add leader election in operator mode

theodolite-quarkus/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/LeaderElector.kt

+package theodolite.execution.operator
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.DefaultKubernetesClient
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.NamespacedKubernetesClient
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.extended.leaderelection.LeaderCallbacks
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.extended.leaderelection.LeaderElectionConfigBuilder
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.extended.leaderelection.resourcelock.LeaseLock
+import mu.KotlinLogging
+import java.time.Duration
+import java.util.*
+import kotlin.reflect.KFunction0
+
+private val logger = KotlinLogging.logger {}
+
+class LeaderElector(
+    val client:  NamespacedKubernetesClient,
+    val name: String
+    ) {
+
+    fun getLeadership(leader: KFunction0<Unit>) {
+        val lockIdentity: String = UUID.randomUUID().toString()
+            DefaultKubernetesClient().use { kc ->
+                kc.leaderElector()
+                .withConfig(
+                    LeaderElectionConfigBuilder()
+                        .withName("Theodolite")
+                        .withLeaseDuration(Duration.ofSeconds(15L))
+                        .withLock(LeaseLock(client.namespace, name, lockIdentity))
+                        .withRenewDeadline(Duration.ofSeconds(10L))
+                        .withRetryPeriod(Duration.ofSeconds(2L))
+                        .withLeaderCallbacks(LeaderCallbacks(
+                            { Thread{leader()}.start() },
+                            { logger.info { "STOPPED LEADERSHIP" } }
+                        ) { newLeader: String? ->
+                           logger.info { "New leader elected $newLeader" }
+                        })
+                        .build()
+                )
+                .build().run()
+        }
+    }
+
+}
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theodolite-quarkus/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/operator/TheodoliteOperator.kt

@@ -28,13 +28,22 @@ private val logger = KotlinLogging.logger {}
  */
 class TheodoliteOperator {
     private val namespace = System.getenv("NAMESPACE") ?: DEFAULT_NAMESPACE
+    val client = DefaultKubernetesClient().inNamespace(namespace)
+
+
+    fun start() {
+        LeaderElector(
+            client = client,
+            name = "theodolite-operator"
+        )
+            .getLeadership(::startOperator)
+    }
 
     /**
      * Start the operator.
      */
-    fun start() {
+   private fun startOperator() {
         logger.info { "Using $namespace as namespace." }
-        val client = DefaultKubernetesClient().inNamespace(namespace)
 
         KubernetesDeserializer.registerCustomKind(
             "$GROUP/$API_VERSION",