Implemented both the dry run and local flags.

hack/make-rules/test-cmd.sh

@@ -2162,6 +2162,9 @@ __EOF__
   ## Set resource limits/request of a deployment
   # Pre-condition: no deployment exists
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
+  # Set resources of a local file without talking to the server
+  kubectl set resources -f hack/testdata/deployment-multicontainer.yaml -c=perl --limits=cpu=300m --requests=cpu=300m --local -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  ! kubectl set resources -f hack/testdata/deployment-multicontainer.yaml -c=perl --limits=cpu=300m --requests=cpu=300m --dry-run -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
   # Create a deployment
   kubectl create -f hack/testdata/deployment-multicontainer.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'nginx-deployment:'
@@ -2196,7 +2199,9 @@ __EOF__
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{(index .spec.template.spec.containers 1).resources.limits.cpu}}:{{end}}" "300m:"
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{(index .spec.template.spec.containers 1).resources.requests.cpu}}:{{end}}" "300m:"
   # Set limits on a local file without talking to the server
-  kubectl set resources deployment -f hack/testdata/deployment-multicontainer.yaml -c=perl --limits=cpu=300m --requests=cpu=300m --dry-run -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  kubectl set resources -f hack/testdata/deployment-multicontainer.yaml -c=perl --limits=cpu=500m --requests=cpu=500m --dry-run -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  kubectl set resources deployment nginx-deployment -c=perl --limits=cpu=500m --requests=cpu=500m --dry-run -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  ! kubectl set resources deployment nginx-deployment -c=perl --limits=cpu=500m --requests=cpu=500m --local -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{(index .spec.template.spec.containers 0).resources.limits.cpu}}:{{end}}" "200m:"
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{(index .spec.template.spec.containers 1).resources.limits.cpu}}:{{end}}" "300m:"
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{(index .spec.template.spec.containers 1).resources.requests.cpu}}:{{end}}" "300m:"

pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ var (
 		kubectl set resources deployment nginx --limits=cpu=0,memory=0 --requests=cpu=0,memory=0
 
 		# Print the result (in yaml format) of updating nginx container limits from a local, without hitting the server
-		kubectl set resources -f path/to/file.yaml --limits=cpu=200m,memory=512Mi --dry-run -o yaml`)
+		kubectl set resources -f path/to/file.yaml --limits=cpu=200m,memory=512Mi --local -o yaml`)
 )
 
 // ResourcesOptions is the start of the data required to perform the operation. As new fields are added, add them here instead of
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ type ResourcesOptions struct {
 	All               bool
 	Record            bool
 	ChangeCause       string
+	Local             bool
 	Cmd               *cobra.Command
 
 	Limits               string
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ func NewCmdResources(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.All, "all", false, "select all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Selector, "selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.ContainerSelector, "containers", "c", "*", "The names of containers in the selected pod templates to change, all containers are selected by default - may use wildcards")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.Local, "local", false, "If true, set resources will NOT contact api-server but run locally.")
 	cmdutil.AddDryRunFlag(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddRecordFlag(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.Limits, "limits", options.Limits, "The resource requirement requests for this container.  For example, 'cpu=100m,memory=256Mi'.  Note that server side components may assign requests depending on the server configuration, such as limit ranges.")
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ func (o *ResourcesOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 		//FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, o.Filenames...).
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
 		Flatten()
-	if !cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd) {
+	if !o.Local {
 		builder = builder.
 			SelectorParam(o.Selector).
 			ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(o.All, args...).
@@ -214,8 +216,7 @@ func (o *ResourcesOptions) Run() error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(o.Cmd) {
-			fmt.Fprintln(o.Err, "info: running in local mode...")
+		if o.Local || cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(o.Cmd) {
 			return o.PrintObject(o.Cmd, o.Mapper, info.Object, o.Out)
 		}