// We are not going to start the server, so the sockpath is irrelevant
	pluginServer := startCniPluginServer(ctx, "/tmp/test.sock", handlers, dpServer)

	// label the namespace
	labelsPatch := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"metadata":{"labels":{"%s":"%s"}}}`,
		constants.DataplaneModeLabel, constants.DataplaneModeAmbient))
	_, err := client.Kube().CoreV1().Namespaces().Patch(ctx, ns.Name,
		types.MergePatchType, labelsPatch, metav1.PatchOptions{})

	"istio.io/api/annotation"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/config/constants"
)

var annotationPatch = []byte(fmt.Sprintf(
	`{"metadata":{"annotations":{"%s":"%s"}}}`,
	constants.AmbientRedirection,
	constants.AmbientRedirectionEnabled,
))

var annotationRemovePatch = []byte(fmt.Sprintf(
	`{"metadata":{"annotations":{"%s":null}}}`,
	constants.AmbientRedirection,
))