data, err := readFile(filename)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return setupClustersEnvoyConfigWriter(data, out)
}

// TODO(fisherxu): migrate this to config dump when implemented in Envoy
// Issue to track -> https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/issues/3362
func setupClustersEnvoyConfigWriter(debug []byte, out io.Writer) (*clusters.ConfigWriter, error) {

parent feature is disabled.

## K8s controller

TODO(rcernich).

## Manifest creation

Manifest rendering is a multi-step process, shown in the figure below. ![rendering
process](images/operator_render_flow.svg) The example in the figure shows the rendering being triggered by a CLI `mesh`
command with a `IstioOperatorSpec` CR passed to it from a file; however, the same rendering steps would occur when an