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	HubFlagHelpStr                     = `The hub for the operator controller image.`
	TagFlagHelpStr                     = `The tag for the operator controller image.`
	ImagePullSecretsHelpStr            = `The imagePullSecrets are used to pull the operator image from the private registry,

`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).
1. [Controller](#k8s-controller) code. The code comprises the K8s listener, webhook and logic for reconciling the cluster
to an `IstioOperatorSpec` CR.
1. [Manifest creation](#manifest-creation) code. User settings are overlaid on top of the

  value other than `kubernetes.io/job-controller` - are skipped by the job controller, and their
  reconciliation is delegated to an external controller, indicated by the value of the field. Jobs that
  don't have this field at all, or where the field value is the reserved string `kubernetes.io/job-controller`,

        apiVersions:
          - "*"
        resources:
          - "*"
    {{- if .Values.base.validationCABundle }}
    # Disable webhook controller in Pilot to stop patching it
    failurePolicy: Fail
    {{- else }}
    # Fail open until the validation webhook is ready. The webhook controller
    # will update this to `Fail` and patch in the `caBundle` when the webhook
    # endpoint is ready.
    failurePolicy: Ignore
    {{- end }}

  namespace: {{.Namespace | quote}}
  annotations:
    {{- toJsonMap (omit .InfrastructureAnnotations "kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration" "gateway.istio.io/name-override" "gateway.istio.io/service-account" "gateway.istio.io/controller-version") | nindent 4 }}
  labels:
    {{- toJsonMap
      .InfrastructureLabels
      (strdict
        "gateway.networking.k8s.io/gateway-name" .Name
        "istio.io/gateway-name" .Name
      ) | nindent 4 }}

  // +optional
  optional EventSeries series = 3;

  // reportingController is the name of the controller that emitted this Event, e.g. `kubernetes.io/kubelet`.
  // This field cannot be empty for new Events.
  optional string reportingController = 4;

  // reportingInstance is the ID of the controller instance, e.g. `kubelet-xyzf`.
  // This field cannot be empty for new Events and it can have at most 128 characters.

        apiVersions:
          - "*"
        resources:
          - "*"
    {{- if .Values.base.validationCABundle }}
    # Disable webhook controller in Pilot to stop patching it
    failurePolicy: Fail
    {{- else }}
    # Fail open until the validation webhook is ready. The webhook controller
    # will update this to `Fail` and patch in the `caBundle` when the webhook
    # endpoint is ready.
    failurePolicy: Ignore
    {{- end }}

  // associated IngressClass defines which controller will implement the
  // resource. This replaces the deprecated `kubernetes.io/ingress.class`
  // annotation. For backwards compatibility, when that annotation is set, it
  // must be given precedence over this field. The controller may emit a
  // warning if the field and annotation have different values.

    env: {}
    
    # Settings related to the untaint controller
    # This controller will remove `cni.istio.io/not-ready` from nodes when the istio-cni pod becomes ready
    # It should be noted that cluster operator/owner is responsible for having the taint set by their infrastructure provider when new nodes are added to the cluster; the untaint controller does not taint nodes
    taint: