAGS', 'NAMESPACE', 'CONTEXT', 'USE_ENDPOINTS', 'SCOPE_LABEL', 'ROLE_LABEL',
                               'POD_IP', 'PORTS', 'LABELS', 'BYPASS_API_SERVICE', 'RETRIABLE_HTTP_CODES', 'KEY_PASSWORD',
-                              'USE_SSL', 'SET_ACLS', 'GROUP', 'DATABASE') and name:
+                              'USE_SSL', 'SET_ACLS', 'GROUP', 'DATABASE', 'LEADER_LABEL_VALUE', 'FOLLOWER_LABEL_VALUE',
+                              'STANDBY_LEADER_LABEL_VALUE', 'TMP_ROLE_LABEL') and name:
                     value = os.environ.pop(param)
                     if name == 'CITUS':
                         if suffix == 'GROUP':
diff --git a/patroni/dcs/kubernetes.py b/patroni/dcs/kubernetes.py
index f770ac64..bda4bdc8 100644
--- a/patroni/dcs/kubernetes.py
+++ b/patroni/dcs/kubernetes.py
@@ -752,6 +752,10 @@ class Kubernetes(AbstractDCS):
         self._label_selector = ','.join('{0}={1}'.format(k, v) for k, v in self._labels.items())
         self._namespace = config.get('namespace') or 'default'
         self._role_label = config.get('role_label', 'role')
+        self._leader_label_value = config.get('leader_label_value', 'master')
+        self._follower_label_value = config.get('follower_label_value', 'replica')
+        self._standby_leader_label_value = config.get('standby_leader_label_value', 'standby-leader')
+        self._tmp_role_label = config.get('tmp_role_label')
         self._ca_certs = os.environ.get('PATRONI_KUBERNETES_CACERT', config.get('cacert')) or SERVICE_CERT_FILENAME
         super(Kubernetes, self).__init__({**config, 'namespace': ''})
         if self._citus_group:
@@ -1263,19 +1267,30 @@ class Kubernetes(AbstractDCS):
     def touch_member(self, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
         cluster = self.cluster
         if cluster and cluster.leader and cluster.leader.name == self._name:
-            role = 'master'
+            role = self._leader_label_value
+            tmp_role = 'master'
         elif data['state'] == 'running' and data['role'] not in ('master', 'primary'):
-            role = data['role']
+            role = {
+                'replica': self._follower_label_value,
+                'standby-leader': self._standby_leader_label_value,
+            }.get(data['role'], data['role'])
+            tmp_role = data['role']
         else:
             role = None
+            tmp_role = None
+
+        role_labels = {self._role_label: role}
+        if self._tmp_role_label:
+            role_labels[self._tmp_role_label] = tmp_role
 
         member = cluster and cluster.get_member(self._name, fallback_to_leader=False)
         pod_labels = member and member.data.pop('pod_labels', None)
         ret = member and pod_labels is not None\
-            and pod_labels.get(self._role_label) == role and deep_compare(data, member.data)
+            and all(pod_labels.get(k) == v for k, v in role_labels.items())\
+            and deep_compare(data, member.data)
 
         if not ret:
-            metadata = {'namespace': self._namespace, 'name': self._name, 'labels': {self._role_label: role},
+            metadata = {'namespace': self._namespace, 'name': self._name, 'labels': role_labels,
                         'annotations': {'status': json.dumps(data, separators=(',', ':'))}}
             body = k8s_client.V1Pod(metadata=k8s_client.V1ObjectMeta(**metadata))
             ret = self._api.patch_namespaced_pod(self._name, self._namespace, body)
diff --git a/patroni/validator.py b/patroni/validator.py
index e9afcc13..b68f9654 100644
--- a/patroni/validator.py
+++ b/patroni/validator.py
@@ -995,6 +995,10 @@ schema = Schema({
             Optional("namespace"): str,
             Optional("scope_label"): str,
             Optional("role_label"): str,
+            Optional("leader_label_value"): str,
+            Optional("follower_label_value"): str,
+            Optional("standby_leader_label_value"): str,
+            Optional("tmp_role_label"): str,
             Optional("use_endpoints"): bool,
             Optional("pod_ip"): Or(is_ipv4_address, is_ipv6_address),
             Optional("ports"): [{"name": str, "port": int}],


Test patch:
diff --git a/tests/test_kubernetes.py b/tests/test_kubernetes.py
index cfed1559..f79539a7 100644
--- a/tests/test_kubernetes.py
+++ b/tests/test_kubernetes.py
@@ -298,6 +298,28 @@ class TestKubernetesConfigMaps(BaseTestKubernetes):
         self.k.touch_member({'state': 'running', 'role': 'replica'})
         self.k.touch_member({'state': 'stopped', 'role': 'primary'})
 
+        self.k._role_label = 'isMaster'
+        self.k._leader_label_value = 'true'
+        self.k._follower_label_value = 'false'
+        self.k._standby_leader_label_value = 'false'
+        self.k._tmp_role_label = 'tmp_role'
+
+        self.k.touch_member({'state': 'running', 'role': 'replica'})
+        mock_patch_namespaced_pod.assert_called()
+        self.assertEqual(mock_patch_namespaced_pod.call_args.args[2].metadata.labels['isMaster'], 'false')
+        self.assertEqual(mock_patch_namespaced_pod.call_args.args[2].metadata.labels['tmp_role'], 'replica')
+
+        self.k.touch_member({'state': 'running', 'role': 'standby-leader'})
+        mock_patch_namespaced_pod.assert_called()
+        self.assertEqual(mock_patch_namespaced_pod.call_args.args[2].metadata.labels['isMaster'], 'false')
+        self.assertEqual(mock_patch_namespaced_pod.call_args.args[2].metadata.labels['tmp_role'], 'standby-leader')
+
+        self.k._name = 'p-0'
+        self.k.touch_member({'role': 'primary'})
+        mock_patch_namespaced_pod.assert_called()
+        self.assertEqual(mock_patch_namespaced_pod.call_args.args[2].metadata.labels['isMaster'], 'true')
+        self.assertEqual(mock_patch_namespaced_pod.call_args.args[2].metadata.labels['tmp_role'], 'master')
+
     def test_initialize(self):
         self.k.initialize()