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+(ns utils.general
+  (:require ["@pulumi/kubernetes" :as k8s]
+            [clojure.walk :as walk]))
+
+
+(defn new-resource [resource-type resource-name final-args provider dependencies]
+  (let [base-opts (if (or (some? provider) (seq dependencies))
+                    {:enableServerSideApply false}  {})
+        opts (cond-> base-opts
+               (some? provider)     (assoc :provider provider)
+               (seq dependencies)   (assoc :dependsOn dependencies))]
+    (if (seq opts)
+      (new resource-type resource-name (clj->js final-args) (clj->js opts))
+      (new resource-type resource-name (clj->js final-args)))))
+
+(defn assoc-ins [m path-vals]
+  (reduce (fn [acc [path val]] (assoc-in acc path val)) m path-vals))
+
+(declare deep-merge)
+
+(defn merge-by-name
+  "Merges two vectors of maps by :name key."
+  [a b]
+  (let [a-map (into {} (map #(vector (:name %) %) a))
+        b-map (into {} (map #(vector (:name %) %) b))
+        merged (merge-with deep-merge a-map b-map)]
+    (vec (vals merged))))
+
+(defn deep-merge
+  "Recursively merges maps and intelligently merges vectors of maps by :name."
+  [a b]
+  (cond
+    (nil? b) a
+    (and (map? a) (map? b))
+    (merge-with deep-merge a b)
+
+    (and (vector? a) (vector? b)
+         (every? map? a) (every? map? b)
+         (some #(contains? % :name) (concat a b)))
+    (merge-by-name a b)
+    :else b))
+
+(defn make-transformer
+  "Given f that takes {:app-name .. :secrets ..}, where :secrets is a plain map
+   (already unwrapped inside .apply), return a Helm transformer."
+  [f]
+  (fn [{:keys [base-values app-name secrets]}]
+    (.apply secrets
+            (fn [smap]
+              (let [m (js->clj smap :keywordize-keys true)
+                    updates (f {:app-name app-name
+                                :secrets  m})
+                    after (clj->js (assoc-ins base-values updates))]
+                after)))))
+
+(defn make-paths [& path-groups]
+  (mapcat (fn [{:keys [paths backend]}]
+            (mapv (fn [p]
+                    {:path p
+                     :pathType "Prefix"
+                     :backend {:service backend}})
+                  paths))
+          path-groups))
+
+(defn generic-make-transformer
+  "Returns a Pulumi-compatible transformer that unwraps Output values via .apply."
+  [f {:keys [secrets base-values]}]
+  (.apply secrets
+          (fn [smap]
+            (let [m (js->clj smap :keywordize-keys true)
+                  updates (f {:function-keys m})
+                  result (clj->js (deep-merge base-values updates))]
+              result))))
+
+(defn safe-parse-int [s]
+  (let [n (js/parseInt s 10)]
+    (if (js/isNaN n) nil n)))
+
+(defn string->int? [s]
+  (and (string? s)
+       (re-matches #"^-?\d+$" s)))
+
+(defn- coerce-value [v]
+  (if (string->int? v)
+    (safe-parse-int v)
+    v))
+
+;; Whitelist functions for resolving templates. Intended to be extended.
+(def ^:private safe-fns
+  {'str str
+   'make-paths make-paths})
+
+(defn resolve-template [template values secondary-values]
+  (walk/postwalk
+   (fn [x]
+     (cond
+       (and (list? x) (contains? safe-fns (first x)))
+       (apply (get safe-fns (first x)) (rest x))
+       (symbol? x)
+       (if (contains? safe-fns x)
+         x
+         (let [kw (keyword x)]
+           (cond
+             (contains? values x) (coerce-value (get values x))
+             (contains? values kw) (coerce-value (get values kw))
+             (contains? secondary-values x) (coerce-value (get secondary-values x))
+             (contains? secondary-values kw) (coerce-value (get secondary-values kw))
+             :else x)))
+       :else x))
+   template))
+
+(defn generic-transform
+  "Takes a creator function and executes it with resolved arguments,
+   handling asynchronicity when secrets are present."
+  [creator-fn opts base-values secrets options]
+  (if (nil? secrets)
+    (let [final-args (clj->js (deep-merge base-values (resolve-template opts {} options)))]
+      (creator-fn final-args))
+    (.apply secrets
+            (fn [smap]
+              (let [m (js->clj smap :keywordize-keys true)
+                    final-args (clj->js (deep-merge base-values (resolve-template opts m options)))]
+                (creator-fn final-args))))))
+
+
+(defn resource-factory
+  [resource-map]
+  (fn [resource-type provider app-name dependencies opts]
+    (let [resource-class (get resource-map resource-type)]
+      (if resource-class
+        (new-resource resource-class app-name opts provider dependencies)
+        (throw (js/Error. (str "Unknown resource type: " resource-type)))))))
+
+
+(defn component-factory [create-resource]
+  (fn [requested-components
+       resource-type
+       provider
+       app-name
+       dependencies
+       component-opts
+       defaults
+       secrets
+       options]
+
+    (when (requested-components resource-type)
+      (generic-transform
+       (fn [final-args]
+         (create-resource resource-type provider app-name dependencies final-args))
+       component-opts
+       defaults
+       secrets
+       options))))
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