proxyConfig.StatsdUdpAddress = ""
		} else {
			proxyConfig.StatsdUdpAddress = addr
		}
	}
	if err := agent.ValidateMeshConfigProxyConfig(proxyConfig); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return applyAnnotations(proxyConfig, annotations), nil
}

// getMeshConfig gets the mesh config to use for proxy configuration
// 1. First we take the default config

func MustApplyNamespace(t test.Failer, yamlText, ns string) string {
	y, err := ApplyNamespace(yamlText, ns)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatalf("ApplyNamespace: %v for text %v", err, yamlText)
	}
	return y
}

func ApplyAnnotation(yamlText, k, v string) (string, error) {
	m := make(map[string]any)
	if err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(yamlText), &m); err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	meta, err := ensureChildMap(m, "metadata")
	if err != nil {

							ym, err := d.load()
							if err != nil {
								t.Fatalf("Unable to load test data: %v", err)
							}

							if !valid {
								ym, err = yml.ApplyAnnotation(ym, constants.AlwaysReject, "true")
								if err != nil {
									t.Fatal(err)
								}
							}

							ns := namespace.NewOrFail(t, t, namespace.Config{
								Prefix: "validation",
							})