Project Status Meeting 4

In this fourth project status meeting, Alice and her team have successfully implemented the GitHub Actions workflow for their Node.js application. Building on that progress, Dasher Technologies now plans to adopt the same CI/CD strategy for their Java and Python projects. Since all three applications share a Kubernetes deployment pattern, the team will reuse the existing deployment job steps to streamline the process.

Why Reusable Workflows?

By extracting common deployment logic into reusable workflows, the team will be able to:

• Maintain a single source of truth for Kubernetes deployments
• Ensure consistency across Node.js, Java, and Python applications
• Simplify updates and reduce duplication in each repository

Reuse Strategy Overview

Next Steps

1. Author the Reusable Workflow

   • Define inputs (e.g., cluster_name, namespace, image_tag).
   • Encapsulate build, push, and deploy steps in a single workflow file under the .github/workflows/ directory of your common workflow repository.

2. Consume the Reusable Workflow

   • In each service repository, create a lightweight workflow that calls the central workflow.
   • Pass environment-specific parameters to customize deployments per language.

3. Validate and Iterate

   • Test deployments in a staging environment first.
   • Monitor logs and update the central workflow as new requirements emerge.

Links and References

• GitHub Actions Reusable Workflows
• Kubernetes Documentation
• Helm Charts
• Kustomize Overview