Explanation
The correct answer is B. Cloud Infrastructure (Terraform) repository is shared: different directories are different environments. GKE Infrastructure (Anthos Config Management Kustomize manifests) repositories are separated: different branches are different environments. Application (app source code) repositories are separated: different branches are different features.
This answer follows the best practices for using Terraform and Anthos Config Management with GitOps, as described in the following sources:
For Terraform, it is recommended to use a single repository for all environments, and use directories to separate them. This way, you can reuse the same Terraform modules and configurations across environments, and avoid code duplication and drift. You can also use Terraform workspaces to isolate the state files for each environment12.
For Anthos Config Management, it is recommended to use separate repositories for each environment, and use branches to separate the clusters within each environment. This way, you can enforce different policies and configurations for each environment, and use pull requests to promote changes across environments. You can also use Kustomize to create overlays for each cluster that apply specific patches or customizations34.
For application code, it is recommended to use separate repositories for each application, and use branches to separate the features or bug fixes for each application. This way, you can isolate the development and testing of each application, and use pull requests to merge changes into the main branch. You can also use tags or labels to trigger deployments to different environments5 .
References:
1: Best practices for using Terraform | Google Cloud
2: Terraform Recommended Practices - Part 1 | Terraform - HashiCorp Learn
3: Deploy Anthos on GKE with Terraform part 1: GitOps with Config Sync | Google Cloud Blog
4: Using Kustomize with Anthos Config Management | Anthos Config Management Documentation | Google Cloud
5: Deploy Anthos on GKE with Terraform part 3: Continuous Delivery with Cloud Build | Google Cloud Blog GitOps-style continuous delivery with Cloud Build | Cloud Build Documentation | Google Cloud