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What type of PR is this?

/kind enhancement

What does this PR do / why we need it:
The Image Updater integration should allow users to override the container image being used to run the Image Updater by introducing a new field .spec.imageUpdater.image, in alignment with other components of the Operator.

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  • Documentation update is required by this PR.
  • Documentation has been updated.

Which issue(s) this PR fixes:

Fixes #?

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  • Unit Test
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@openshift-ci openshift-ci Bot added the kind/enhancement New feature or request label Sep 22, 2026
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  • New Features
    • Added an optional setting to choose the container image used by the Argo CD Image Updater.
    • The configured image takes precedence over the environment variable; if neither is set, the default image is used.
  • Documentation
    • Updated the Argo CD reference to describe the image setting, its precedence, and the default behavior.

Walkthrough

The Image Updater configuration gains an optional image field. Deployment generation selects the CR image first, then a non-empty ARGOCD_IMAGE_UPDATER_IMAGE value, then the default image combined with its tag. Tests cover this selection precedence.

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Image Updater image configuration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Image setting and schema
argocd-operator/api/v1beta1/argocd_types.go, argocd-operator/config/crd/..., argocd-operator/bundle/..., argocd-operator/deploy/olm-catalog/..., config/crd/..., bundle/manifests/...
The API type and CRD schemas add an optional image string field to the Image Updater configuration.
Image selection, tests, and documentation
argocd-operator/controllers/argocd/image_updater.go, argocd-operator/controllers/argocd/image_updater_test.go, argocd-operator/docs/reference/argocd.md
Deployment generation selects the CR image first, then a non-empty environment value, then the default image combined with DefaultImageUpdaterTag. Tests cover selection precedence. The reference table describes the option and fallback.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ArgoCDCR
  participant ImageSelector as selectImageUpdaterImage
  participant Environment
  participant ImageUpdaterDeployment
  ArgoCDCR->>ImageSelector: provide ImageUpdater.Image
  ImageSelector->>Environment: read ARGOCD_IMAGE_UPDATER_IMAGE if CR image is empty
  ImageSelector->>ImageUpdaterDeployment: provide selected image
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 8c8b2

The image override appears wired into the Deployment, but a future change could break that wiring without failing the tests. Add the Deployment assertion to protect the new behavior.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the main change: allowing an image override for the Image Updater integration.
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- Line 548: Update the Image Updater entry in the documentation table to show
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| Name | Default | Description |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Enabled | `false` | The toggle that determines whether image updater controller should be started or not. |
| Image | `quay.io/argoprojlabs/argocd-image-updater:v1.3.0` | The container image for Image Updater. This overrides the `ARGOCD_IMAGE_UPDATER_IMAGE` environment variable. |

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the default value is a bit confusing. For this field, the default is "", quay.io image as a fallback default is applied in the code not in this field. How about:

| Image | [Empty] | The container image for Image Updater. Takes precedence over the `ARGOCD_IMAGE_UPDATER_IMAGE` environment variable; when both are unset, defaults to the stable Image Updater image at quay.io for this version of OpenShift GitOps. |

I perfer to avoid referring to specific image updater version here, which can easily get out of sync.

Comment on lines +1062 to +1067
name: "Default image is used when CR is not set and env var is not set",
crImageOverride: "",
envImage: "",
expectedImage: "quay.io/argoprojlabs/argocd-image-updater:v1.3.0",
envVarShouldExist: false,
},

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how about removing this subtest? We'll need to remember to update it every time we update image updater version. If we forget to update the constant DefaultImageUpdaterTag, this subtest will still pass, giving false positive.

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In `@argocd-operator/controllers/argocd/image_updater_test.go`:
- Around line 1465-1536: Update the deployment test for
reconcileImageUpdaterDeployment to set a custom .Spec.ImageUpdater.Image and
assert that the generated Deployment uses that CR image, verifying the override
is propagated rather than only testing selectImageUpdaterImage directly.

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func TestSelectImageUpdaterImage(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
crImageOverride string // .Spec.ImageUpdater.Image
envImage string // ARGOCD_IMAGE_UPDATER_IMAGE env var
expectedImage string // expected result
envVarShouldExist bool // whether the env var should be set for this test
}{
{
name: "CR Image takes priority over environment variable",
crImageOverride: "my-registry.io/custom-image-updater:custom-tag",
envImage: "env-registry.io/env-image-updater:env-tag",
expectedImage: "my-registry.io/custom-image-updater:custom-tag",
envVarShouldExist: true,
},
{
name: "Environment variable is used when CR Image is empty",
crImageOverride: "",
envImage: "env-registry.io/env-image-updater:env-tag",
expectedImage: "env-registry.io/env-image-updater:env-tag",
envVarShouldExist: true,
},
{
name: "Default image is used when both CR and env are empty",
crImageOverride: "",
envImage: "",
expectedImage: argoutil.CombineImageTag(DefaultImageUpdaterImage, DefaultImageUpdaterTag),
envVarShouldExist: false,
},
{
name: "CR Image is used even with whitespace in env var",
crImageOverride: "cr-image:latest",
envImage: " ",
expectedImage: "cr-image:latest",
envVarShouldExist: true,
},
}

for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
// Save original env var value
originalEnv, wasSet := os.LookupEnv(common.ArgoCDImageUpdaterImageEnvName)
defer func() {
if wasSet {
os.Setenv(common.ArgoCDImageUpdaterImageEnvName, originalEnv)
} else {
os.Unsetenv(common.ArgoCDImageUpdaterImageEnvName)
}
}()

// Set or unset the env var
if tt.envVarShouldExist {
os.Setenv(common.ArgoCDImageUpdaterImageEnvName, tt.envImage)
} else {
os.Unsetenv(common.ArgoCDImageUpdaterImageEnvName)
}

// Create test ArgoCD CR
cr := makeTestArgoCD(func(a *argoproj.ArgoCD) {
a.Spec.ImageUpdater.Enabled = true
a.Spec.ImageUpdater.Image = tt.crImageOverride
})

// Test the function
result := selectImageUpdaterImage(cr)

// Verify the result matches expected image
assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedImage, result, "selectImageUpdaterImage returned unexpected image")
})
}
}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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rg -n 'TestSelectImageUpdaterImage|selectImageUpdaterImage|ImageUpdater.Image|DefaultImageUpdaterImage|imageUpdater.*[Dd]eploy|ImageUpdater.*[Dd]eploy' argocd-operator/controllers/argocd/image_updater.go argocd-operator/controllers/argocd/image_updater_test.go
sed -n '700,735p' argocd-operator/controllers/argocd/image_updater.go
sed -n '1460,1540p' argocd-operator/controllers/argocd/image_updater_test.go

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Assert the CR image in the generated Deployment.

TestSelectImageUpdaterImage tests the selector directly, but it does not test reconcileImageUpdaterDeployment. The deployment test uses an empty .Spec.ImageUpdater.Image and therefore cannot detect a regression where the Deployment ignores the selector or fails to propagate a CR override.

Suggested fix
 a := makeTestArgoCD(func(a *argoproj.ArgoCD) {
 	a.Spec.ImageUpdater.Enabled = true
+	a.Spec.ImageUpdater.Image = "my-registry.io/custom-image-updater:custom-tag"
 })
@@
-		Image:           argoutil.CombineImageTag(DefaultImageUpdaterImage, DefaultImageUpdaterTag),
+		Image:           "my-registry.io/custom-image-updater:custom-tag",
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In `@argocd-operator/controllers/argocd/image_updater_test.go` around lines 1465 -
1536, Update the deployment test for reconcileImageUpdaterDeployment to set a
custom .Spec.ImageUpdater.Image and assert that the generated Deployment uses
that CR image, verifying the override is propagated rather than only testing
selectImageUpdaterImage directly.

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