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+{{- /*
+# Copyright 2019-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+*/ -}}
+
+{{/*
+Renders a set of standardised labels.
+*/}}
+{{- define "omec-data-plane.metadata_labels" -}}
+{{- $application := index . 0 -}}
+{{- $context := index . 1 -}}
+release: {{ $context.Release.Name }}
+app: {{ $application }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Render the given template.
+*/}}
+{{- define "omec-data-plane.template" -}}
+{{- $name := index . 0 -}}
+{{- $context := index . 1 -}}
+{{- $last := base $context.Template.Name }}
+{{- $wtf := $context.Template.Name | replace $last $name -}}
+{{ include $wtf $context }}
+{{- end -}}