refactor: add chart for extensions

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Move standalone Kuadrant extensions (e.g. pipeline-policy) out of the operator CSV patch and into their own installable chart, charts/kuadrant-extensions, deployed as a separate Helm release.

• Add charts/kuadrant-extensions: deploys the extensions namespace, the CRD/RBAC/Secret manifests supplied via extensionsManifests.yaml, and a Deployment per extension that connects to the operator's extension gRPC service.
• Remove the old 08-extensions-patch.yaml CSV-patching approach.
• install.sh / uninstall.sh: install/uninstall the new chart when -e is passed, instead of just merging extension manifests into the instances install.
• values.yaml: replace the old CSV-patch image comment with extensionsImage, and add extensionsNamespace, extensionsName, and extensionsToken (auto-generated if left empty) to configure the standalone deployment.
• Generalize resource naming in extensionsManifests.yaml / example-extensionsManifests.yaml: the ClusterRole, ServiceAccount, ClusterRoleBinding, and credential Secret names now derive from {{ .Values.kuadrant.extensionsName }} instead of being hardcoded to pipeline-policy, so they stay
  in sync with the new deployment template and the operator's kuadrant-extension-auth lookup. The CRD schema and ClusterRole rules remain extension-specific and are left as-is.
• README: document the new charts/kuadrant-extensions install path, the -e flag, and that extensions require Kuadrant v1.6+ / RHCL v1.5+ (leave extensionsImage empty on older versions).

Verification steps

1. Run ./install.sh -e with kuadrant.extensionsImage set to quay.io/rh-ee-starabov/extensions:pipeline-policy (testing image).
2. Confirm the kuadrant-extensions namespace, ServiceAccount, ClusterRole/Binding, CRD, and Secrets are created with names derived from kuadrant.extensionsName.
3. Confirm the extension pod starts, authenticates to the operator's extension gRPC service using the shared token, and reaches Ready.
4. Run ./uninstall.sh and confirm the kuadrant-extensions release is cleanly removed.

Closes #113
Follow-up work will wire this new standalone extension deployment into CI in testsuite-pipelines.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added support for deploying Kuadrant extensions as a standalone Helm release.
  • Added configurable extension namespace, name, image and authentication token.
  • Automatically generates a secure token when none is provided.
  • Added extension manifests with required permissions and credentials.

• Documentation

  • Updated installation guidance for standalone extensions, Helm usage and the -e installer option.

• Bug Fixes

  • Uninstallation now removes the standalone extensions release automatically.

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Walkthrough

The change replaces operator CSV patching with a standalone kuadrant-extensions Helm chart. It adds configurable namespace, identity, token, RBAC, Deployment, installation, uninstallation, example manifests, and documentation support.

Changes

Standalone extension deployment

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Extension chart and deployment charts/kuadrant-extensions/*, values.yaml	The new chart creates the extension namespace and a restricted Deployment when extensionsImage is configured. It supports configurable names, namespaces, tokens, images, credentials, and resources.
Extension identity and access wiring example-extensionsManifests.yaml	Extension resources now use templated names and namespaces. RBAC includes read access to HTTPRoute and Gateway. Authentication and credential Secrets use the shared token.
Installation and removal lifecycle install.sh, uninstall.sh	The -e option installs kuadrant-extensions as a separate Helm release. Uninstallation removes the release before instances.
Retirement of CSV patching charts/kuadrant-operators/templates/kuadrant/08-extensions-patch.yaml	The former ServiceAccount, RBAC, ConfigMap, and CSV-patch Job are removed.
Deployment documentation README.md	The README documents standalone chart installation, required configuration, supported versions, and the -e installer option.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to b91a7

The standalone extension chart currently uses a predictable authentication token, which could allow unauthorized clients to impersonate an extension, and supports only one extension despite the stated requirement for multiple extensions. Merge should be blocked until token propagation/persistence and multi-extension rendering are fixed.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Installer
  participant Helm
  participant KuadrantExtensionsChart
  participant Kubernetes
  participant Extension
  participant KuadrantOperator

  Installer->>Helm: Install kuadrant-extensions with extension manifests
  Helm->>KuadrantExtensionsChart: Render namespace, RBAC, Secrets, and Deployment
  KuadrantExtensionsChart->>Kubernetes: Create standalone extension resources
  Kubernetes->>Extension: Start extension Deployment
  Extension->>KuadrantOperator: Authenticate with shared credential

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Poem

A rabbit hops through Helm’s neat chart,
With tokens tucked and pods set smart.
No CSV patch bends the way,
Extensions stand on their own today.
“Deploy!” I thump, then softly grin.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main change: adding a Helm chart for standalone extensions.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy issue [#113] by adding standalone deployment, credential wiring, configurable resource names, and removing CSV patching.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes remain within scope for issue [#113], including chart support, installer updates, cleanup, values, manifests, and documentation.
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Inline comments:
In `@example-extensionsManifests.yaml`:
- Around line 315-331: Replace the static TOKEN values in the Secrets associated
with kuadrant.extensionsName and its -credential resource with the same quoted
kuadrant.extensionsToken value; when that value is empty, reuse the previously
generated token on Helm upgrades before generating a new one.

In `@values.yaml`:
- Around line 73-77: Replace the single extensionsName configuration with a list
of extension definitions, then update the chart templates to range over that
list when rendering each extension’s Deployment, RBAC resources, credential
Secret, and authentication Secret entries. Update install.sh’s -e handling to
accept and install multiple configured extensions while preserving unique
resource and release names per extension.

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