From ddf16fbcc8eff178d68159c638e6b099a4fdf0fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Safwan <msafwankarim786@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:37:28 +0500
Subject: [PATCH] migrate recorder to new api

---
 internal/pkg/controller/manager.go   |  2 +-
 internal/pkg/events/recorder.go      | 23 ++++++++++++++---------
 internal/pkg/events/recorder_test.go | 10 +++++-----
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/internal/pkg/controller/manager.go b/internal/pkg/controller/manager.go
index b33b86a3..2190b8b3 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/controller/manager.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/controller/manager.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func SetupReconcilers(mgr ctrl.Manager, cfg *config.Config, log logr.Logger, col
 		},
 	)
 	reloadService := reload.NewService(cfg, log.WithName("reload"))
-	eventRecorder := events.NewRecorder(mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("reloader"))
+	eventRecorder := events.NewRecorder(mgr.GetEventRecorder("reloader"))
 	pauseHandler := reload.NewPauseHandler(cfg)
 
 	// Create alerter based on configuration
diff --git a/internal/pkg/events/recorder.go b/internal/pkg/events/recorder.go
index 1f3eef58..14350a03 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/events/recorder.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/events/recorder.go
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package events
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/events"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -18,15 +16,18 @@ const (
 	ReasonReloaded = "Reloaded"
 	// ReasonReloadFailed indicates a workload reload failed.
 	ReasonReloadFailed = "ReloadFailed"
+
+	// actionReloading is the action reported on reload events.
+	actionReloading = "Reloading"
 )
 
 // Recorder wraps the Kubernetes event recorder.
 type Recorder struct {
-	recorder record.EventRecorder
+	recorder events.EventRecorder
 }
 
 // NewRecorder creates a new event Recorder.
-func NewRecorder(recorder record.EventRecorder) *Recorder {
+func NewRecorder(recorder events.EventRecorder) *Recorder {
 	if recorder == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -38,11 +39,13 @@ func (r *Recorder) ReloadSuccess(object runtime.Object, resourceType, resourceNa
 	if r == nil || r.recorder == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	r.recorder.Event(
+	r.recorder.Eventf(
 		object,
+		nil,
 		EventTypeNormal,
 		ReasonReloaded,
-		fmt.Sprintf("Reloaded due to %s %s change", resourceType, resourceName),
+		actionReloading,
+		"Reloaded due to %s %s change", resourceType, resourceName,
 	)
 }
 
@@ -51,10 +54,12 @@ func (r *Recorder) ReloadFailed(object runtime.Object, resourceType, resourceNam
 	if r == nil || r.recorder == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	r.recorder.Event(
+	r.recorder.Eventf(
 		object,
+		nil,
 		EventTypeWarning,
 		ReasonReloadFailed,
-		fmt.Sprintf("Failed to reload due to %s %s change: %v", resourceType, resourceName, err),
+		actionReloading,
+		"Failed to reload due to %s %s change: %v", resourceType, resourceName, err,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/internal/pkg/events/recorder_test.go b/internal/pkg/events/recorder_test.go
index 475173ee..f8369914 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/events/recorder_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/events/recorder_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
+	k8sevents "k8s.io/client-go/tools/events"
 )
 
 func TestNewRecorder_NilInput(t *testing.T) {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func TestNewRecorder_NilInput(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestNewRecorder_ValidInput(t *testing.T) {
-	fakeRecorder := record.NewFakeRecorder(10)
+	fakeRecorder := k8sevents.NewFakeRecorder(10)
 	r := NewRecorder(fakeRecorder)
 	if r == nil {
 		t.Error("NewRecorder with valid recorder should not return nil")
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestNewRecorder_ValidInput(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestReloadSuccess_RecordsEvent(t *testing.T) {
-	fakeRecorder := record.NewFakeRecorder(10)
+	fakeRecorder := k8sevents.NewFakeRecorder(10)
 	r := NewRecorder(fakeRecorder)
 
 	pod := &corev1.Pod{
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestReloadSuccess_RecordsEvent(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestReloadFailed_RecordsWarningEvent(t *testing.T) {
-	fakeRecorder := record.NewFakeRecorder(10)
+	fakeRecorder := k8sevents.NewFakeRecorder(10)
 	r := NewRecorder(fakeRecorder)
 
 	pod := &corev1.Pod{
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func TestRecorder_NilInternalRecorder(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestReloadSuccess_DifferentObjectTypes(t *testing.T) {
-	fakeRecorder := record.NewFakeRecorder(10)
+	fakeRecorder := k8sevents.NewFakeRecorder(10)
 	r := NewRecorder(fakeRecorder)
 
 	tests := []struct {