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For K8s How to create ConfigMap using a file in a yaml?

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#1

At present I am creating a configmap from the file config.json by executing:

kubectl create configmap jksconfig --from-file=config.json

I would want the ConfigMap to be created as part of the deployment and tried to do this:

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: jksconfig
data:
  config.json: |-
    {{ .Files.Get "config.json" | indent 4 }}

But doesn’t seem to work. What should be going into configmap.yaml so that the same configmap is created?

—UPDATE—

when I do a helm install dry run:

# Source: mychartv2/templates/jks-configmap.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: jksconfig
data:
  config.json: |

Note: I am using minikube as my kubernetes cluster

#2

The config.json file should be inside your mychart/ directory, not inside mychart/templates

Chart Template Guide

configmap.yaml

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-configmap
data:
  config.json: |-
{{ .Files.Get "config.json" | indent 4}}

config.json

{
    "val": "key"
}

helm install --dry-run --debug mychart

[debug] Created tunnel using local port: '52091'     
                                                     
[debug] SERVER: "127.0.0.1:52091"                    
                                                     
...           
                                                     
NAME:   dining-saola                                 
REVISION: 1                                          
RELEASED: Fri Nov 23 15:06:17 2018                   
CHART: mychart-0.1.0                                 
USER-SUPPLIED VALUES:                                
{}                                                   
                                                     
...
                                                     
---                                                  
# Source: mychart/templates/configmap.yaml           
apiVersion: v1                                       
kind: ConfigMap                                      
metadata:                                            
  name: dining-saola-configmap                       
data:                                                
  config.json: |-                                    
    {                                                
        "val": "key"                                 
    }

EDIT:

But I want it the values in the config.json file to be taken from values.yaml. Is that possible?

configmap.yaml

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-configmap
data:
  config.json: |-
    {
{{- range $key, $val := .Values.json }}
{{ $key | quote | indent 6}}: {{ $val | quote }}
{{- end}}
    }

values.yaml

json:
  key1: val1
  key2: val2
  key3: val3

helm install --dry-run --debug mychart

# Source: mychart/templates/configmap.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: mangy-hare-configmap
data:
  config.json: |-
    {
      "key1": "val1"
      "key2": "val2"
      "key3": "val3"
    }