Path-based Apply API handlers

The API handling for the declarative apply feature is currently a single endpoint that acts as a switch for all registered handlers.

Extending the supported apiVersions and object kinds requires manually adding a function to the set of registered appliers reachable for this single, in-process, handler.

Why delay improving?

• An implementation exists and works.
• Not many apiVersions and kinds are expected in the foreseeable future.
• Other essential features do not exist and should be the focus first.

Potential improvement

Instead of using a signle apply API endpoint create more explict ones.
The exact path is to be defined later but similar to any of:

• /api/apply/{apiVersion}/{kind}
• /api/v0/apply/{apiVersion}/{kind}
• /api/{apiVersion}/apply/{kind}

The idea:

1. Fix the format for new endpoints.
2. Create new API handlers for all existing versions and kinds.
3. Update the top apply endpoint to proxy proxy to the new endpoints.
4. Update replictl apply to use the new endpoints directly.

This new format would allow more flexibility and a more additive & decoupled architecture.

Downsides the new solution/idea

• Increased complexity of the API definition.
• The introduction of a proxy endpoint and dealing with unsupported versions & kinds could be more complex.