Rework code to pass object back on status update

Author: alvaroaleman

pkg/client/fake/client.go

@@ -403,8 +403,9 @@ func (t versionedTracker) update(gvr schema.GroupVersionResource, obj runtime.Ob
 			if err := copyStatusFrom(obj, oldObject); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy non-status field for object with status subresouce: %w", err)
 			}
-
-			obj = oldObject.DeepCopyObject().(client.Object)
+			passedRV := accessor.GetResourceVersion()
+			reflect.ValueOf(obj).Elem().Set(reflect.ValueOf(oldObject.DeepCopyObject()).Elem())
+			accessor.SetResourceVersion(passedRV)
 		} else { // copy status from original object
 			if err := copyStatusFrom(oldObject, obj); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy the status for object with status subresource: %w", err)
@@ -437,14 +438,6 @@ func (t versionedTracker) update(gvr schema.GroupVersionResource, obj runtime.Ob
 	intResourceVersion++
 	accessor.SetResourceVersion(strconv.FormatUint(intResourceVersion, 10))
 
-	// obtain the current obj accessor's pointer,
-	// so we can make an update on the current obj
-	currentAccessor, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get accessor for object: %w", err)
-	}
-	currentAccessor.SetResourceVersion(strconv.FormatUint(intResourceVersion, 10))
-
 	if !deleting && !deletionTimestampEqual(accessor, oldAccessor) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error: Unable to edit %s: metadata.deletionTimestamp field is immutable", accessor.GetName())
 	}

pkg/client/fake/client_test.go

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/interceptor"
 )
 
+const machineIDFromStatusUpdate = "machine-id-from-status-update"
+
 var _ = Describe("Fake client", func() {
 	var dep *appsv1.Deployment
 	var dep2 *appsv1.Deployment
@@ -1464,7 +1466,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Fake client", func() {
 			"some-label-key": "some-label-value",
 		}
 
-		obj.Status.NodeInfo.MachineID = "machine-id-from-status-update"
+		obj.Status.NodeInfo.MachineID = machineIDFromStatusUpdate
 		Expect(cl.Status().Update(context.Background(), obj)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		actual := &corev1.Node{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: obj.Name}}
@@ -1473,7 +1475,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Fake client", func() {
 		objOriginal.APIVersion = actual.APIVersion
 		objOriginal.Kind = actual.Kind
 		objOriginal.ResourceVersion = actual.ResourceVersion
-		objOriginal.Status.NodeInfo.MachineID = "machine-id-from-status-update"
+		objOriginal.Status.NodeInfo.MachineID = machineIDFromStatusUpdate
 		Expect(cmp.Diff(objOriginal, actual)).To(BeEmpty())
 	})
 
@@ -1494,7 +1496,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Fake client", func() {
 		cl := NewClientBuilder().WithStatusSubresource(obj).WithObjects(obj).Build()
 		expectedObj := obj.DeepCopy()
 
-		obj.Status.NodeInfo.MachineID = "machine-id-from-status-update"
+		obj.Status.NodeInfo.MachineID = machineIDFromStatusUpdate
 		Expect(cl.Status().Update(context.Background(), obj)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		obj.Annotations = map[string]string{
@@ -1511,7 +1513,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Fake client", func() {
 		expectedObj.APIVersion = actual.APIVersion
 		expectedObj.Kind = actual.Kind
 		expectedObj.ResourceVersion = actual.ResourceVersion
-		expectedObj.Status.NodeInfo.MachineID = "machine-id-from-status-update"
+		expectedObj.Status.NodeInfo.MachineID = machineIDFromStatusUpdate
 		Expect(cmp.Diff(expectedObj, actual)).To(BeEmpty())
 	})
 
@@ -1541,7 +1543,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Fake client", func() {
 		Expect(cl.Update(context.Background(), obj)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		obj.Spec.PodCIDR = "cidr-from-status-update"
-		obj.Status.NodeInfo.MachineID = "machine-id-from-status-update"
+		obj.Status.NodeInfo.MachineID = machineIDFromStatusUpdate
 		Expect(cl.Status().Update(context.Background(), obj)).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		actual := &corev1.Node{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: obj.Name}}
@@ -1550,7 +1552,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Fake client", func() {
 		expectedObj.APIVersion = actual.APIVersion
 		expectedObj.Kind = actual.Kind
 		expectedObj.ResourceVersion = actual.ResourceVersion
-		expectedObj.Status.NodeInfo.MachineID = "machine-id-from-status-update"
+		expectedObj.Status.NodeInfo.MachineID = machineIDFromStatusUpdate
 		Expect(cmp.Diff(expectedObj, actual)).To(BeEmpty())
 	})