* Metadata Agent Improvements ([#66485](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66485), [@bmoyles0117](https://github.com/bmoyles0117))
    * Bump metadata agent version to 0.2-0.0.21-1.
    * Expand the metadata agent's access to all API groups.
    * Remove metadata agent config maps in favor of command line flags.
    * Update the metadata agent's liveness probe to a new /healthz handler.
    * Logging Agent Improvements

### Bug or Regression

- Fix error when trying to expand a volume that does not require node expansion ([#123055](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123055), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied)) [SIG Node and Storage]

- Kubernetes is now built using Go 1.23.9 ([#131936](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/131936), [@cpanato](https://github.com/cpanato)) [SIG Release and Testing]

### Bug or Regression

- Do not expand volume on the node, if controller expansion is finished ([#132010](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/132010), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied)) [SIG Storage]

     * @param simpleMessage
     *            Simple message with arguments expanded
     * @return Message with message code
     */
    public static String getFormattedMessage(final String messageCode, final String simpleMessage) {
        return "[" + messageCode + "]" + simpleMessage;
    }

    /**
     * Expands arguments and returns a simple message without a message code.
     *
     * @param messageCode

     */
    Integer getIndexNumberOfShardsAsInteger();

    /**
     * Get the value for the key 'index.auto_expand_replicas'. <br>
     * The value is, e.g. 0-1 <br>
     * comment: Auto expand replicas setting for the index.
     * @return The value of found property. (NotNull: if not found, exception but basically no way)
     */
    String getIndexAutoExpandReplicas();

    /**

### Bug or Regression

- Fix error when trying to expand a volume that does not require node expansion ([#123055](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123055), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied)) [SIG Node and Storage]

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</p>

<h3 id="Function_declarations">Function declarations</h3>

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<p>
A function declaration binds an identifier, the <i>function name</i>,
to a function.
</p>

<pre class="ebnf">

  - [What’s New (Major Themes)](#whats-new-major-themes)
    - [Deprecation warnings](#deprecation-warnings)
    - [Avoiding permanent beta](#avoiding-permanent-beta)
    - [Expanded CLI support for debugging workloads and nodes](#expanded-cli-support-for-debugging-workloads-and-nodes)
    - [Structured logging](#structured-logging)
    - [EndpointSlices are now enabled by default](#endpointslices-are-now-enabled-by-default)

    public void setDirectoryNameLength(final int directoryNameLength) {
        this.directoryNameLength = directoryNameLength;
    }

    /**
     * Expands a file path using the file path mapping.
     * @param value The original path value.
     * @return The expanded path or the original value if no mapping exists.
     */
    protected String expandPath(final String value) {