[proto](https://github.com/istio/api/blob/master/operator/v1alpha1/operator.proto) and
compiled to [Go
structs](https://github.com/istio/api/blob/master/operator/v1alpha1/operator.pb.go).
`IstioOperatorSpec` has pass-through fields to the Helm values.yaml API, but these are additionally validated through
a [schema](../operator/pkg/apis/istio/v1alpha1/values_types.proto).

meeting to share your ideas.

This document is an overview of how the operator works from a user perspective. For more details about the design and
architecture and a code overview, see [ARCHITECTURE.md](../architecture/environments/operator.md).

## Introduction

The operator uses the [IstioOperator API](https://github.com/istio/api/blob/master/operator/v1alpha1/operator.proto), which has
three main components:

	case int64:
		v.value = -x
	}
}

// Value comparison functions: we do not expose them outside the
// module. Logical operators "<", ">", ">=", "<=" work on strings and
// numbers. Equality operators "=", "!=" work on strings,
// numbers and booleans.

// Supported comparison operators
const (
	opLt    = "<"
	opLte   = "<="
	opGt    = ">"
	opGte   = ">="
	opEq    = "="
	opIneq  = "!="

					}
				}
				operator, matchType, value := toLowerString(condt[0]), toLowerString(condt[1]), toString(condt[2])
				if !strings.HasPrefix(matchType, "$") {
					return parsedPolicy, fmt.Errorf("Invalid according to Policy: Policy Condition failed: [%s, %s, %s]", operator, matchType, value)
				}

	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/util/clog"
	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/util/progress"
	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/verifier"
	pkgversion "istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/version"
	operatorVer "istio.io/istio/operator/version"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/art"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/config/constants"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/config/labels"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/kube"
)

type InstallArgs struct {

	Between *Between `parser:"| @@"`
	In      *In      `parser:"| \"IN\" @@"`
	Like    *Like    `parser:"| @@"`
}

// Compare represents the RHS of a comparison expression
type Compare struct {
	Operator string   `parser:"@( \"<>\" | \"<=\" | \">=\" | \"=\" | \"<\" | \">\" | \"!=\" | \"IS\" \"NOT\" | \"IS\")"`
	Operand  *Operand `parser:"  @@"`
}

// Like represents the RHS of a LIKE expression
type Like struct {

	"istio.io/istio/istioctl/pkg/cli"
	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/apis/istio/v1alpha1"
	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/cache"
	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/helmreconciler"
	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/manifest"
	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/name"
	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/object"
	"istio.io/istio/operator/pkg/util/clog"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/config/constants"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/kube"

     * found, the existing values are replaced.
     */
    operator fun set(
      name: String,
      value: String,
    ) = commonSet(name, value)

    /** Equivalent to `build().get(name)`, but potentially faster. */
    operator fun get(name: String): String? = commonGet(name)

    fun build(): Headers = commonBuild()
  }

  companion object {

	ADDW	R7@>2, R5, R16                                   // ERROR "unsupported shift operator"
	ADDS	R7@>2, R5, R16                                   // ERROR "unsupported shift operator"
	ADDSW	R7@>2, R5, R16                                   // ERROR "unsupported shift operator"
	SUB	R7@>2, R5, R16                                   // ERROR "unsupported shift operator"

      override fun encodedValue(url: HttpUrl): String = url.encodedUsername

      override operator fun set(
        builder: HttpUrl.Builder,
        value: String,
      ) {
        builder.username(value)
      }

      override operator fun get(url: HttpUrl): String = url.username
    },

    PASSWORD {