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+{{- /*
+
+# Copyright 2020-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-ONF-Member-Only-1.0
+
+*/ -}}
+
+{{/*
+Expand the name of the chart.
+*/}}
+{{- define "name" -}}
+{{- default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride | trunc 24 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Create a default fully qualified app name.
+We truncate at 63 chars because some Kubernetes name fields are limited to 63 (by the DNS naming spec).
+*/}}
+{{- define "int-host-reporter.fullname" -}}
+{{- $name := default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name $name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{- end -}}