Blog post idea: unit-testing a Kadet component that reads the inventory, without running kapitan compile

[tridev-tej]

Your contribution guide invites tutorials for the Kapitan Blog. Would a post on testing an inventory-dependent Kadet component before running kapitan compile be useful?

Suggested scope: use the existing nginx-kadet example with a small pytest fixture, provide an inventory containing the target namespace and image, and inspect the generated Deployment and Service. The post would separate checks available at the component boundary from checks that still require a real compile.

The example and article are not written yet. Is there existing material on this, and is Discussions the right place to discuss the idea?

Tejesh Vaish - VP of Engineering at Lumian and IEEE ICA 2026 Programme Committee Member. IIT Kanpur CSE (9.14/10, distinction), Academic Excellence Award, UPSEE 2019 AIR 9, 99.9 in JEE.