Refactor commands to use new factory method

cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/token.go

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 	kubeconfigutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/kubeconfig"
 	tokenutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/token"
 	bootstrapapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/bootstrap/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 )
 
 func NewCmdToken(out io.Writer, errW io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func RunListTokens(out io.Writer, errW io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error parsing expiration time [%v]", err)
 			}
-			expires = kubectl.ShortHumanDuration(expireTime.Sub(time.Now()))
+			expires = printers.ShortHumanDuration(expireTime.Sub(time.Now()))
 		}
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%s\n", tokenId, tokenutil.BearerToken(td), expires)
 	}

pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ func NewCmdAnnotate(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	// retrieve a list of handled resources from printer as valid args
 	validArgs, argAliases := []string{}, []string{}
-	p, err := f.Printer(nil, kubectl.PrintOptions{
+	p, err := f.Printer(nil, printers.PrintOptions{
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 	})
 	cmdutil.CheckErr(err)

pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo_dump.go

@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ import (
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -93,10 +93,7 @@ func dumpClusterInfo(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, out i
 		return err
 	}
 
-	printer, _, err := kubectl.GetPrinter("json", "", false, true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	printer := &printers.JSONPrinter{}
 
 	nodes, err := clientset.Core().Nodes().List(metav1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {

pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go

@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
+	printersinternal "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers/internalversion"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/strings"
 )
 
@@ -97,12 +98,12 @@ func (t *testPrinter) AfterPrint(output io.Writer, res string) error {
 
 type testDescriber struct {
 	Name, Namespace string
-	Settings        kubectl.DescriberSettings
+	Settings        printers.DescriberSettings
 	Output          string
 	Err             error
 }
 
-func (t *testDescriber) Describe(namespace, name string, describerSettings kubectl.DescriberSettings) (output string, err error) {
+func (t *testDescriber) Describe(namespace, name string, describerSettings printers.DescriberSettings) (output string, err error) {
 	t.Namespace, t.Name = namespace, name
 	t.Settings = describerSettings
 	return t.Output, t.Err
@@ -146,10 +147,12 @@ func stringBody(body string) io.ReadCloser {
 
 func Example_printReplicationControllerWithNamespace() {
 	f, tf, _, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
-	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(kubectl.PrintOptions{
+	p := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		WithNamespace: true,
 		ColumnLabels:  []string{},
 	})
+	printersinternal.AddHandlers(p)
+	tf.Printer = p
 	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		APIRegistry:          api.Registry,
 		NegotiatedSerializer: ns,
@@ -197,10 +200,12 @@ func Example_printReplicationControllerWithNamespace() {
 
 func Example_printMultiContainersReplicationControllerWithWide() {
 	f, tf, _, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
-	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(kubectl.PrintOptions{
+	p := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		Wide:         true,
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 	})
+	printersinternal.AddHandlers(p)
+	tf.Printer = p
 	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		APIRegistry:          api.Registry,
 		NegotiatedSerializer: ns,
@@ -250,9 +255,11 @@ func Example_printMultiContainersReplicationControllerWithWide() {
 
 func Example_printReplicationController() {
 	f, tf, _, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
-	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(kubectl.PrintOptions{
+	p := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 	})
+	printersinternal.AddHandlers(p)
+	tf.Printer = p
 	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		APIRegistry:          api.Registry,
 		NegotiatedSerializer: ns,
@@ -302,10 +309,12 @@ func Example_printReplicationController() {
 
 func Example_printPodWithWideFormat() {
 	f, tf, _, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
-	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(kubectl.PrintOptions{
+	p := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		Wide:         true,
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 	})
+	printersinternal.AddHandlers(p)
+	tf.Printer = p
 	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		APIRegistry:          api.Registry,
 		NegotiatedSerializer: ns,
@@ -343,10 +352,12 @@ func Example_printPodWithWideFormat() {
 
 func Example_printPodWithShowLabels() {
 	f, tf, _, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
-	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(kubectl.PrintOptions{
+	p := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		ShowLabels:   true,
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 	})
+	printersinternal.AddHandlers(p)
+	tf.Printer = p
 	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		APIRegistry:          api.Registry,
 		NegotiatedSerializer: ns,
@@ -479,9 +490,11 @@ func newAllPhasePodList() *api.PodList {
 
 func Example_printPodHideTerminated() {
 	f, tf, _, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
-	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(kubectl.PrintOptions{
+	p := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 	})
+	printersinternal.AddHandlers(p)
+	tf.Printer = p
 	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		APIRegistry:          api.Registry,
 		NegotiatedSerializer: ns,
@@ -512,10 +525,12 @@ func Example_printPodHideTerminated() {
 
 func Example_printPodShowAll() {
 	f, tf, _, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
-	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(kubectl.PrintOptions{
+	p := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		ShowAll:      true,
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 	})
+	printersinternal.AddHandlers(p)
+	tf.Printer = p
 	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		APIRegistry:          api.Registry,
 		NegotiatedSerializer: ns,
@@ -539,10 +554,12 @@ func Example_printPodShowAll() {
 
 func Example_printServiceWithNamespacesAndLabels() {
 	f, tf, _, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
-	tf.Printer = kubectl.NewHumanReadablePrinter(kubectl.PrintOptions{
+	p := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		WithNamespace: true,
 		ColumnLabels:  []string{"l1"},
 	})
+	printersinternal.AddHandlers(p)
+	tf.Printer = p
 	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		APIRegistry:          api.Registry,
 		NegotiatedSerializer: ns,

pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/config.go

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func NewCmdConfig(pathOptions *clientcmd.PathOptions, out, errOut io.Writer) *co
 	// file paths are common to all sub commands
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&pathOptions.LoadingRules.ExplicitPath, pathOptions.ExplicitFileFlag, pathOptions.LoadingRules.ExplicitPath, "use a particular kubeconfig file")
 
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdConfigView(out, pathOptions))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdConfigView(out, errOut, pathOptions))
 	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdConfigSetCluster(out, pathOptions))
 	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdConfigSetAuthInfo(out, pathOptions))
 	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdConfigSetContext(out, pathOptions))

pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/get_contexts.go

@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ import (
 	"text/tabwriter"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func (o GetContextsOptions) RunGetContexts() error {
 
 	out, found := o.out.(*tabwriter.Writer)
 	if !found {
-		out = kubectl.GetNewTabWriter(o.out)
+		out = printers.GetNewTabWriter(o.out)
 		defer out.Flush()
 	}
 

pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go

@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flag"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/latest"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ var (
 		kubectl config view -o jsonpath='{.users[?(@.name == "e2e")].user.password}'`)
 )
 
-func NewCmdConfigView(out io.Writer, ConfigAccess clientcmd.ConfigAccess) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdConfigView(out, errOut io.Writer, ConfigAccess clientcmd.ConfigAccess) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &ViewOptions{ConfigAccess: ConfigAccess}
 	// Default to yaml
 	defaultOutputFormat := "yaml"
@@ -69,17 +71,19 @@ func NewCmdConfigView(out io.Writer, ConfigAccess clientcmd.ConfigAccess) *cobra
 			options.Complete()
 			outputFormat := cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")
 			if outputFormat == "wide" {
-				fmt.Printf("--output wide is not available in kubectl config view; reset to default output format (%s)\n\n", defaultOutputFormat)
+				fmt.Fprintf(errOut, "--output wide is not available in kubectl config view; reset to default output format (%s)\n\n", defaultOutputFormat)
+				// TODO: once printing is abstracted, this should be handled at flag declaration time
 				cmd.Flags().Set("output", defaultOutputFormat)
 			}
 			if outputFormat == "" {
-				fmt.Printf("Reset to default output format (%s) as --output is empty\n", defaultOutputFormat)
+				fmt.Fprintf(errOut, "Reset to default output format (%s) as --output is empty\n", defaultOutputFormat)
+				// TODO: once printing is abstracted, this should be handled at flag declaration time
 				cmd.Flags().Set("output", defaultOutputFormat)
 			}
 
-			printer, _, err := cmdutil.PrinterForCommand(cmd)
+			printer, _, err := cmdutil.PrinterForCommand(cmd, meta.NewDefaultRESTMapper(nil, nil), latest.Scheme, []runtime.Decoder{latest.Codec})
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(err)
-			printer = kubectl.NewVersionedPrinter(printer, latest.Scheme, latest.ExternalVersion)
+			printer = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(printer, latest.Scheme, latest.ExternalVersion)
 
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(options.Run(out, printer))
 		},
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@ func NewCmdConfigView(out io.Writer, ConfigAccess clientcmd.ConfigAccess) *cobra
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func (o ViewOptions) Run(out io.Writer, printer kubectl.ResourcePrinter) error {
+func (o ViewOptions) Run(out io.Writer, printer printers.ResourcePrinter) error {
 	config, err := o.loadConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err

pkg/kubectl/cmd/convert.go

@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ type ConvertOptions struct {
 
 	encoder runtime.Encoder
 	out     io.Writer
-	printer kubectl.ResourcePrinter
+	printer printers.ResourcePrinter
 
 	outputVersion schema.GroupVersion
 }
@@ -160,9 +160,11 @@ func (o *ConvertOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.C
 		} else {
 			outputFormat = "template"
 		}
+		// TODO: once printing is abstracted, this should be handled at flag declaration time
+		cmd.Flags().Set("output", outputFormat)
 	}
 	o.encoder = f.JSONEncoder()
-	o.printer, _, err = kubectl.GetPrinter(outputFormat, templateFile, false, cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "allow-missing-template-keys"))
+	o.printer, _, err = f.PrinterForCommand(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func NewCmdDelete(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	// retrieve a list of handled resources from printer as valid args
 	validArgs, argAliases := []string{}, []string{}
-	p, err := f.Printer(nil, kubectl.PrintOptions{
+	p, err := f.Printer(nil, printers.PrintOptions{
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 	})
 	cmdutil.CheckErr(err)

pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
+	printersinternal "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers/internalversion"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -72,9 +74,11 @@ var (
 
 func NewCmdDescribe(f cmdutil.Factory, out, cmdErr io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &resource.FilenameOptions{}
-	describerSettings := &kubectl.DescriberSettings{}
+	describerSettings := &printers.DescriberSettings{}
 
-	validArgs := kubectl.DescribableResources()
+	// TODO: this should come from the factory, and may need to be loaded from the server, and so is probably
+	//   going to have to be removed
+	validArgs := printersinternal.DescribableResources()
 	argAliases := kubectl.ResourceAliases(validArgs)
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ func NewCmdDescribe(f cmdutil.Factory, out, cmdErr io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func RunDescribe(f cmdutil.Factory, out, cmdErr io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, options *resource.FilenameOptions, describerSettings *kubectl.DescriberSettings) error {
+func RunDescribe(f cmdutil.Factory, out, cmdErr io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, options *resource.FilenameOptions, describerSettings *printers.DescriberSettings) error {
 	selector := cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "selector")
 	allNamespaces := cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "all-namespaces")
 	cmdNamespace, enforceNamespace, err := f.DefaultNamespace()
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@ func RunDescribe(f cmdutil.Factory, out, cmdErr io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, a
 	return utilerrors.NewAggregate(allErrs)
 }
 
-func DescribeMatchingResources(mapper meta.RESTMapper, typer runtime.ObjectTyper, f cmdutil.Factory, namespace, rsrc, prefix string, describerSettings *kubectl.DescriberSettings, out io.Writer, originalError error) error {
+func DescribeMatchingResources(mapper meta.RESTMapper, typer runtime.ObjectTyper, f cmdutil.Factory, namespace, rsrc, prefix string, describerSettings *printers.DescriberSettings, out io.Writer, originalError error) error {
 	mapper, typer, err := f.UnstructuredObject()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err

pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import (
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/crlf"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 
@@ -64,9 +65,9 @@ var (
 
 		Editing is done with the API version used to fetch the resource.
 		To edit using a specific API version, fully-qualify the resource, version, and group.
-		
+
 		The default format is YAML. To edit in JSON, specify "-o json".
-		
+
 		The flag --windows-line-endings can be used to force Windows line endings,
 		otherwise the default for your operating system will be used.
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ func NewCmdEdit(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	// retrieve a list of handled resources from printer as valid args
 	validArgs, argAliases := []string{}, []string{}
-	p, err := f.Printer(nil, kubectl.PrintOptions{
+	p, err := f.Printer(nil, printers.PrintOptions{
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 	})
 	cmdutil.CheckErr(err)
@@ -343,14 +344,14 @@ func getPrinter(cmd *cobra.Command) (*editPrinterOptions, error) {
 	switch format := cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output"); format {
 	case "json":
 		return &editPrinterOptions{
-			printer:   &kubectl.JSONPrinter{},
+			printer:   &printers.JSONPrinter{},
 			ext:       ".json",
 			addHeader: false,
 		}, nil
 	// If flag -o is not specified, use yaml as default
 	case "yaml", "":
 		return &editPrinterOptions{
-			printer:   &kubectl.YAMLPrinter{},
+			printer:   &printers.YAMLPrinter{},
 			ext:       ".yaml",
 			addHeader: true,
 		}, nil
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ func (h *editHeader) flush() {
 }
 
 type editPrinterOptions struct {
-	printer   kubectl.ResourcePrinter
+	printer   printers.ResourcePrinter
 	ext       string
 	addHeader bool
 }

pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose_test.go

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 )
 
 func TestRunExposeService(t *testing.T) {
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func TestRunExposeService(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		f, tf, codec, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
-		tf.Printer = &kubectl.JSONPrinter{}
+		tf.Printer = &printers.JSONPrinter{}
 		tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 			APIRegistry:          api.Registry,
 			NegotiatedSerializer: ns,

pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/interrupt"
 )
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func NewCmdGet(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Comman
 
 	// retrieve a list of handled resources from printer as valid args
 	validArgs, argAliases := []string{}, []string{}
-	p, err := f.Printer(nil, kubectl.PrintOptions{
+	p, err := f.Printer(nil, printers.PrintOptions{
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 	})
 	cmdutil.CheckErr(err)
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ func RunGet(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 		return err
 	}
 
-	printer, generic, err := cmdutil.PrinterForCommand(cmd)
+	printer, generic, err := f.PrinterForCommand(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ func RunGet(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 	// use the default printer for each object
 	printer = nil
 	var lastMapping *meta.RESTMapping
-	w := kubectl.GetNewTabWriter(out)
+	w := printers.GetNewTabWriter(out)
 	filteredResourceCount := 0
 
 	if resource.MultipleTypesRequested(args) || cmdutil.MustPrintWithKinds(objs, infos, sorter) {
@@ -475,7 +476,7 @@ func RunGet(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 			}
 		}
 
-		if resourcePrinter, found := printer.(*kubectl.HumanReadablePrinter); found {
+		if resourcePrinter, found := printer.(*printers.HumanReadablePrinter); found {
 			resourceName := resourcePrinter.GetResourceKind()
 			if mapping != nil {
 				if resourceName == "" {

pkg/kubectl/cmd/get_test.go

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/json"
@@ -459,7 +460,8 @@ func TestGetMultipleTypeObjectsAsList(t *testing.T) {
 	pods, svc, _ := testData()
 
 	f, tf, codec, _ := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
-	tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
+	tf.CommandPrinter = &testPrinter{}
+	tf.GenericPrinter = true
 	tf.UnstructuredClient = &fake.RESTClient{
 		APIRegistry:          api.Registry,
 		NegotiatedSerializer: unstructuredSerializer,
@@ -486,34 +488,37 @@ func TestGetMultipleTypeObjectsAsList(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "json")
 	cmd.Run(cmd, []string{"pods,services"})
 
-	if tf.Printer.(*testPrinter).Objects != nil {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected print to default printer")
+	actual := tf.CommandPrinter.(*testPrinter).Objects
+	fn := func(obj runtime.Object) *unstructured.Unstructured {
+		data, err := runtime.Encode(api.Codecs.LegacyCodec(schema.GroupVersion{Version: "v1"}), obj)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		out := &unstructured.Unstructured{Object: make(map[string]interface{})}
+		if err := encjson.Unmarshal(data, &out.Object); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		return out
 	}
 
-	out, err := runtime.Decode(codec, buf.Bytes())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	expected := &unstructured.UnstructuredList{
+		Object: map[string]interface{}{"kind": "List", "apiVersion": "v1", "metadata": map[string]interface{}{}, "selfLink": "", "resourceVersion": ""},
+		Items: []*unstructured.Unstructured{
+			fn(&pods.Items[0]),
+			fn(&pods.Items[1]),
+			fn(&svc.Items[0]),
+		},
 	}
-	list, err := meta.ExtractList(out)
+	actualBytes, err := encjson.Marshal(actual[0])
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if errs := runtime.DecodeList(list, codec); len(errs) > 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", errs)
-	}
-	if err := meta.SetList(out, list); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-
-	expected := &api.List{
-		Items: []runtime.Object{
-			&pods.Items[0],
-			&pods.Items[1],
-			&svc.Items[0],
-		},
+	expectedBytes, err := encjson.Marshal(expected)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, out) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected output: %#v", out)
+	if string(actualBytes) != string(expectedBytes) {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected object:\n%s\n%s", expectedBytes, actualBytes)
 	}
 }
 

pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func NewCmdLabel(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	// retrieve a list of handled resources from printer as valid args
 	validArgs, argAliases := []string{}, []string{}
-	p, err := f.Printer(nil, kubectl.PrintOptions{
+	p, err := f.Printer(nil, printers.PrintOptions{
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 	})
 	cmdutil.CheckErr(err)

pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch.go

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ func NewCmdPatch(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	// retrieve a list of handled resources from printer as valid args
 	validArgs, argAliases := []string{}, []string{}
-	p, err := f.Printer(nil, kubectl.PrintOptions{
+	p, err := f.Printer(nil, printers.PrintOptions{
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 	})
 	cmdutil.CheckErr(err)

pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image_test.go

@@ -22,16 +22,17 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
-	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 )
 
 func TestImageLocal(t *testing.T) {
-	f, tf, _, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
+	f, tf, codec, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 		APIRegistry:          api.Registry,
 		NegotiatedSerializer: ns,
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ func TestImageLocal(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := NewCmdImage(f, buf, buf)
 	cmd.SetOutput(buf)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
-	tf.Printer, _, _ = cmdutil.PrinterForCommand(cmd)
+	mapper, typer := f.Object()
+	tf.Printer = &printers.NamePrinter{Decoders: []runtime.Decoder{codec}, Typer: typer, Mapper: mapper}
 
 	opts := ImageOptions{FilenameOptions: resource.FilenameOptions{
 		Filenames: []string{"../../../../examples/storage/cassandra/cassandra-controller.yaml"}},
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ func TestImageLocal(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(buf.String(), "replicationcontroller/cassandra") {
+	if !strings.Contains(buf.String(), "replicationcontrollers/cassandra") {
 		t.Errorf("did not set image: %s", buf.String())
 	}
 }

pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go

@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@ func (f *FakeFactory) NewBuilder() *resource.Builder {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (f *FakeFactory) DefaultResourceFilterOptions(cmd *cobra.Command, withNamespace bool) *kubectl.PrintOptions {
-	return &kubectl.PrintOptions{}
+func (f *FakeFactory) DefaultResourceFilterOptions(cmd *cobra.Command, withNamespace bool) *printers.PrintOptions {
+	return &printers.PrintOptions{}
 }
 
 func (f *FakeFactory) DefaultResourceFilterFunc() kubectl.Filters {

pkg/kubectl/history.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"text/tabwriter"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	deploymentutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment/util"
+	printersinternal "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers/internalversion"
 	sliceutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/slice"
 )
 
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ type DeploymentHistoryViewer struct {
 }
 
 // ViewHistory returns a revision-to-replicaset map as the revision history of a deployment
+// TODO: this should be a describer
 func (h *DeploymentHistoryViewer) ViewHistory(namespace, name string, revision int64) (string, error) {
 	versionedClient := versionedClientsetForDeployment(h.c)
 	deployment, err := versionedClient.Extensions().Deployments(namespace).Get(name, metav1.GetOptions{})
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ func (h *DeploymentHistoryViewer) ViewHistory(namespace, name string, revision i
 		if err := v1.Convert_v1_PodTemplateSpec_To_api_PodTemplateSpec(template, internalTemplate, nil); err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to convert podtemplate, %v", err)
 		}
-		DescribePodTemplate(internalTemplate, buf)
+		printersinternal.DescribePodTemplate(internalTemplate, buf)
 		return buf.String(), nil
 	}
 
@@ -126,6 +129,22 @@ func (h *DeploymentHistoryViewer) ViewHistory(namespace, name string, revision i
 	})
 }
 
+// TODO: copied here until this becomes a describer
+func tabbedString(f func(io.Writer) error) (string, error) {
+	out := new(tabwriter.Writer)
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	out.Init(buf, 0, 8, 1, '\t', 0)
+
+	err := f(out)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	out.Flush()
+	str := string(buf.String())
+	return str, nil
+}
+
 // getChangeCause returns the change-cause annotation of the input object
 func getChangeCause(obj runtime.Object) string {
 	accessor, err := meta.Accessor(obj)

pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -35,18 +34,6 @@ type NamespaceInfo struct {
 	Namespace string
 }
 
-func listOfImages(spec *api.PodSpec) []string {
-	images := make([]string, 0, len(spec.Containers))
-	for _, container := range spec.Containers {
-		images = append(images, container.Image)
-	}
-	return images
-}
-
-func makeImageList(spec *api.PodSpec) string {
-	return strings.Join(listOfImages(spec), ",")
-}
-
 // ResourceShortcuts represents a structure that holds the information how to
 // transition from resource's shortcut to its full name.
 type ResourceShortcuts struct {

pkg/kubectl/metricsutil/metrics_printer.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metricsapi "k8s.io/heapster/metrics/apis/metrics/v1alpha1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (printer *TopCmdPrinter) PrintNodeMetrics(metrics []metricsapi.NodeMetrics,
 	if len(metrics) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	w := kubectl.GetNewTabWriter(printer.out)
+	w := printers.GetNewTabWriter(printer.out)
 	defer w.Flush()
 
 	printColumnNames(w, NodeColumns)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (printer *TopCmdPrinter) PrintPodMetrics(metrics []metricsapi.PodMetrics, p
 	if len(metrics) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	w := kubectl.GetNewTabWriter(printer.out)
+	w := printers.GetNewTabWriter(printer.out)
 	defer w.Flush()
 
 	if withNamespace {

pkg/kubectl/resource_filter.go

@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 )
 
 // FilterFunc is a function that knows how to filter a specific resource kind.
 // It receives a generic runtime.Object which must be type-checked by the function.
 // Returns a boolean value true if a resource is filtered, or false otherwise.
-type FilterFunc func(runtime.Object, PrintOptions) bool
+type FilterFunc func(runtime.Object, printers.PrintOptions) bool
 
 // Filters is a collection of filter funcs
 type Filters []FilterFunc
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ func NewResourceFilter() Filters {
 
 // filterPods returns true if a pod should be skipped.
 // defaults to true for terminated pods
-func filterPods(obj runtime.Object, options PrintOptions) bool {
+func filterPods(obj runtime.Object, options printers.PrintOptions) bool {
 	switch p := obj.(type) {
 	case *v1.Pod:
 		reason := string(p.Status.Phase)
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func filterPods(obj runtime.Object, options PrintOptions) bool {
 }
 
 // Filter loops through a collection of FilterFuncs until it finds one that can filter the given resource
-func (f Filters) Filter(obj runtime.Object, opts *PrintOptions) (bool, error) {
+func (f Filters) Filter(obj runtime.Object, opts *printers.PrintOptions) (bool, error) {
 	// check if the object is unstructured. If so, let's attempt to convert it to a type we can understand
 	// before apply filter func.
 	obj, _ = DecodeUnknownObject(obj)

pkg/kubectl/rollback.go

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	externalextensions "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	deploymentutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment/util"
+	printersinternal "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers/internalversion"
 	sliceutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/slice"
 )
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ func simpleDryRun(deployment *extensions.Deployment, c clientset.Interface, toRe
 		if err := v1.Convert_v1_PodTemplateSpec_To_api_PodTemplateSpec(template, internalTemplate, nil); err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to convert podtemplate, %v", err)
 		}
-		DescribePodTemplate(internalTemplate, buf)
+		printersinternal.DescribePodTemplate(internalTemplate, buf)
 		return buf.String(), nil
 	}
 
@@ -188,6 +189,6 @@ func simpleDryRun(deployment *extensions.Deployment, c clientset.Interface, toRe
 	if err := v1.Convert_v1_PodTemplateSpec_To_api_PodTemplateSpec(template, internalTemplate, nil); err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to convert podtemplate, %v", err)
 	}
-	DescribePodTemplate(internalTemplate, buf)
+	printersinternal.DescribePodTemplate(internalTemplate, buf)
 	return buf.String(), nil
 }

pkg/kubectl/sorting_printer.go

@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/integer"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/jsonpath"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 )
 
 // Sorting printer sorts list types before delegating to another printer.
 // Non-list types are simply passed through
 type SortingPrinter struct {
 	SortField string
-	Delegate  ResourcePrinter
+	Delegate  printers.ResourcePrinter
 	Decoder   runtime.Decoder
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ func SortObjects(decoder runtime.Decoder, objs []runtime.Object, fieldInput stri
 		}
 	}
 
-	field, err := massageJSONPath(fieldInput)
+	field, err := printers.RelaxedJSONPathExpression(fieldInput)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}