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+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: spark-operator
+  namespace: argocd
+  labels:
+    env: dev
+  finalizers:
+    - resources-finalizer.argocd.argoproj.io
+spec:
+  project: default
+  sources:
+    - repoURL: https://kubeflow.github.io/spark-operator
+      targetRevision: 1.1.27
+      helm:
+        releaseName: spark-operator
+      chart: spark-operator
+  destination:
+    server: "https://kubernetes.default.svc"
+    namespace: spark-operator
+  syncPolicy:
+    syncOptions:
+      - CreateNamespace=true
+    automated:
+      selfHeal: true