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+{{/* vim: set filetype=mustache: */}}
+
+{{- define "common.serviceAccount.tpl" -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "common.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "common.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.serviceAccount.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "common.serviceAccount.if" -}}
+{{- $top := first . -}}
+{{- $serviceAccount := $top.Values.serviceAccount | default (dict) -}}
+{{- if $serviceAccount.create -}}
+  {{- include "common.utils.merge" (append . "common.serviceAccount.tpl") -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "common.serviceAccount" -}}
+{{- include "common.utils.flattenCall" (list "common.serviceAccount.if" .) -}}
+{{- end -}}