feat(helm): add CRDs dependency toggle

Allow skipping installation of the `crds` dependency on the gateway-helm
chart by providing a conditional `crds.enabled` variable. This boolean
defaults to `true` and toggles the inclusion of the dependency on the
parent chart.

ref: #8560
Signed-off-by: Gaston Festari <cilindrox@gmail.com>

Author: cilindrox

charts/gateway-helm/Chart.yaml

@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ sources:
 dependencies:
   - name: crds
     version: "0.0.0"
+    condition: crds.enabled

charts/gateway-helm/values.tmpl.yaml

@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ global:
       # List of secrets in the same namespace of the component that can be used to pull images from private repositories.
       pullSecrets: []
 
+# Values for CRDs dependency
+crds:
+  enabled: true
+
 # -- Labels to apply to all resources
 commonLabels: {}
 

release-notes/current.yaml

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ new features: |
   Added support for OpenTelemetry sampler configuration for tracing.
   Added support for default EnvoyProxy settings on EnvoyGatewaySpec that can be overridden by GatewayClass or Gateway-level EnvoyProxy configurations. A new MergeType field allows choosing between Replace (default), StrategicMerge, or JSONMerge strategies for combining configurations.
   Added support for sending Envoy Gateway route metadata to external authorization backends via `SecurityPolicy.spec.extAuth.includeRouteMetadata`.
+  Added support for disabling the `crds` dependency on the gateway-helm chart via `crds.enabled` variable.
 
 bug fixes: |
   Fixed local rate limit rules with identical sourceCIDR client selectors producing conflicting descriptors.