* it is returned directly. Otherwise, a new array of size {@code minLength + padding} is
   * returned, containing the values of {@code array}, and zeroes in the remaining places.
   *
   * @param array the source array
   * @param minLength the minimum length the returned array must guarantee
   * @param padding an extra amount to "grow" the array by if growth is necessary

   * it is returned directly. Otherwise, a new array of size {@code minLength + padding} is
   * returned, containing the values of {@code array}, and zeroes in the remaining places.
   *
   * @param array the source array
   * @param minLength the minimum length the returned array must guarantee
   * @param padding an extra amount to "grow" the array by if growth is necessary

    return fromEntryArray(entries.length, entries, /* throwIfDuplicateKeys= */ true);
  }

  /**
   * Creates an ImmutableMap from the first n entries in entryArray. This implementation may replace
   * the entries in entryArray with its own entry objects (though they will have the same key/value
   * contents), and may take ownership of entryArray.
   */
  static <K, V> ImmutableMap<K, V> fromEntryArray(

[values_types.proto](../operator/pkg/apis/istio/v1alpha1/values_types.proto).

## IstioOperatorSpec API

The `IstioOperatorSpec` API is intended to replace the installation and K8s parts of Helm values.yaml.

### Features and components

The operator has a very similar structure to istio/installer: components are grouped into features.

	// recorded elsewhere (e.g., via PAX record) contains no trailing slash.
	if len(s) > len(b) && b[len(b)-1] == '/' {
		n := len(strings.TrimRight(s[:len(b)-1], "/"))
		b[n] = 0 // Replace trailing slash with NUL terminator
	}
}

// fitsInBase256 reports whether x can be encoded into n bytes using base-256
// encoding. Unlike octal encoding, base-256 encoding does not require that the

            return Pattern.quote(s.substring(0, s.length() - 1)) + "$";
        }
        return Pattern.quote(s);
    }

    protected String unescape(final String s) {
        return s.replace("\\\\", "\\");
    }

    protected String appendFileterPath(final StringBuilder buf, final String v) {
        if (StringUtil.isBlank(v)) {
            return StringUtil.EMPTY;
        }

    }

    private ModelVersionParser newModelVersionParser() {
        // This is a limited parser that does not support ranges and compares versions as strings
        // in real-life this parser should not be used, but replaced with a proper one
        return new ModelVersionParser() {
            @Override
            public Version parseVersion(String version) {
                requireNonNull(version, "version");

    // Connections are created as soon as a policy is set
    setPolicy(pool, address, ConnectionPool.AddressPolicy(2))
    assertThat(pool.connectionCount()).isEqualTo(2)

    // Connections are replaced if they idle out or are evicted from the pool
    evictAllConnections(pool)
    assertThat(pool.connectionCount()).isEqualTo(2)
    forceConnectionsToExpire(pool, expireTime)

        altNames += altName
      }

    /**
     * Set this certificate's common name (CN). Historically this held the hostname of TLS
     * certificate, but that practice was deprecated by [RFC 2818][rfc_2818] and replaced with
     * [addSubjectAlternativeName]. If unset a random string will be used.
     *
     * [rfc_2818]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2818
     */
    fun commonName(cn: String) =
      apply {

						}
						// Discard the directory.
						if err := selectFrom(otherIdx); err != nil {
							return err
						}
						continue
					}
					// Replace directory with object.
					if serverDebugLog {
						console.Debugln("mergeEntryChannels: discarding directory", best.name, "for object", other.name)
					}
					toMerge = toMerge[:0]
					best = other