[UI] App of Apps 'Go-To-Parent' Button on Application Details View about argo-cd HOT 6 OPEN

@rhyswilliamsza Take a look at the UI code. I think you can leverage the isAppOfAppsPattern property from

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Thanks, @agaudreault!

I think you can leverage the isAppOfAppsPattern property from

Unfortunately when I looked this didn't appear to be set for an application on the application details page, but I'll look into implementing it for this context, too 🦾

I think using the ownerReference might be more accurate

100%, I actually didn't even know this existed. I'll take a stab and make a PR if all goes to plan :)

edit: hmm, looks like ownerReference may only be attached if ApplicationSets are in use. I'll see what I can do here. I'd much rather use a more opinionated field than a label/annotation if I can, so this is a good path to follow - thanks!

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Ahhh that's true, app of apps won't set any owners reference field.

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Hi @agaudreault

Do you perhaps have any guidance for me on the use of cross-namespace owners references by applications? After having a bit of a look, attaching cross-namespace owner refs seems to move against the K8s pattern (though this seems to already be happening in applicationset cases). The main limitation is due to the prohibition of cross-namespace depedencies.

Was the decision made to ignore this limitation in the context of ArgoCD? I think the main point of concern would be when two applications, with the same name, exist in different namespaces. The owner ref pattern should be able to distinguish due to the different UID, however how would ArgoCD determine the correct parent in its current form?

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@rhyswilliamsza as you said previously, ownerReference is only used when the Applications are managed from an ApplciationSet. Argo does not Set ownerReference when an Application "syncs" another resource of kind Application. In that case, the tracking method is used.

Since the tracking is something server-side, I think the UI will have no choice but to receive an object/model from the server with a property that indicates the parent application/reference, based on the tracking method.

Maybe it would be possible to use ownerReference as a new tracking method, but there a probably a lot of limitations and it is a much larger change. You could create a new issue/discussion for this question specifically.

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Thanks for the quick feedback! I understand, thanks for the clarification. For now, let me go down the route of attaching additional context via a dedicated property 👍

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