Fix templated env_vars field in KubernetesPodOperator to allow for compatibility with XComArgs

airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/backcompat/backwards_compat_converters.py

@@ -76,10 +76,20 @@ def convert_env_vars(env_vars: list[k8s.V1EnvVar] | dict[str, str]) -> list[k8s.
 
     If the collection is a str-str dict, convert it into a list of ``V1EnvVar``s.
     """
-    if isinstance(env_vars, list):
-        return env_vars
     if isinstance(env_vars, dict):
         return [k8s.V1EnvVar(name=k, value=v) for k, v in env_vars.items()]
+    return env_vars
+
+
+def convert_env_vars_or_raise_error(env_vars: list[k8s.V1EnvVar] | dict[str, str]) -> list[k8s.V1EnvVar]:
+    """
+    Separate function to convert env var collection for kubernetes and then raise an error if it is still the wrong type.
+
+    This is used after the template strings have been rendered.
+    """
+    env_vars = convert_env_vars(env_vars)
+    if isinstance(env_vars, list):
+        return env_vars
     raise AirflowException(f"Expected dict or list, got {type(env_vars)}")
 
 

airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/operators/pod.py

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     convert_affinity,
     convert_configmap,
     convert_env_vars,
+    convert_env_vars_or_raise_error,
     convert_image_pull_secrets,
     convert_pod_runtime_info_env,
     convert_port,
@@ -332,8 +333,10 @@ def __init__(
         self.startup_check_interval_seconds = startup_check_interval_seconds
         env_vars = convert_env_vars(env_vars) if env_vars else []
         self.env_vars = env_vars
-        if pod_runtime_info_envs:
-            self.env_vars.extend([convert_pod_runtime_info_env(p) for p in pod_runtime_info_envs])
+        pod_runtime_info_envs = (
+            [convert_pod_runtime_info_env(p) for p in pod_runtime_info_envs] if pod_runtime_info_envs else []
+        )
+        self.pod_runtime_info_envs = pod_runtime_info_envs
         self.env_from = env_from or []
         if configmaps:
             self.env_from.extend([convert_configmap(c) for c in configmaps])
@@ -985,6 +988,11 @@ def build_pod_request_obj(self, context: Context | None = None) -> k8s.V1Pod:
         template file.
         """
         self.log.debug("Creating pod for KubernetesPodOperator task %s", self.task_id)
+
+        self.env_vars = convert_env_vars_or_raise_error(self.env_vars) if self.env_vars else []
+        if self.pod_runtime_info_envs:
+            self.env_vars.extend(self.pod_runtime_info_envs)
+
         if self.pod_template_file:
             self.log.debug("Pod template file found, will parse for base pod")
             pod_template = pod_generator.PodGenerator.deserialize_model_file(self.pod_template_file)

pyproject.toml

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ dynamic = ["version", "optional-dependencies", "dependencies"]
 #
 # END DEPRECATED EXTRAS HERE
 #
-# !!!!!! Those provuders are defined in the `airflow/providers/<provider>/provider.yaml` files  !!!!!!!
+# !!!!!! Those providers are defined in the `airflow/providers/<provider>/provider.yaml` files  !!!!!!!
 #
 # Those extras are available as regular Airflow extras, they install provider packages in standard builds
 # or dependencies that are necessary to enable the feature in editable build.

tests/providers/cncf/kubernetes/operators/test_pod.py

@@ -235,20 +235,47 @@ def test_config_path(self, hook_mock):
         )
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        "input",
+        "input,render_template_as_native_obj,raises_error",
         [
-            pytest.param([k8s.V1EnvVar(name="{{ bar }}", value="{{ foo }}")], id="current"),
-            pytest.param({"{{ bar }}": "{{ foo }}"}, id="backcompat"),
+            pytest.param([k8s.V1EnvVar(name="{{ bar }}", value="{{ foo }}")], False, False, id="current"),
+            pytest.param({"{{ bar }}": "{{ foo }}"}, False, False, id="backcompat"),
+            pytest.param("{{ env }}", True, False, id="xcom_args"),
+            pytest.param("bad env", False, True, id="error"),
         ],
     )
-    def test_env_vars(self, input):
+    def test_env_vars(self, input, render_template_as_native_obj, raises_error):
+        dag = DAG(
+            dag_id="dag",
+            start_date=pendulum.now(),
+            render_template_as_native_obj=render_template_as_native_obj,
+        )
         k = KubernetesPodOperator(
             env_vars=input,
             task_id="task",
+            name="test",
+            dag=dag,
+        )
+        k.render_template_fields(
+            context={"foo": "footemplated", "bar": "bartemplated", "env": {"bartemplated": "footemplated"}}
+        )
+        if raises_error:
+            with pytest.raises(AirflowException):
+                k.build_pod_request_obj()
+        else:
+            k.build_pod_request_obj()
+            assert k.env_vars[0].name == "bartemplated"
+            assert k.env_vars[0].value == "footemplated"
+
+    def test_pod_runtime_info_envs(self):
+        k = KubernetesPodOperator(
+            task_id="task",
+            name="test",
+            pod_runtime_info_envs=[k8s.V1EnvVar(name="bar", value="foo")],
         )
-        k.render_template_fields(context={"foo": "footemplated", "bar": "bartemplated"})
-        assert k.env_vars[0].value == "footemplated"
-        assert k.env_vars[0].name == "bartemplated"
+        k.build_pod_request_obj()
+
+        assert k.env_vars[0].name == "bar"
+        assert k.env_vars[0].value == "foo"
 
     def test_security_context(self):
         security_context = V1PodSecurityContext(run_as_user=1245)