proposal v2

api/internal/plugins/loader/loader.go

@@ -42,24 +42,22 @@ func NewLoader(
 	return &Loader{pc: pc, rf: rf, fs: fs}
 }
 
-// Config provides the global (not plugin specific) PluginConfig data.
+// LoaderWithWorkingDir returns loader after setting its working directory.
-func (l *Loader) Config() *types.PluginConfig {
+// NOTE: This is not really a new loader since some of the Loader struct fields are pointers.
-	return l.pc
+func (l *Loader) LoaderWithWorkingDir(wd string) *Loader {
-}
+	lpc := &types.PluginConfig{
-
-// DeepCopyPluginConfig makes a full copy the actual values of PluginConfig.
-func (l *Loader) DeepCopyPluginConfig() {
-	l.pc = &types.PluginConfig{
 		PluginRestrictions: l.pc.PluginRestrictions,
 		BpLoadingOptions:   l.pc.BpLoadingOptions,
 		FnpLoadingOptions:  l.pc.FnpLoadingOptions,
 		HelmConfig:         l.pc.HelmConfig,
 	}
+	lpc.FnpLoadingOptions.WorkingDir = wd
+	return &Loader{pc: lpc, rf: l.rf, fs: l.fs}
 }
 
-// SetPluginConfigWorkingDir sets the working directory for the loader's plugins.
+// Config provides the global (not plugin specific) PluginConfig data.
-func (l *Loader) SetPluginConfigWorkingDir(wd string) {
+func (l *Loader) Config() *types.PluginConfig {
-	l.pc.FnpLoadingOptions.WorkingDir = wd
+	return l.pc
 }
 
 func (l *Loader) LoadGenerators(

api/internal/plugins/loader/loader_test.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package loader_test
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	. "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/internal/plugins/loader"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/loader"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/provider"
@@ -79,16 +80,15 @@ func TestLoader(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestLoaderSetPluginConfigWorkingDir(t *testing.T) {
+func TestLoaderWithWorkingDir(t *testing.T) {
 	p := provider.NewDefaultDepProvider()
 	rmF := resmap.NewFactory(p.GetResourceFactory())
 	fsys := filesys.MakeFsInMemory()
 	c := types.EnabledPluginConfig(types.BploLoadFromFileSys)
 	pLdr := NewLoader(c, rmF, fsys)
-	pLdrCopy := *pLdr
+	npLdr := pLdr.LoaderWithWorkingDir("/tmp/dummy")
-	pLdrCopy.DeepCopyPluginConfig()
+	require.Equal(t,
-	pLdrCopy.SetPluginConfigWorkingDir("/tmp/dummy")
+		"/tmp/dummy",
-	if pLdrCopy.Config().FnpLoadingOptions.WorkingDir != "/tmp/dummy" {
+		npLdr.Config().FnpLoadingOptions.WorkingDir,
-		t.Fatal("plugin working dir is not set correctly")
+		"plugin working dir is not set correctly")
-	}
 }

api/internal/target/kusttarget.go

@@ -44,15 +44,11 @@ func NewKustTarget(
 	validator ifc.Validator,
 	rFactory *resmap.Factory,
 	pLdr *loader.Loader) *KustTarget {
-	pLdrCopy := *pLdr
-	pLdrCopy.DeepCopyPluginConfig()
-	pLdrCopy.SetPluginConfigWorkingDir(ldr.Root())
-
 	return &KustTarget{
 		ldr:       ldr,
 		validator: validator,
 		rFactory:  rFactory,
-		pLdr:      &pLdrCopy,
+		pLdr:      pLdr.LoaderWithWorkingDir(ldr.Root()),
 	}
 }