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+{{- /*
+
+# Copyright 2020-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-ONF-Member-Only-1.0
+
+*/ -}}
+
+{{/*
+Renders a set of standardised labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "5g-ransim-plane.metadata_labels" -}}
+{{- $application := index . 0 -}}
+{{- $context := index . 1 -}}
+release: {{ $context.Release.Name }}
+app: {{ $application }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Render the given template.
+*/}}
+{{- define "5g-ransim-plane.template" -}}
+{{- $name := index . 0 -}}
+{{- $context := index . 1 -}}
+{{- $last := base $context.Template.Name }}
+{{- $wtf := $context.Template.Name | replace $last $name -}}
+{{ include $wtf $context }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Render ServiceAccount, Role, and RoleBinding required for kubernetes-entrypoint.
+*/}}
+{{- define "5g-ransim-plane.service_account" -}}
+{{- $context := index . 1 -}}
+{{- $saName := index . 0 -}}
+{{- $saNamespace := $context.Release.Namespace }}
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $saName }}
+  namespace: {{ $saNamespace }}
+  labels:
+{{ tuple $saName $context | include "5g-ransim-plane.metadata_labels" | indent 4 }}
+---
+{{- if semverCompare ">=1.16-0" $context.Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion }}
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+{{- else }}
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+{{- end }}
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $saName }}
+  namespace: {{ $saNamespace }}
+  labels:
+{{ tuple $saName $context | include "5g-ransim-plane.metadata_labels" | indent 4 }}
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: Role
+  name: {{ $saName }}
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: {{ $saName }}
+    namespace: {{ $saNamespace }}
+---
+{{- if semverCompare ">=1.16-0" $context.Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion }}
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+{{- else }}
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+{{- end }}
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $saName }}
+  namespace: {{ $saNamespace }}
+  labels:
+{{ tuple $saName $context | include "5g-ransim-plane.metadata_labels" | indent 4 }}
+rules:
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+      - extensions
+      - batch
+      - apps
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - patch
+    resources:
+      - statefulsets
+      - daemonsets
+      - jobs
+      - pods
+      - services
+      - endpoints
+      - configmaps
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Render init container for coredump.
+*/}}
+{{- define "5g-ransim-plane.coredump_init" -}}
+{{- $pod := index . 0 -}}
+{{- $context := index . 1 -}}
+- name: {{ $pod }}-coredump-init
+  image: {{ $context.Values.images.tags.init | quote }}
+  imagePullPolicy: {{ $context.Values.images.pullPolicy }}
+  securityContext:
+    privileged: true
+    runAsUser: 0
+  command: ["bash", "-xc"]
+  args:
+    - echo '/tmp/coredump/core.%h.%e.%t' > /mnt/host-rootfs/proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
+  volumeMounts:
+    - name: host-rootfs
+      mountPath: /mnt/host-rootfs
+{{- end -}}