xApp onboarding: packaging, Helm chart, App Manager deployment

xApp Descriptor and Packaging

xApp onboarding begins with creating a descriptor file that declares the xApp metadata, consumed and produced RMR message types, A1 policy types supported, and resource requirements. The descriptor is a JSON or YAML file that the App Manager parses during onboarding. The xApp container image is built from a Dockerfile that includes the application code, SDK dependencies, and the RMR shared library. A Helm chart wraps the container specification with Kubernetes deployment, service, and config map resources. The chart values file exposes tunable parameters — log level, SDL namespace, reporting…