}

// ImageType returns the effective image type for the given pod.
func (e *EffectiveProxyConfigResolver) ImageType(pod *resource.Instance) string {
	variant := ""
	if e.meshConfig.GetDefaultConfig().GetImage().GetImageType() != "" {
		variant = e.meshConfig.GetDefaultConfig().GetImage().GetImageType()
	}
	if e.root.GetImage().GetImageType() != "" {
		variant = e.root.GetImage().GetImageType()
	}

	if p == nil || meta == nil {
		return nil
	}

	effectiveProxyConfig := mesh.DefaultProxyConfig()

	// Merge the proxy config from default config.
	effectiveProxyConfig = mergeWithPrecedence(mc.GetDefaultConfig(), effectiveProxyConfig)
	if p.rootNamespace != "" {
		effectiveProxyConfig = mergeWithPrecedence(p.mergedGlobalConfig(), effectiveProxyConfig)
	}

	if meta.Namespace != p.rootNamespace {