Flux 2.7 ConfigMap/Secret watcher vs. Kustomize configMapGenerator

[bozho]

Hi,

I've been playing with Flux 2.7's ConfigMap and Secret watcher and I really like it as a replacement for configMapGenerator-generated config maps with hash suffixes, since it eliminates the need for adding nameReference to kustomizations.

I was wondering: are there scenarios where the "old" way of generating ConfigMaps with hash suffixes and name references is preferable to using the new watcher?

[stefanprodan]

The kustomize generators are no longer useful for Flux itself, but if you have some Kubernetes Deployment that needs to be rolled out on a ConfigMap/Secret volume change, then you would use the kustomize generators.