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chaoskube ★ 1935 126 APPLICATION

chaoskube is a Kubernetes chaos engineering tool that periodically terminates random pods in a cluster. It runs as a long-lived process (deployment or CLI) and uses the Kubernetes API to list, filter, and delete pods. The architecture is a single binary with a main entry point that wires together configuration (flags/env vars), a Kubernetes client, pod filters (labels, annotations, namespaces, kinds, name regex, age, time-based exclusions), a terminator (currently only delete-pod), and optional notifiers (Slack). The core loop in `chaoskube.Run()` ticks on a configurable interval, calls `TerminateVictims()` which checks time-based exclusions, selects victims via `Victims()` (which calls `Candidates()` applying all filters), and deletes them. The code is well-structured with clear interfaces for termination and notification, comprehensive test coverage using fake Kubernetes clients, and a Helm chart for deployment. It is a mature, actively maintained project with 1935 stars and a strong community.

RATING: 9.2/10 MAINT: active DRIFT: low
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