Solid principles can be applied to Kubernetes:
Single Responsibility Principle(SRP)
The SRP states that a class should have only one responsibility. In Kubernetes, this can be applied to the following components:
- Pods: A pod should only have one responsibility, such as serving a web page or running a database
- Deployments: A deployment should only have one responsibility, such as managing a set of pods
- Services: A service should only have one responsibility, such as exposing a set of pods to the outside world.
Open-Closed Principle(OCP)
- A Kubernetes controller should be open for extension, but closed for modification. This means that you should be able to add new features to the controller without having to change the existing code.
- A Kubernetes service should be open for extension, but closed for modification. This means that you should be able to add new features to the service without having to change the existing code.
- A Kubernetes deployment should be open for extension, but closed for modification. This means that you should be able to add new features to the deployment without having to change the existing code.
Liskov Substitution Principle(LSP)
- A Kubernetes pod is a derived class of a Kubernetes container. This means that you should be able to use a pod anywhere that you would use a container.
- A Kubernetes deployment is a derived class of a Kubernetes replica set. This means that you should be able to use a deployment anywhere that you would use a replica set.
- A Kubernetes service is a derived class of a Kubernetes endpoint. This means that you should be able to use a service anywhere that you would use an endpoint.
Interface Segregation Principle(ISP)
- A Kubernetes controller should not force a client to implement a method that the client does not need.
Dependency Inversion Principle(DIP)
- A Kubernetes controller should not depend on a specific Kubernetes API. Instead, the controller should depend on an abstraction of the Kubernetes API.