fix: refresh topology status while a node roll is stuck

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When reconcileValkeyNodes requeues (UpdatingNodes), the controller only set Ready and Progressing. updateStatus skipped readyShards because Valkey cluster state was nil. ClusterFormed stayed True with the previous observedGeneration while a shard had no running pod.

On that path the controller now lists pods (no Valkey clients) and:

• sets status.readyShards to the number of shards that have at least one Ready Pod
• sets ClusterFormed and SlotsAssigned False on the current generation if a shard has no Ready Pod

A shard still counts if a replica Pod is Ready and node-index 0 is not (live primary after failover). This does not implement primary failback (#311).

Related: #408

Testing

go test ./internal/controller/ covering UpdatingNodes topology status and TestCountShardsWithReadyPod.

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Changes

Pod readiness now determines shard topology status while ValkeyNodes are updating. The controller persists ReadyShards when Valkey cluster state is unavailable. Tests cover rollouts, failover, and status persistence. Documentation defines the updated condition meanings.

Changes

Topology status refresh

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Pod readiness calculation internal/controller/status_test.go, internal/controller/valkeycluster_controller.go	The controller counts shards with at least one non-deleting Ready Pod. Unit tests cover readiness, deletion, replicas, and shard indexes.
Reconciliation and status persistence internal/controller/valkeycluster_controller.go, internal/controller/valkeycluster_controller_test.go	The update path refreshes topology status from Pods and persists ReadyShards when Valkey state is nil. Tests cover missing primaries, replica failover, and rolling updates.
Status condition documentation docs/status-conditions.md	The documentation describes ReadyShards, ClusterFormed, and SlotsAssigned during updates with shards that lack Ready Pods.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Reconcile
  participant KubernetesPods
  participant TopologyStatus
  participant StatusPatch
  Reconcile->>KubernetesPods: List cluster Pods during UpdatingNodes
  KubernetesPods-->>TopologyStatus: Return readiness and shard labels
  TopologyStatus->>TopologyStatus: Calculate ReadyShards and conditions
  TopologyStatus->>StatusPatch: Persist topology status

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 5ac6c

During node rollouts, the status documentation can overstate readyShards by implying that terminating Ready Pods are counted. This is a bounded documentation mismatch and should be corrected before relying on the described status semantics.

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In `@docs/status-conditions.md`:
- Line 108: Update the ClusterFormed definition at docs/status-conditions.md
lines 108-108 to state that False also covers topology not confirmed from Ready
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This update clarifies that SlotsAssigned=False can indicate a shard has no Ready Pod. The existing topology-status issue remains outstanding and should be addressed before merging.

Confidence Score: 4/5

Not merge-safe: the outstanding topology-status issue can report a replacement topology as healthy before live cluster membership and slot ownership are verified.

The unresolved previous finding remains outstanding. When every shard has a Kubernetes-Ready Pod, the controller re-stamps existing true ClusterFormed and SlotsAssigned conditions without checking that replacement members joined the live Valkey cluster or that slots remain owned. Consumers can therefore treat the current generation as formed and slot-assigned while the replacement topology is incomplete.

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22-22: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Document the non-deleting Ready Pod requirement.

The controller counts a shard only when it has at least one Ready Pod that is not being deleted. The current wording can include terminating Pods and misstate status.readyShards during rollouts. Change it to “at least one non-deleting Ready Pod.”

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In `@docs/status-conditions.md` at line 22, Update the readyShards documentation
to state that, when Valkey cluster state is unavailable, a shard counts only if
it has at least one non-deleting Ready Pod; preserve the existing primary and
replica description.

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In `@docs/status-conditions.md`:
- Line 22: Update the readyShards documentation to state that, when Valkey
cluster state is unavailable, a shard counts only if it has at least one
non-deleting Ready Pod; preserve the existing primary and replica description.

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