if isDelegate {
		return DelegateRoute
	}
	// root vs's http route
	if http.Delegate != nil {
		return RootRoute
	}
	return IndependentRoute
}

func validateHTTPRoute(http *networking.HTTPRoute, delegate, gatewaySemantics bool) (errs Validation) {
	routeType := getHTTPRouteType(http, delegate)
	// check for conflicts
	errs = WrapError(validateHTTPRouteConflict(http, routeType))

		for _, httpRoute := range virtualService.Http {
			if httpRoute == nil {
				errs = AppendValidation(errs, errors.New("http route may not be null"))
				continue
			}
			errs = AppendValidation(errs, validateHTTPRoute(httpRoute, len(virtualService.Hosts) == 0, gatewaySemantics))
		}
		for _, tlsRoute := range virtualService.Tls {
			errs = AppendValidation(errs, validateTLSRoute(tlsRoute, virtualService, gatewaySemantics))
		}