t.Fatal(err)
		}
		gotPod = patchedPod
	} else {
		gotPod = inputPod
	}

	if err := normalizeAndCompareDeployments(gotPod, wantPod, false, t); err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
	if idempotencyCheck {
		t.Run("idempotency", func(t *testing.T) {
			if err := normalizeAndCompareDeployments(gotPod, wantPod, true, t); err != nil {
				t.Fatal(err)
			}
		})
	}
}

	out := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
	err := decoder.Decode(out)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatalf("error decoding object: %v", err)
	}
	return out
}

func normalizeAndCompareDeployments(got, want *corev1.Pod, ignoreIstioMetaJSONAnnotationsEnv bool, t *testing.T) error {
	t.Helper()
	// Scrub unimportant fields that tend to differ.
	delete(got.Annotations, annotation.SidecarStatus.Name)