add rule ip testing external-42NFTM6N-ns2/svc2/tcp/p80 fib saddr type local jump mark-for-masquerade comment "masquerade local traffic"
	add rule ip testing external-42NFTM6N-ns2/svc2/tcp/p80 fib saddr type local goto service-42NFTM6N-ns2/svc2/tcp/p80 comment "short-circuit local traffic"
	add chain ip testing endpoint-SGOXE6O3-ns2/svc2/tcp/p80__10.180.0.2/80

	// CLI: -t mangle -A ISTIO_PRERT -s fd16:9254:7127:1337:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff -p tcp -m tcp --dport <PROBEPORT> -j ACCEPT
	//
	// DESC: If this is one of our node-probe ports and is from our SNAT-ed/"special" hostside IP, short-circuit out here
	iptablesBuilder.AppendVersionedRule(hostProbeSNAT.String(), hostProbeV6SNAT.String(),
		iptableslog.UndefinedCommand, ChainInpodPrerouting, iptablesconstants.MANGLE,
		"-s", iptablesconstants.IPVersionSpecific,

	if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
		return nil
	}
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Short-circuit if the UID doesn't match
	if len(saUID) > 0 && saUID != serviceAccount.UID {
		return nil
	}

	// Short-circuit if the secret is no longer referenced
	if !getSecretReferences(serviceAccount).Has(secretName) {
		return nil
	}

	// Remove the secret

        if (selectors.size() == 1) {
            ResolvableSelectorState selectorState = selectors.first();
            // Short-circuit selector merging for single selector without 'prefer'
            if (selectorState.getVersionConstraint() == null || selectorState.getVersionConstraint().getPreferredSelector() == null) {

}

func lcp(strs []string, pre bool) string {
	// short-circuit empty list
	if len(strs) == 0 {
		return ""
	}
	xfix := strs[0]
	// short-circuit single-element list
	if len(strs) == 1 {
		return xfix
	}
	// compare first to rest
	for _, str := range strs[1:] {
		xfixl := len(xfix)
		strl := len(str)
		// short-circuit empty strings
		if xfixl == 0 || strl == 0 {
			return ""
		}

}

// printConfiguration prints the external version of the API to yaml
func printConfiguration(clustercfg *kubeadmapi.ClusterConfiguration, w io.Writer, printer output.Printer) {
	// Short-circuit if cfg is nil, so we can safely get the value of the pointer below
	if clustercfg == nil {
		return
	}

	cfgYaml, err := configutil.MarshalKubeadmConfigObject(clustercfg, kubeadmapiv1.SchemeGroupVersion)

        for (Node member : members) {
            if (isFinalizerNode(member) || memberCanStartAtAnyTime(member)) {
                // Short-circuit for these, they are handled separately
                continue;
            }
            if (blockedFinalizedMembers.contains(member)) {
                if (!finalizedNodesToBlockOn.isEmpty()) {

    static boolean matchPattern(ArtifactRepository originalRepository, String pattern) {
        boolean result = false;
        String originalId = originalRepository.getId();

        // simple checks first to short circuit processing below.
        if (WILDCARD.equals(pattern) || pattern.equals(originalId)) {
            result = true;
        } else {
            // process the list
            String[] repos = pattern.split(",");

func cachedHasSynced(hasSynced func() bool) func() bool {
	cache := &atomic.Bool{}
	cache.Store(false)
	return func() bool {
		if cache.Load() {
			// short-circuit if already synced
			return true
		}
		if hasSynced() {
			// remember we synced
			cache.Store(true)
			return true
		}
		return false
	}
}

	}
	return nil
}

// lockPath returns a typePath describing the location of a lock value
// contained in typ. If there is no contained lock, it returns nil.
//
// The seen map is used to short-circuit infinite recursion due to type cycles.
func lockPath(tpkg *types.Package, typ types.Type, seen map[types.Type]bool) typePath {
	if typ == nil || seen[typ] {
		return nil
	}
	if seen == nil {