assert.Equal(t, "test", val)
}

func TestNilDeletionTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
	var u Unstructured
	del := u.GetDeletionTimestamp()
	if del != nil {
		t.Errorf("unexpected non-nil deletion timestamp: %v", del)
	}
	u.SetDeletionTimestamp(u.GetDeletionTimestamp())
	del = u.GetDeletionTimestamp()
	if del != nil {
		t.Errorf("unexpected non-nil deletion timestamp: %v", del)
	}
	_, ok := u.Object["metadata"]

func IsDeletionCandidate(obj metav1.Object, finalizer string) bool {
	return obj.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil && slice.ContainsString(obj.GetFinalizers(),
		finalizer, nil)
}

// NeedToAddFinalizer checks if need to add finalizer to object
func NeedToAddFinalizer(obj metav1.Object, finalizer string) bool {
	return obj.GetDeletionTimestamp() == nil && !slice.ContainsString(obj.GetFinalizers(),
		finalizer, nil)

	gottenNoxuInstance, err := noxuResourceClient.Get(context.TODO(), name, metav1.GetOptions{})
	require.NoError(t, err)

	require.NotNil(t, gottenNoxuInstance.GetDeletionTimestamp())

	// Trying to delete it again to confirm it will not remove the object because finalizer is still there.
	err = noxuResourceClient.Delete(context.TODO(), name, metav1.DeleteOptions{

	SetResourceVersion(version string)
	GetGeneration() int64
	SetGeneration(generation int64)
	GetSelfLink() string
	SetSelfLink(selfLink string)
	GetCreationTimestamp() Time
	SetCreationTimestamp(timestamp Time)
	GetDeletionTimestamp() *Time
	SetDeletionTimestamp(timestamp *Time)
	GetDeletionGracePeriodSeconds() *int64
	SetDeletionGracePeriodSeconds(*int64)
	GetLabels() map[string]string
	SetLabels(labels map[string]string)

		// the obcject before deleting it.
		return false, false, nil
	}
	// if the object is already being deleted, no need to update generation.
	if objectMeta.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil {
		// if we are already being deleted, we may only shorten the deletion grace period
		// this means the object was gracefully deleted previously but deletionGracePeriodSeconds was not set,

	uCopy.SetUID(u.GetUID())
	uCopy.SetResourceVersion(u.GetResourceVersion())
	uCopy.SetGeneration(u.GetGeneration())
	uCopy.SetCreationTimestamp(u.GetCreationTimestamp())
	uCopy.SetDeletionTimestamp(u.GetDeletionTimestamp())
	uCopy.SetDeletionGracePeriodSeconds(u.GetDeletionGracePeriodSeconds())
	uCopy.SetLabels(u.GetLabels())
	uCopy.SetAnnotations(u.GetAnnotations())
	uCopy.SetOwnerReferences(u.GetOwnerReferences())

func (c *Controller) syncStatus(serviceCIDR *networkingapiv1alpha1.ServiceCIDR) {
	// don't sync the status of the ServiceCIDR if is being deleted,
	// deletion must be handled by the controller-manager
	if !serviceCIDR.GetDeletionTimestamp().IsZero() {
		return
	}

	// This controller will set the Ready condition to true if the Ready condition
	// does not exist and the CIDR values match this controller CIDR values.

// for a pre-existing object. This is opt-in for new objects with Status subresource.
func ResetObjectMetaForStatus(meta, existingMeta Object) {
	meta.SetDeletionTimestamp(existingMeta.GetDeletionTimestamp())
	meta.SetGeneration(existingMeta.GetGeneration())
	meta.SetSelfLink(existingMeta.GetSelfLink())
	meta.SetLabels(existingMeta.GetLabels())
	meta.SetAnnotations(existingMeta.GetAnnotations())