return kcd
	}

	return filepath.Join(homedir.HomeDir(), ".kube", "cache")
}

// ToRESTMapper returns a mapper.
func (f *ConfigFlags) ToRESTMapper() (meta.RESTMapper, error) {
	if f.usePersistentConfig {
		return f.toPersistentRESTMapper()
	}
	return f.toRESTMapper()
}

func (f *ConfigFlags) toPersistentRESTMapper() (meta.RESTMapper, error) {
	f.restMapperLock.Lock()

// Returns a CachedDiscoveryInterface
func (f *TestConfigFlags) ToDiscoveryClient() (discovery.CachedDiscoveryInterface, error) {
	return f.discoveryClient, nil
}

// ToRESTMapper implements RESTClientGetter.
// Returns a mapper.
func (f *TestConfigFlags) ToRESTMapper() (meta.RESTMapper, error) {
	if f.restMapper != nil {
		return f.restMapper, nil
	}
	if f.discoveryClient != nil {

	// ToRESTConfig returns restconfig
	ToRESTConfig() (*rest.Config, error)
	// ToDiscoveryClient returns discovery client
	ToDiscoveryClient() (discovery.CachedDiscoveryInterface, error)
	// ToRESTMapper returns a restmapper
	ToRESTMapper() (meta.RESTMapper, error)
	// ToRawKubeConfigLoader return kubeconfig loader as-is
	ToRawKubeConfigLoader() clientcmd.ClientConfig
}

type PartialFactory interface {
	rESTClientGetter

	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
	"k8s.io/client-go/restmapper"
)

type RESTClientGetter interface {
	ToRESTConfig() (*rest.Config, error)
	ToDiscoveryClient() (discovery.CachedDiscoveryInterface, error)
	ToRESTMapper() (meta.RESTMapper, error)
}

type ClientConfigFunc func() (*rest.Config, error)
type RESTMapperFunc func() (meta.RESTMapper, error)
type CategoryExpanderFunc func() (restmapper.CategoryExpander, error)

				for _, ns := range conformanceNamespaces {
					namespace.Claim(ctx, namespace.Config{
						Prefix: ns,
						Inject: false,
					})
				}
			}

			mapper, _ := gatewayConformanceInputs.Client.UtilFactory().ToRESTMapper()
			c, err := client.New(gatewayConformanceInputs.Client.RESTConfig(), client.Options{
				Scheme: kube.IstioScheme,
				Mapper: mapper,
			})
			if err != nil {
				t.Fatal(err)
			}

				for _, ns := range conformanceNamespaces {
					namespace.Claim(ctx, namespace.Config{
						Prefix: ns,
						Inject: false,
					})
				}
			}

			mapper, _ := gatewayConformanceInputs.Client.UtilFactory().ToRESTMapper()
			c, err := client.New(gatewayConformanceInputs.Client.RESTConfig(), client.Options{
				Scheme: kube.IstioScheme,
				Mapper: mapper,
			})
			if err != nil {
				t.Fatal(err)
			}

	return nil, fmt.Errorf("local operation only")
}
func (noopClientGetter) ToDiscoveryClient() (discovery.CachedDiscoveryInterface, error) {
	return nil, fmt.Errorf("local operation only")
}
func (noopClientGetter) ToRESTMapper() (meta.RESTMapper, error) {
	return nil, fmt.Errorf("local operation only")
}

// NewLocalBuilder returns a builder that is configured not to create REST clients and avoids asking the server for results.