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+{{/* Return chart name (Chart.yaml:name) */}}
+{{- define "chart.name" -}}
+{{- .Chart.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/* Return full release name (Release-ChartName) */}}
+{{- define "chart.fullname" -}}
+{{- if .Values.fullnameOverride }}
+{{- .Values.fullnameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name (include "chart.name" .) | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/* Standard labels */}}
+{{- define "chart.labels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "chart.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | default "latest" }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/* Selector labels */}}
+{{- define "chart.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "chart.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}