VAI: Create fields and other info for new database tables only when needed

pkg/sqlcache/Readme.md

@@ -78,7 +78,12 @@ intended to be used as a way of enforcing RBAC.
 		fields := [][]string{{"metadata", "name"}, {"metadata", "namespace"}}
 		opts := &informer.ListOptions{}
 		// gvk should be of type k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema.GroupVersionKind
-		c, err := cacheFactory.CacheFor(fields, client, gvk)
+		c, err := cacheFactory.CacheFor(context.Context,
+		    getFieldsForGVKFunc, // See pkg/stores/sqlproxy/proxy_store:fieldsForGVK for an example
+		    tableClient,
+		    gvk,
+		    schema,
+		    controllerschema.IsListWatchable(schema))
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}

pkg/sqlcache/informer/factory/informer_factory.go

@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ type guardedInformer struct {
 	wg     wait.Group
 }
 
+// This function is used by factory.CacheFor() to pull in table info when the function needs to create new DB tables.
+type GetFieldsFuncType func() (fields [][]string, typeGuidance map[string]string, externalUpdateInfo *sqltypes.ExternalGVKUpdates, selfUpdateInfo *sqltypes.ExternalGVKUpdates, isNamespaced bool, transform cache.TransformFunc)
+
 type newInformer func(ctx context.Context, client dynamic.ResourceInterface, fields [][]string, externalUpdateInfo *sqltypes.ExternalGVKUpdates, selfUpdateInfo *sqltypes.ExternalGVKUpdates, transform cache.TransformFunc, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind, db db.Client, shouldEncrypt bool, typeGuidance map[string]string, namespace bool, watchable bool, gcInterval time.Duration, gcKeepCount int) (*informer.Informer, error)
 
 type Cache struct {
@@ -144,7 +147,8 @@ func NewCacheFactoryWithContext(ctx context.Context, opts CacheFactoryOptions) (
 //     a context for a single cache to be able to stop that cache (eg: on schema refresh) without impacting the other caches.
 //
 // Don't forget to call DoneWithCache with the given informer once done with it.
-func (f *CacheFactory) CacheFor(ctx context.Context, fields [][]string, externalUpdateInfo *sqltypes.ExternalGVKUpdates, selfUpdateInfo *sqltypes.ExternalGVKUpdates, transform cache.TransformFunc, client dynamic.ResourceInterface, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind, typeGuidance map[string]string, namespaced bool, watchable bool) (*Cache, error) {
+
+func (f *CacheFactory) CacheFor(ctx context.Context, getFieldsFunc GetFieldsFuncType, client dynamic.ResourceInterface, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind, watchable bool) (*Cache, error) {
 	// Second, check if the informer and its accompanying informer-specific mutex exist already in the informers cache
 	// If not, start by creating such informer-specific mutex. That is used later to ensure no two goroutines create
 	// informers for the same GVK at the same type
@@ -168,15 +172,15 @@ func (f *CacheFactory) CacheFor(ctx context.Context, fields [][]string, external
 	// Prevent Stop() to be called for that GVK
 	gi.stopMutex.RLock()
 
-	gvkCache, err := f.cacheForLocked(ctx, gi, fields, externalUpdateInfo, selfUpdateInfo, transform, client, gvk, typeGuidance, namespaced, watchable)
+	gvkCache, err := f.cacheForLocked(ctx, gi, getFieldsFunc, client, gvk, watchable)
 	if err != nil {
 		gi.stopMutex.RUnlock()
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return gvkCache, nil
 }
 
-func (f *CacheFactory) cacheForLocked(ctx context.Context, gi *guardedInformer, fields [][]string, externalUpdateInfo *sqltypes.ExternalGVKUpdates, selfUpdateInfo *sqltypes.ExternalGVKUpdates, transform cache.TransformFunc, client dynamic.ResourceInterface, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind, typeGuidance map[string]string, namespaced bool, watchable bool) (*Cache, error) {
+func (f *CacheFactory) cacheForLocked(ctx context.Context, gi *guardedInformer, getFieldsFunc GetFieldsFuncType, client dynamic.ResourceInterface, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind, watchable bool) (*Cache, error) {
 	// At this point an informer-specific mutex (gi.mutex) is guaranteed to exist. Lock it
 	gi.informerMutex.Lock()
 
@@ -191,9 +195,10 @@ func (f *CacheFactory) cacheForLocked(ctx context.Context, gi *guardedInformer,
 
 		_, encryptResourceAlways := defaultEncryptedResourceTypes[gvk]
 		shouldEncrypt := f.encryptAll || encryptResourceAlways
+		fields, typeGuidance, externalUpdateInfo, selfUpdateInfo, isNamespaced, transformFunc := getFieldsFunc()
 		// In non-test code this invokes pkg/sqlcache/informer/informer.go: NewInformer()
 		// search for "func NewInformer(ctx"
-		i, err := f.newInformer(gi.ctx, client, fields, externalUpdateInfo, selfUpdateInfo, transform, gvk, f.dbClient, shouldEncrypt, typeGuidance, namespaced, watchable, f.gcInterval, f.gcKeepCount)
+		i, err := f.newInformer(gi.ctx, client, fields, externalUpdateInfo, selfUpdateInfo, transformFunc, gvk, f.dbClient, shouldEncrypt, typeGuidance, isNamespaced, watchable, f.gcInterval, f.gcKeepCount)
 		if err != nil {
 			gi.informerMutex.Unlock()
 			return nil, err