一，首先下载helm-controller源码
helm-controller
二，找到helm.go方法，这是一切的开始

func main() {
	//生成一个新的配置结构体
	actionConfig := new(action.Configuration)
	//将所有命令集成进来，找到具体的命令，下文详说
	cmd, err := newRootCmd(actionConfig, os.Stdout, os.Args[1:])
	if err != nil {
		warning("%+v", err)
		os.Exit(1)
	}

	// 对配置进行初始化，填入数据，如storage等
	cobra.OnInitialize(func() {
		helmDriver := os.Getenv("HELM_DRIVER")
		if err := actionConfig.Init(settings.RESTClientGetter(), settings.Namespace(), helmDriver, debug); err != nil {
			log.Fatal(err)
		}
		if helmDriver == "memory" {
			loadReleasesInMemory(actionConfig)
		}
	})
  //执行找到的命令
	if err := cmd.Execute(); err != nil {
		debug("%+v", err)
		switch e := err.(type) {
		case pluginError:
			os.Exit(e.code)
		default:
			os.Exit(1)
		}
	}
}

三， newRootCmd 方法
在root.go文件中，内容非常多，主要内容有两个。
1是解析命令行参数，如namespace,config context，将参数注册进命令中，以备执行时使用。
2是将子命令如install,list等注入到cmd中，这样具体的执行就进入了子命令
四，以install 子命令为例
helm\install.go 文件

func newInstallCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
//这个action是参数传入的，即在main函数初始化好的，里面包含了指定的driver，storage等信息，这里生成具体实例
	client := action.NewInstall(cfg)
	valueOpts := &values.Options{}
	var outfmt output.Format

	cmd := &cobra.Command{
		Use:   "install [NAME] [CHART]",
		Short: "install a chart",
		Long:  installDesc,
		Args:  require.MinimumNArgs(1),
		ValidArgsFunction: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
			return compInstall(args, toComplete, client)
		},
		//注入具体执行函数runInstall
		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
			rel, err := runInstall(args, client, valueOpts, out)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}

			return outfmt.Write(out, &statusPrinter{rel, settings.Debug, false})
		},
	}

	addInstallFlags(cmd, cmd.Flags(), client, valueOpts)
	bindOutputFlag(cmd, &outfmt)
	bindPostRenderFlag(cmd, &client.PostRenderer)

	return cmd
}

五，runInstall方法

func runInstall(args []string, client *action.Install, valueOpts *values.Options, out io.Writer) (*release.Release, error) {
	debug("Original chart version: %q", client.Version)
	if client.Version == "" && client.Devel {
		debug("setting version to >0.0.0-0")
		client.Version = ">0.0.0-0"
	}
	//解析参数
	name, chart, err := client.NameAndChart(args)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	client.ReleaseName = name
	//下载chart ,返回文件路径
	cp, err := client.ChartPathOptions.LocateChart(chart, settings)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	debug("CHART PATH: %s\n", cp)
	//生成values.yaml中的参数
	p := getter.All(settings)
	vals, err := valueOpts.MergeValues(p)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// 验证文件，并生成chart对象
	chartRequested, err := loader.Load(cp)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	if err := checkIfInstallable(chartRequested); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	if chartRequested.Metadata.Deprecated {
		warning("This chart is deprecated")
	}
//处理依赖
	if req := chartRequested.Metadata.Dependencies; req != nil {
		// If CheckDependencies returns an error, we have unfulfilled dependencies.
		// As of Helm 2.4.0, this is treated as a stopping condition:
		// https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/2209
		if err := action.CheckDependencies(chartRequested, req); err != nil {
			if client.DependencyUpdate {
				man := &downloader.Manager{
					Out:              out,
					ChartPath:        cp,
					Keyring:          client.ChartPathOptions.Keyring,
					SkipUpdate:       false,
					Getters:          p,
					RepositoryConfig: settings.RepositoryConfig,
					RepositoryCache:  settings.RepositoryCache,
					Debug:            settings.Debug,
				}
				if err := man.Update(); err != nil {
					return nil, err
				}
				// Reload the chart with the updated Chart.lock file.
				if chartRequested, err = loader.Load(cp); err != nil {
					return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed reloading chart after repo update")
				}
			} else {
				return nil, err
			}
		}
	}

	client.Namespace = settings.Namespace()
	//将charts 和 values参数传入，执行安装。这里使用的action.Install
	return client.Run(chartRequested, vals)
}

六，action.Install 中的run方法
在action\install.go 里

func (i *Install) Run(chrt *chart.Chart, vals map[string]interface{}) (*release.Release, error) {
	// Check reachability of cluster unless in client-only mode (e.g. `helm template` without `--validate`)
	if !i.ClientOnly {
		if err := i.cfg.KubeClient.IsReachable(); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}

	if err := i.availableName(); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	//处理并安装crds
	// Pre-install anything in the crd/ directory. We do this before Helm
	// contacts the upstream server and builds the capabilities object.
	if crds := chrt.CRDObjects(); !i.ClientOnly && !i.SkipCRDs && len(crds) > 0 {
		// On dry run, bail here
		if i.DryRun {
			i.cfg.Log("WARNING: This chart or one of its subcharts contains CRDs. Rendering may fail or contain inaccuracies.")
		} else if err := i.installCRDs(crds); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}

	if i.ClientOnly {
		// Add mock objects in here so it doesn't use Kube API server
		// NOTE(bacongobbler): used for `helm template`
		i.cfg.Capabilities = chartutil.DefaultCapabilities
		i.cfg.Capabilities.APIVersions = append(i.cfg.Capabilities.APIVersions, i.APIVersions...)
		i.cfg.KubeClient = &kubefake.PrintingKubeClient{Out: ioutil.Discard}

		mem := driver.NewMemory()
		mem.SetNamespace(i.Namespace)
		//初始化storage
		i.cfg.Releases = storage.Init(mem)
	} else if !i.ClientOnly && len(i.APIVersions) > 0 {
		i.cfg.Log("API Version list given outside of client only mode, this list will be ignored")
	}
	//处理依赖
	if err := chartutil.ProcessDependencies(chrt, vals); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Make sure if Atomic is set, that wait is set as well. This makes it so
	// the user doesn't have to specify both
	i.Wait = i.Wait || i.Atomic

	caps, err := i.cfg.getCapabilities()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	//special case for helm template --is-upgrade
	isUpgrade := i.IsUpgrade && i.DryRun
	options := chartutil.ReleaseOptions{
		Name:      i.ReleaseName,
		Namespace: i.Namespace,
		Revision:  1,
		IsInstall: !isUpgrade,
		IsUpgrade: isUpgrade,
	}
	valuesToRender, err := chartutil.ToRenderValues(chrt, vals, options, caps)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	//生成release记录
	rel := i.createRelease(chrt, vals)

	var manifestDoc *bytes.Buffer
	rel.Hooks, manifestDoc, rel.Info.Notes, err = i.cfg.renderResources(chrt, valuesToRender, i.ReleaseName, i.OutputDir, i.SubNotes, i.UseReleaseName, i.IncludeCRDs, i.PostRenderer, i.DryRun)
	// Even for errors, attach this if available
	if manifestDoc != nil {
		rel.Manifest = manifestDoc.String()
	}
	// Check error from render
	if err != nil {
		rel.SetStatus(release.StatusFailed, fmt.Sprintf("failed to render resource: %s", err.Error()))
		// Return a release with partial data so that the client can show debugging information.
		return rel, err
	}

	// Mark this release as in-progress
	rel.SetStatus(release.StatusPendingInstall, "Initial install underway")

	var toBeAdopted kube.ResourceList
	resources, err := i.cfg.KubeClient.Build(bytes.NewBufferString(rel.Manifest), !i.DisableOpenAPIValidation)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to build kubernetes objects from release manifest")
	}

	// It is safe to use "force" here because these are resources currently rendered by the chart.
	err = resources.Visit(setMetadataVisitor(rel.Name, rel.Namespace, true))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Install requires an extra validation step of checking that resources
	// don't already exist before we actually create resources. If we continue
	// forward and create the release object with resources that already exist,
	// we'll end up in a state where we will delete those resources upon
	// deleting the release because the manifest will be pointing at that
	// resource
	if !i.ClientOnly && !isUpgrade && len(resources) > 0 {
		toBeAdopted, err = existingResourceConflict(resources, rel.Name, rel.Namespace)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "rendered manifests contain a resource that already exists. Unable to continue with install")
		}
	}

	// Bail out here if it is a dry run
	if i.DryRun {
		rel.Info.Description = "Dry run complete"
		return rel, nil
	}

	if i.CreateNamespace {
		ns := &v1.Namespace{
			TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
				APIVersion: "v1",
				Kind:       "Namespace",
			},
			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
				Name: i.Namespace,
				Labels: map[string]string{
					"name": i.Namespace,
				},
			},
		}
		buf, err := yaml.Marshal(ns)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		resourceList, err := i.cfg.KubeClient.Build(bytes.NewBuffer(buf), true)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		if _, err := i.cfg.KubeClient.Create(resourceList); err != nil && !apierrors.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
			return nil, err
		}
	}

	// If Replace is true, we need to supercede the last release.
	if i.Replace {
		if err := i.replaceRelease(rel); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}

	// Store the release in history before continuing (new in Helm 3). We always know
	// that this is a create operation.
	if err := i.cfg.Releases.Create(rel); err != nil {
		// We could try to recover gracefully here, but since nothing has been installed
		// yet, this is probably safer than trying to continue when we know storage is
		// not working.
		return rel, err
	}

	// pre-install hooks
	if !i.DisableHooks {
		if err := i.cfg.execHook(rel, release.HookPreInstall, i.Timeout); err != nil {
			return i.failRelease(rel, fmt.Errorf("failed pre-install: %s", err))
		}
	}

	// At this point, we can do the install. Note that before we were detecting whether to
	// do an update, but it's not clear whether we WANT to do an update if the re-use is set
	// to true, since that is basically an upgrade operation.
	if len(toBeAdopted) == 0 && len(resources) > 0 {
		if _, err := i.cfg.KubeClient.Create(resources); err != nil {
			return i.failRelease(rel, err)
		}
	} else if len(resources) > 0 {
		if _, err := i.cfg.KubeClient.Update(toBeAdopted, resources, false); err != nil {
			return i.failRelease(rel, err)
		}
	}

	if i.Wait {
		if i.WaitForJobs {
			if err := i.cfg.KubeClient.WaitWithJobs(resources, i.Timeout); err != nil {
				return i.failRelease(rel, err)
			}
		} else {
			if err := i.cfg.KubeClient.Wait(resources, i.Timeout); err != nil {
				return i.failRelease(rel, err)
			}
		}
	}

	if !i.DisableHooks {
		if err := i.cfg.execHook(rel, release.HookPostInstall, i.Timeout); err != nil {
			return i.failRelease(rel, fmt.Errorf("failed post-install: %s", err))
		}
	}

	if len(i.Description) > 0 {
		rel.SetStatus(release.StatusDeployed, i.Description)
	} else {
		rel.SetStatus(release.StatusDeployed, "Install complete")
	}

	// This is a tricky case. The release has been created, but the result
	// cannot be recorded. The truest thing to tell the user is that the
	// release was created. However, the user will not be able to do anything
	// further with this release.
	//
	// One possible strategy would be to do a timed retry to see if we can get
	// this stored in the future.
	if err := i.recordRelease(rel); err != nil {
		i.cfg.Log("failed to record the release: %s", err)
	}

	return rel, nil
}