The current functionality of the kn-workflow CLI allows for the generation of Kubernetes resources, specifically SonataFlow CRs and a series of ConfigMap CRs, based on the application.properties file, schemas and spec folders. However, a common use case has emerged where users need to patch the generated SonataFlow CR to mount a secret into the pod, making environment variables available to the workflow's application.

To streamline this process, we propose extending the kn-workflow plugin with the ability to Generate Kubernetes Secret from secret.properties files, while ensuring proper resource ordering. We will also update the plugin documentation and will provide examples.