fix: configure ENVTEST binaries for IDE execution and project-specific setup

- Installs ENVTEST binaries in the project’s ./bin/envtest directory.
- Avoids global paths to prevent permission issues and conflicts with other projects.
- Centralizes binaries in ./bin for easier configuration and debugging in IDEs.

This change enforces a local installation path for ENVTEST binaries to resolve permission issues which might be encountered by some contributors and to isolate project dependencies. The setup also simplifies IDE configuration for running and tests directly locally. (mainly for debug purposes)

Author: camilamacedo86

Makefile

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export INSTALL_DEFAULT_CATALOGS := true
 # By default setup-envtest will write to $XDG_DATA_HOME, or $HOME/.local/share if that is not defined.
 # If $HOME is not set, we need to specify a binary directory to prevent an error in setup-envtest.
 # Useful for some CI/CD environments that set neither $XDG_DATA_HOME nor $HOME.
-SETUP_ENVTEST_BIN_DIR_OVERRIDE=
+SETUP_ENVTEST_BIN_DIR_OVERRIDE := --bin-dir $(ROOT_DIR)/bin/envtest-binaries
 ifeq ($(shell [[ $$HOME == "" || $$HOME == "/" ]] && [[ $$XDG_DATA_HOME == "" ]] && echo true ), true)
 	SETUP_ENVTEST_BIN_DIR_OVERRIDE += --bin-dir /tmp/envtest-binaries
 endif
@@ -151,19 +151,26 @@ test-ext-dev-e2e: $(OPERATOR_SDK) $(KUSTOMIZE) $(KIND) #HELP Run extension creat
 	test/extension-developer-e2e/setup.sh $(OPERATOR_SDK) $(CONTAINER_RUNTIME) $(KUSTOMIZE) $(KIND) $(KIND_CLUSTER_NAME) $(E2E_REGISTRY_NAMESPACE)
 	go test -count=1 -v ./test/extension-developer-e2e/...
 
-.PHONY: test-unit
 ENVTEST_VERSION := $(shell go list -m k8s.io/client-go | cut -d" " -f2 | sed 's/^v0\.\([[:digit:]]\{1,\}\)\.[[:digit:]]\{1,\}$$/1.\1.x/')
 UNIT_TEST_DIRS := $(shell go list ./... | grep -v /test/)
 COVERAGE_UNIT_DIR := $(ROOT_DIR)/coverage/unit
+
+.PHONY: setup-envtest #HELP Install setup-envtest binary in the bin directory.
+setup-envtest:
+	mkdir -p $(ROOT_DIR)/bin
+	GOBIN=$(ROOT_DIR)/bin go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest
+	$(SETUP_ENVTEST) use -p env $(ENVTEST_VERSION) $(SETUP_ENVTEST_BIN_DIR_OVERRIDE)
+
+.PHONY: test-unit
 test-unit: $(SETUP_ENVTEST) #HELP Run the unit tests
 	rm -rf $(COVERAGE_UNIT_DIR) && mkdir -p $(COVERAGE_UNIT_DIR)
-	eval $$($(SETUP_ENVTEST) use -p env $(ENVTEST_VERSION) $(SETUP_ENVTEST_BIN_DIR_OVERRIDE)) && \
+	KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS="$(shell $(SETUP_ENVTEST) use -p path $(ENVTEST_VERSION) $(SETUP_ENVTEST_BIN_DIR_OVERRIDE))" \
             CGO_ENABLED=1 go test \
                 -tags '$(GO_BUILD_TAGS)' \
                 -cover -coverprofile ${ROOT_DIR}/coverage/unit.out \
                 -count=1 -race -short \
                 $(UNIT_TEST_DIRS) \
-                -test.gocoverdir=$(ROOT_DIR)/coverage/unit
+                -test.gocoverdir=$(COVERAGE_UNIT_DIR)
 
 .PHONY: image-registry
 E2E_REGISTRY_IMAGE=localhost/e2e-test-registry:devel

internal/controllers/suite_test.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	apimachineryruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (m *MockUnpacker) Cleanup(_ context.Context, _ *source.BundleSource) error
 func newClient(t *testing.T) client.Client {
 	// TODO: this is a live client, which behaves differently than a cache client.
 	//  We may want to use a caching client instead to get closer to real behavior.
-	sch := runtime.NewScheme()
+	sch := apimachineryruntime.NewScheme()
 	require.NoError(t, ocv1.AddToScheme(sch))
 	cl, err := client.New(config, client.Options{Scheme: sch})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -162,6 +162,15 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 		ErrorIfCRDPathMissing: true,
 	}
 
+	// The BinaryAssetsDirectory is only necessary when we run tests directly
+	// without using the target. (e.g., when debugging tests in an IDE)
+	// If left unset, it will default to the path defined in controller-runtime (/usr/local/kubebuilder/).
+	// Ensure that required binaries are set up in the bin directory bin/k8s/envtest-binaries for direct testing.
+	// Run `make setup-envtest` to set up the binaries.
+	if getFirstFoundEnvTestBinaryDir() != "" {
+		testEnv.BinaryAssetsDirectory = getFirstFoundEnvTestBinaryDir()
+	}
+
 	var err error
 	config, err = testEnv.Start()
 	utilruntime.Must(err)
@@ -179,3 +188,15 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	utilruntime.Must(testEnv.Stop())
 	os.Exit(code)
 }
+
+// getFirstFoundEnvTestBinaryDir finds and returns the first directory under the given path.
+func getFirstFoundEnvTestBinaryDir() string {
+	basePath := filepath.Join("..", "..", "bin", "envtest-binaries", "k8s")
+	entries, _ := os.ReadDir(basePath)
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		if entry.IsDir() {
+			return filepath.Join(basePath, entry.Name())
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}