Chore(helper pod): Make setHelper data as tunable (#519)

Signed-off-by: uditgaurav <[email protected]>
litmuschaos · May 13, 2022 · 057fc5b · 057fc5b
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -97,4 +97,4 @@ trivy-check:
 	@echo "---> Running Trivy Check"
 	@echo "------------------------"
 	@./trivy --exit-code 0 --severity HIGH --no-progress $(DOCKER_REGISTRY)/$(DOCKER_REPO)/$(DOCKER_IMAGE):$(DOCKER_TAG)
-	@./trivy --exit-code 0 --severity CRITICAL --no-progress $(DOCKER_REGISTRY)/$(DOCKER_REPO)/$(DOCKER_IMAGE):$(DOCKER_TAG)
+	@./trivy --exit-code 0 --severity CRITICAL --no-progress $(DOCKER_REGISTRY)/$(DOCKER_REPO)/$(DOCKER_IMAGE):$(DOCKER_TAG)
diff --git a/build/Dockerfile b/build/Dockerfile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ RUN apk --update add \
 # Packaging stage
 # Image source: https://github.com/litmuschaos/test-tools/blob/master/custom/hardened-alpine/experiment/Dockerfile
 # The base image is non-root (have litmus user) with default litmus directory.
-FROM litmuschaos/experiment-alpine
+FROM litmuschaos/experiment-alpine:2.9.0
 
 LABEL maintainer="LitmusChaos"
 

diff --git a/chaoslib/litmus/container-kill/lib/container-kill.go b/chaoslib/litmus/container-kill/lib/container-kill.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func PrepareContainerKill(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails,
 	}
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/litmus/disk-fill/lib/disk-fill.go b/chaoslib/litmus/disk-fill/lib/disk-fill.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func PrepareDiskFill(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails, clie
 	}
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/litmus/docker-service-kill/lib/docker-service-kill.go b/chaoslib/litmus/docker-service-kill/lib/docker-service-kill.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func PrepareDockerServiceKill(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDeta
 	}
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/litmus/kubelet-service-kill/lib/kubelet-service-kill.go b/chaoslib/litmus/kubelet-service-kill/lib/kubelet-service-kill.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func PrepareKubeletKill(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails, c
 	}
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/litmus/network-chaos/lib/network-chaos.go b/chaoslib/litmus/network-chaos/lib/network-chaos.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func PrepareAndInjectChaos(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails
 	}
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/litmus/node-cpu-hog/lib/node-cpu-hog.go b/chaoslib/litmus/node-cpu-hog/lib/node-cpu-hog.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func PrepareNodeCPUHog(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails, cl
 	})
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/litmus/node-io-stress/lib/node-io-stress.go b/chaoslib/litmus/node-io-stress/lib/node-io-stress.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func PrepareNodeIOStress(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails,
 	})
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/litmus/node-memory-hog/lib/node-memory-hog.go b/chaoslib/litmus/node-memory-hog/lib/node-memory-hog.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func PrepareNodeMemoryHog(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails,
 	})
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/litmus/node-restart/lib/node-restart.go b/chaoslib/litmus/node-restart/lib/node-restart.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func PrepareNodeRestart(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails, c
 		types.SetEngineEventAttributes(eventsDetails, types.ChaosInject, msg, "Normal", chaosDetails)
 		events.GenerateEvents(eventsDetails, clients, chaosDetails, "ChaosEngine")
 
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/litmus/pod-dns-chaos/lib/pod-dns-chaos.go b/chaoslib/litmus/pod-dns-chaos/lib/pod-dns-chaos.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func PrepareAndInjectChaos(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails
 	}
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/litmus/stress-chaos/lib/stress-chaos.go b/chaoslib/litmus/stress-chaos/lib/stress-chaos.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func PrepareAndInjectStressChaos(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentD
 	}
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/pumba/container-kill/lib/container-kill.go b/chaoslib/pumba/container-kill/lib/container-kill.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func PrepareContainerKill(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails,
 	}
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/pumba/cpu-chaos/lib/cpu-chaos.go b/chaoslib/pumba/cpu-chaos/lib/cpu-chaos.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func PreparePodCPUHog(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails, cli
 	}
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/pumba/memory-chaos/lib/memory-chaos.go b/chaoslib/pumba/memory-chaos/lib/memory-chaos.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func PreparePodMemoryHog(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails,
 	}
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/pumba/network-chaos/lib/network-chaos.go b/chaoslib/pumba/network-chaos/lib/network-chaos.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func PrepareAndInjectChaos(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails
 	}
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/chaoslib/pumba/pod-io-stress/lib/pod-io-stress.go b/chaoslib/pumba/pod-io-stress/lib/pod-io-stress.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func PreparePodIOStress(experimentsDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails, c
 	}
 
 	if experimentsDetails.EngineName != "" {
-		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, clients); err != nil {
+		if err := common.SetHelperData(chaosDetails, experimentsDetails.SetHelperData, clients); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.17.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.17.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v12.0.0+incompatible
+	k8s.io/klog v1.0.0
 	k8s.io/kubernetes v1.18.19
 )
 
@@ -75,7 +76,6 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.38.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/klog v1.0.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20200410145947-61e04a5be9a6 // indirect
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20200414100711-2df71ebbae66 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.4.0 // indirect

diff --git a/pkg/generic/container-kill/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/container-kill/environment/environment.go
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails) {
 	experimentDetails.Signal = types.Getenv("SIGNAL", "SIGKILL")
 	experimentDetails.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS", ""))
 	experimentDetails.NodeLabel = types.Getenv("NODE_LABEL", "")
+	experimentDetails.SetHelperData = types.Getenv("SET_HELPER_DATA", "true")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/container-kill/types/types.go b/pkg/generic/container-kill/types/types.go
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ type ExperimentDetails struct {
 	Signal                        string
 	NodeLabel                     string
 	IsTargetContainerProvided     bool
+	SetHelperData                 string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/disk-fill/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/disk-fill/environment/environment.go
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails) {
 	experimentDetails.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS", ""))
 	experimentDetails.DataBlockSize, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("DATA_BLOCK_SIZE", "256"))
 	experimentDetails.NodeLabel = types.Getenv("NODE_LABEL", "")
-
+	experimentDetails.SetHelperData = types.Getenv("SET_HELPER_DATA", "true")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/disk-fill/types/types.go b/pkg/generic/disk-fill/types/types.go
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@ type ExperimentDetails struct {
 	DataBlockSize                 int
 	NodeLabel                     string
 	IsTargetContainerProvided     bool
+	SetHelperData                 string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/docker-service-kill/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/docker-service-kill/environment/environment.go
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails) {
 	experimentDetails.TargetContainer = types.Getenv("TARGET_CONTAINER", "")
 	experimentDetails.NodeLabel = types.Getenv("NODE_LABEL", "")
 	experimentDetails.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS", ""))
+	experimentDetails.SetHelperData = types.Getenv("SET_HELPER_DATA", "true")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/docker-service-kill/types/types.go b/pkg/generic/docker-service-kill/types/types.go
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ type ExperimentDetails struct {
 	LIBImage                      string
 	LIBImagePullPolicy            string
 	TargetContainer               string
+	SetHelperData                 string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/kubelet-service-kill/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/kubelet-service-kill/environment/environment.go
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails) {
 	experimentDetails.TargetContainer = types.Getenv("TARGET_CONTAINER", "")
 	experimentDetails.NodeLabel = types.Getenv("NODE_LABEL", "")
 	experimentDetails.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS", ""))
+	experimentDetails.SetHelperData = types.Getenv("SET_HELPER_DATA", "true")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/kubelet-service-kill/types/types.go b/pkg/generic/kubelet-service-kill/types/types.go
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ type ExperimentDetails struct {
 	LIBImage                      string
 	LIBImagePullPolicy            string
 	TargetContainer               string
+	SetHelperData                 string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/network-chaos/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/network-chaos/environment/environment.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails, expName string
 	experimentDetails.SocketPath = types.Getenv("SOCKET_PATH", "/var/run/docker.sock")
 	experimentDetails.Sequence = types.Getenv("SEQUENCE", "parallel")
 	experimentDetails.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS", ""))
+	experimentDetails.SetHelperData = types.Getenv("SET_HELPER_DATA", "true")
 
 	switch expName {
 	case "pod-network-loss":

diff --git a/pkg/generic/network-chaos/types/types.go b/pkg/generic/network-chaos/types/types.go
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ type ExperimentDetails struct {
 	NetworkChaosType                   string
 	NodeLabel                          string
 	IsTargetContainerProvided          bool
+	SetHelperData                      string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/node-cpu-hog/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/node-cpu-hog/environment/environment.go
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails) {
 	experimentDetails.TargetContainer = types.Getenv("TARGET_CONTAINER", "")
 	experimentDetails.NodeLabel = types.Getenv("NODE_LABEL", "")
 	experimentDetails.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS", ""))
+	experimentDetails.SetHelperData = types.Getenv("SET_HELPER_DATA", "true")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/node-cpu-hog/types/types.go b/pkg/generic/node-cpu-hog/types/types.go
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ type ExperimentDetails struct {
 	Sequence                      string
 	TargetContainer               string
 	NodeLabel                     string
+	SetHelperData                 string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/node-io-stress/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/node-io-stress/environment/environment.go
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails) {
 	experimentDetails.TargetContainer = types.Getenv("TARGET_CONTAINER", "")
 	experimentDetails.NodeLabel = types.Getenv("NODE_LABEL", "")
 	experimentDetails.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS", ""))
+	experimentDetails.SetHelperData = types.Getenv("SET_HELPER_DATA", "true")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/node-io-stress/types/types.go b/pkg/generic/node-io-stress/types/types.go
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ type ExperimentDetails struct {
 	Sequence                        string
 	TargetContainer                 string
 	NodeLabel                       string
+	SetHelperData                   string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/node-memory-hog/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/node-memory-hog/environment/environment.go
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails) {
 	experimentDetails.TargetContainer = types.Getenv("TARGET_CONTAINER", "")
 	experimentDetails.NodeLabel = types.Getenv("NODE_LABEL", "")
 	experimentDetails.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS", ""))
+	experimentDetails.SetHelperData = types.Getenv("SET_HELPER_DATA", "true")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/node-memory-hog/types/types.go b/pkg/generic/node-memory-hog/types/types.go
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@ type ExperimentDetails struct {
 	Sequence                      string
 	TargetContainer               string
 	NodeLabel                     string
+	SetHelperData                 string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/node-restart/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/node-restart/environment/environment.go
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails) {
 	experimentDetails.TargetContainer = types.Getenv("TARGET_CONTAINER", "")
 	experimentDetails.NodeLabel = types.Getenv("NODE_LABEL", "")
 	experimentDetails.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS", ""))
+	experimentDetails.SetHelperData = types.Getenv("SET_HELPER_DATA", "true")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/node-restart/types/types.go b/pkg/generic/node-restart/types/types.go
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ type ExperimentDetails struct {
 	TargetNodeIP                  string
 	TargetContainer               string
 	NodeLabel                     string
+	SetHelperData                 string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/node-taint/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/node-taint/environment/environment.go
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails) {
 	experimentDetails.Timeout, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("STATUS_CHECK_TIMEOUT", "180"))
 	experimentDetails.TargetContainer = types.Getenv("TARGET_CONTAINER", "")
 	experimentDetails.NodeLabel = types.Getenv("NODE_LABEL", "")
+
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/node-taint/types/types.go b/pkg/generic/node-taint/types/types.go
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ type ExperimentDetails struct {
 	LIBImagePullPolicy string
 	TargetContainer    string
 	NodeLabel          string
+	SetHelperData      string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/pod-dns-chaos/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/pod-dns-chaos/environment/environment.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails, expType DNSCha
 	experimentDetails.SocketPath = types.Getenv("SOCKET_PATH", "/var/run/docker.sock")
 	experimentDetails.ChaosServiceAccount = types.Getenv("CHAOS_SERVICE_ACCOUNT", "")
 	experimentDetails.Sequence = types.Getenv("SEQUENCE", "parallel")
+	experimentDetails.SetHelperData = types.Getenv("SET_HELPER_DATA", "true")
 	experimentDetails.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS", ""))
 	switch expType {
 	case Error:

diff --git a/pkg/generic/pod-dns-chaos/types/types.go b/pkg/generic/pod-dns-chaos/types/types.go
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@ type ExperimentDetails struct {
 	SocketPath                    string
 	TerminationGracePeriodSeconds int
 	IsTargetContainerProvided     bool
+	SetHelperData                 string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/pod-network-partition/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/pod-network-partition/environment/environment.go
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails) {
 	experimentDetails.PodSelector = types.Getenv("POD_SELECTOR", "")
 	experimentDetails.NamespaceSelector = types.Getenv("NAMESPACE_SELECTOR", "")
 	experimentDetails.PORTS = types.Getenv("PORTS", "")
+
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generic/stress-chaos/environment/environment.go b/pkg/generic/stress-chaos/environment/environment.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func GetENV(experimentDetails *experimentTypes.ExperimentDetails, expName string
 	experimentDetails.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds, _ = strconv.Atoi(types.Getenv("TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS", ""))
 	experimentDetails.StressImage = types.Getenv("STRESS_IMAGE", "alexeiled/stress-ng:latest-ubuntu")
 	experimentDetails.NodeLabel = types.Getenv("NODE_LABEL", "")
+	experimentDetails.SetHelperData = types.Getenv("SET_HELPER_DATA", "true")
 
 	switch expName {
 	case "pod-cpu-hog":

diff --git a/pkg/generic/stress-chaos/types/types.go b/pkg/generic/stress-chaos/types/types.go
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ type ExperimentDetails struct {
 	StressType                      string
 	IsTargetContainerProvided       bool
 	NodeLabel                       string
+	SetHelperData                   string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/utils/common/pods.go b/pkg/utils/common/pods.go
@@ -82,29 +82,38 @@ func getChaosPodResourceRequirements(podName, containerName, namespace string, c
 
 // SetHelperData derive the data from experiment pod and sets into experimentDetails struct
 // which can be used to create helper pod
-func SetHelperData(chaosDetails *types.ChaosDetails, clients clients.ClientSets) error {
-	pod, err := clients.KubeClient.CoreV1().Pods(chaosDetails.ChaosNamespace).Get(chaosDetails.ChaosPodName, v1.GetOptions{})
+func SetHelperData(chaosDetails *types.ChaosDetails, setHelperData string, clients clients.ClientSets) error {
+	var pod *core_v1.Pod
+	pod, err = clients.KubeClient.CoreV1().Pods(chaosDetails.ChaosNamespace).Get(chaosDetails.ChaosPodName, v1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// Get Chaos Pod Annotation
-	chaosDetails.Annotations = pod.Annotations
-
-	// Get ImagePullSecrets
-	chaosDetails.ImagePullSecrets = pod.Spec.ImagePullSecrets
 
 	// Get Labels
 	labels := pod.ObjectMeta.Labels
 	delete(labels, "controller-uid")
 	delete(labels, "job-name")
 	chaosDetails.Labels = labels
 
-	// Get Resource Requirements
-	chaosDetails.Resources, err = getChaosPodResourceRequirements(chaosDetails.ChaosPodName, chaosDetails.ExperimentName, chaosDetails.ChaosNamespace, clients)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Errorf("unable to get resource requirements, err: %v", err)
+	switch setHelperData {
+	case "false":
+		return nil
+
+	default:
+
+		// Get Chaos Pod Annotation
+		chaosDetails.Annotations = pod.Annotations
+
+		// Get ImagePullSecrets
+		chaosDetails.ImagePullSecrets = pod.Spec.ImagePullSecrets
+
+		// Get Resource Requirements
+		chaosDetails.Resources, err = getChaosPodResourceRequirements(chaosDetails.ChaosPodName, chaosDetails.ExperimentName, chaosDetails.ChaosNamespace, clients)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Errorf("unable to get resource requirements, err: %v", err)
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 // GetHelperLabels return the labels of the helper pod