Fix ExternalName service handling and add standardized owner kind mappings

This commit addresses two issues: (1) ExternalName services now return gracefully without error since they don't have pod selectors, and (2) specific workload types (Workflow, SparkApplication, RunnerDeployment) now get standardized service names for consistent policy application. Added comprehensive test coverage and documentation for both fixes.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: allanhung

src/operator/api/v1alpha3/otterize_labels.go

@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ func ServiceIdentityToLabelsForWorkloadSelection(ctx context.Context, k8sClient
 			return nil, false, errors.Wrap(err)
 		}
 		if svc.Spec.Selector == nil {
+			// ExternalName services don't have selectors as they redirect to external DNS names.
+			// These services don't select any pods, so we return gracefully without error.
+			if svc.Spec.Type == v1.ServiceTypeExternalName {
+				return nil, false, nil
+			}
 			return nil, false, errors.Errorf("%w %s/%s", ServiceHasNoSelector, svc.Namespace, svc.Name)
 		}
 		return maps.Clone(svc.Spec.Selector), true, nil

src/operator/api/v1beta1/otterize_labels.go

@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ func ServiceIdentityToLabelsForWorkloadSelection(ctx context.Context, k8sClient
 			return nil, false, errors.Wrap(err)
 		}
 		if svc.Spec.Selector == nil {
+			// ExternalName services don't have selectors as they redirect to external DNS names.
+			// These services don't select any pods, so we return gracefully without error.
+			if svc.Spec.Type == v1.ServiceTypeExternalName {
+				return nil, false, nil
+			}
 			return nil, false, errors.Errorf("service %s/%s has no selector", svc.Namespace, svc.Name)
 		}
 		return maps.Clone(svc.Spec.Selector), true, nil

src/operator/api/v2alpha1/otterize_labels.go

@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ func ServiceIdentityToLabelsForWorkloadSelection(ctx context.Context, k8sClient
 			return nil, false, errors.Wrap(err)
 		}
 		if svc.Spec.Selector == nil {
+			// ExternalName services don't have selectors as they redirect to external DNS names.
+			// These services don't select any pods, so we return gracefully without error.
+			if svc.Spec.Type == v1.ServiceTypeExternalName {
+				return nil, false, nil
+			}
 			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("service %s/%s has no selector", svc.Namespace, svc.Name)
 		}
 		return maps.Clone(svc.Spec.Selector), true, nil

src/operator/api/v2beta1/otterize_labels.go

@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ func ServiceIdentityToLabelsForWorkloadSelection(ctx context.Context, k8sClient
 			return nil, false, errors.Wrap(err)
 		}
 		if svc.Spec.Selector == nil {
+			// ExternalName services don't have selectors as they redirect to external DNS names.
+			// These services don't select any pods, so we return gracefully without error.
+			if svc.Spec.Type == v1.ServiceTypeExternalName {
+				return nil, false, nil
+			}
 			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("service %s/%s has no selector", svc.Namespace, svc.Name)
 		}
 		return maps.Clone(svc.Spec.Selector), true, nil

src/shared/serviceidresolver/podownerresolver/podownerresolver.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package podownerresolver
 import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2/expirable"
 	"github.com/otterize/intents-operator/src/shared/errors"
 	"github.com/otterize/intents-operator/src/shared/serviceidresolver/serviceidentity"
@@ -112,6 +113,32 @@ func resolvePodToServiceIdentity(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, p
 	otterizeServiceName := strings.ReplaceAll(resourceName, ".", "_")
 
 	ownerKind := ownerObj.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind
+	ownerApiVersion := ownerObj.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Group
+	// Defensively extract the first part of the group if it contains a version separator
+	if strings.Contains(ownerApiVersion, "/") {
+		ownerApiVersion = strings.Split(ownerApiVersion, "/")[0]
+	}
+
+	// Apply special service name mappings for specific workload types.
+	// These standardized names provide consistent identity across different instances of these workload types.
+	switch ownerKind {
+	case "Workflow":
+		// Argo Workflow pods get a standardized name for consistent policy application
+		// across different workflow instances
+		otterizeServiceName = "argo-workflow"
+	case "SparkApplication":
+		// Spark application pods (driver and executors) get a standardized name
+		// to group them under a common service identity
+		otterizeServiceName = "spark"
+	case "RunnerDeployment":
+		// GitHub Actions runner pods get a standardized name for consistent
+		// policy management across runner instances
+		otterizeServiceName = "actions-runner"
+	case "Service":
+		// Service owners need API group qualification to distinguish them from core Services
+		// and prevent naming conflicts with other resource types
+		ownerKind = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", ownerKind, ownerApiVersion)
+	}
 	return serviceidentity.ServiceIdentity{Name: otterizeServiceName, Namespace: pod.Namespace, OwnerObject: ownerObj, Kind: ownerKind, ResolvedUsingOverrideAnnotation: lo.ToPtr(false)}, nil
 }
 

src/shared/serviceidresolver/serviceidresolver_test.go

@@ -494,6 +494,192 @@ func (s *ServiceIdResolverTestSuite) TestServiceIdentityToPodLabelsForWorkloadSe
 	s.Require().Len(pods, 0)
 }
 
+func (s *ServiceIdResolverTestSuite) TestServiceIdentityToPodLabelsForWorkloadSelection_ServiceKind_ExternalNameService() {
+	serviceName := "external-service"
+	namespace := "cool-namespace"
+	service := serviceidentity.ServiceIdentity{Name: serviceName, Namespace: namespace, Kind: serviceidentity.KindService}
+
+	// ExternalName services have no selector and should be handled gracefully
+	serviceObj := corev1.Service{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: serviceName, Namespace: namespace},
+		Spec: corev1.ServiceSpec{
+			Type:         corev1.ServiceTypeExternalName,
+			ExternalName: "external.example.com",
+			Selector:     nil, // ExternalName services have no selector
+		},
+	}
+	s.Client.EXPECT().Get(gomock.Any(), types.NamespacedName{Name: serviceName, Namespace: namespace}, &corev1.Service{}).Do(func(_ context.Context, name types.NamespacedName, svc *corev1.Service, _ ...any) {
+		serviceObj.DeepCopyInto(svc)
+	})
+
+	// Should return no pods with ok=false and no error for ExternalName services
+	pods, ok, err := s.Resolver.ResolveServiceIdentityToPodSlice(context.Background(), service)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	s.Require().False(ok)
+	s.Require().Len(pods, 0)
+}
+
+func (s *ServiceIdResolverTestSuite) TestResolvePodToServiceIdentity_WorkflowOwner() {
+	podName := "workflow-pod-12345"
+	podNamespace := "argo-namespace"
+	workflowName := "my-workflow"
+
+	myPod := corev1.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      podName,
+			Namespace: podNamespace,
+			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
+				{
+					Kind:       "Workflow",
+					Name:       workflowName,
+					APIVersion: "argoproj.io/v1alpha1",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	workflowAsObject := unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	workflowAsObject.SetName(workflowName)
+	workflowAsObject.SetNamespace(podNamespace)
+	workflowAsObject.SetKind("Workflow")
+	workflowAsObject.SetAPIVersion("argoproj.io/v1alpha1")
+
+	emptyObject := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	emptyObject.SetKind("Workflow")
+	emptyObject.SetAPIVersion("argoproj.io/v1alpha1")
+	s.Client.EXPECT().Get(gomock.Any(), types.NamespacedName{Name: workflowName, Namespace: podNamespace}, emptyObject).Do(
+		func(_ context.Context, _ types.NamespacedName, obj *unstructured.Unstructured, _ ...any) error {
+			workflowAsObject.DeepCopyInto(obj)
+			return nil
+		})
+
+	service, err := s.Resolver.ResolvePodToServiceIdentity(context.Background(), &myPod)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	s.Require().Equal("argo-workflow", service.Name)
+	s.Require().Equal("Workflow", service.Kind)
+}
+
+func (s *ServiceIdResolverTestSuite) TestResolvePodToServiceIdentity_SparkApplicationOwner() {
+	podName := "spark-pod-12345"
+	podNamespace := "spark-namespace"
+	sparkAppName := "my-spark-app"
+
+	myPod := corev1.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      podName,
+			Namespace: podNamespace,
+			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
+				{
+					Kind:       "SparkApplication",
+					Name:       sparkAppName,
+					APIVersion: "sparkoperator.k8s.io/v1beta2",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	sparkAsObject := unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	sparkAsObject.SetName(sparkAppName)
+	sparkAsObject.SetNamespace(podNamespace)
+	sparkAsObject.SetKind("SparkApplication")
+	sparkAsObject.SetAPIVersion("sparkoperator.k8s.io/v1beta2")
+
+	emptyObject := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	emptyObject.SetKind("SparkApplication")
+	emptyObject.SetAPIVersion("sparkoperator.k8s.io/v1beta2")
+	s.Client.EXPECT().Get(gomock.Any(), types.NamespacedName{Name: sparkAppName, Namespace: podNamespace}, emptyObject).Do(
+		func(_ context.Context, _ types.NamespacedName, obj *unstructured.Unstructured, _ ...any) error {
+			sparkAsObject.DeepCopyInto(obj)
+			return nil
+		})
+
+	service, err := s.Resolver.ResolvePodToServiceIdentity(context.Background(), &myPod)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	s.Require().Equal("spark", service.Name)
+	s.Require().Equal("SparkApplication", service.Kind)
+}
+
+func (s *ServiceIdResolverTestSuite) TestResolvePodToServiceIdentity_RunnerDeploymentOwner() {
+	podName := "runner-pod-12345"
+	podNamespace := "actions-namespace"
+	runnerDeploymentName := "my-runner-deployment"
+
+	myPod := corev1.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      podName,
+			Namespace: podNamespace,
+			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
+				{
+					Kind:       "RunnerDeployment",
+					Name:       runnerDeploymentName,
+					APIVersion: "actions.summerwind.dev/v1alpha1",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	runnerAsObject := unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	runnerAsObject.SetName(runnerDeploymentName)
+	runnerAsObject.SetNamespace(podNamespace)
+	runnerAsObject.SetKind("RunnerDeployment")
+	runnerAsObject.SetAPIVersion("actions.summerwind.dev/v1alpha1")
+
+	emptyObject := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	emptyObject.SetKind("RunnerDeployment")
+	emptyObject.SetAPIVersion("actions.summerwind.dev/v1alpha1")
+	s.Client.EXPECT().Get(gomock.Any(), types.NamespacedName{Name: runnerDeploymentName, Namespace: podNamespace}, emptyObject).Do(
+		func(_ context.Context, _ types.NamespacedName, obj *unstructured.Unstructured, _ ...any) error {
+			runnerAsObject.DeepCopyInto(obj)
+			return nil
+		})
+
+	service, err := s.Resolver.ResolvePodToServiceIdentity(context.Background(), &myPod)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	s.Require().Equal("actions-runner", service.Name)
+	s.Require().Equal("RunnerDeployment", service.Kind)
+}
+
+func (s *ServiceIdResolverTestSuite) TestResolvePodToServiceIdentity_ServiceOwner() {
+	podName := "service-pod-12345"
+	podNamespace := "service-namespace"
+	serviceName := "my-service"
+
+	myPod := corev1.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      podName,
+			Namespace: podNamespace,
+			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
+				{
+					Kind:       "Service",
+					Name:       serviceName,
+					APIVersion: "v1",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	serviceAsObject := unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	serviceAsObject.SetName(serviceName)
+	serviceAsObject.SetNamespace(podNamespace)
+	serviceAsObject.SetKind("Service")
+	serviceAsObject.SetAPIVersion("v1")
+
+	emptyObject := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	emptyObject.SetKind("Service")
+	emptyObject.SetAPIVersion("v1")
+	s.Client.EXPECT().Get(gomock.Any(), types.NamespacedName{Name: serviceName, Namespace: podNamespace}, emptyObject).Do(
+		func(_ context.Context, _ types.NamespacedName, obj *unstructured.Unstructured, _ ...any) error {
+			serviceAsObject.DeepCopyInto(obj)
+			return nil
+		})
+
+	service, err := s.Resolver.ResolvePodToServiceIdentity(context.Background(), &myPod)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	s.Require().Equal(serviceName, service.Name)
+	// Service kind should include API group to disambiguate from core Service
+	s.Require().Equal("Service.", service.Kind)
+}
+
 func (s *ServiceIdResolverTestSuite) TestUserSpecifiedAnnotationForServiceName() {
 	annotationName := "coolAnnotationName"
 	expectedEnvVarName := "OTTERIZE_SERVICE_NAME_OVERRIDE_ANNOTATION"