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+{{- /*
+Copyright Broadcom, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+SPDX-License-Identifier: APACHE-2.0
+*/}}
+
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "nginx.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  namespace: {{ include "common.names.namespace" . | quote }}
+  labels: {{- include "common.labels.standard" ( dict "customLabels" .Values.commonLabels "context" $ ) | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- if or .Values.serviceAccount.annotations .Values.commonAnnotations }}
+  {{- $annotations := include "common.tplvalues.merge" ( dict "values" ( list .Values.serviceAccount.annotations .Values.commonAnnotations ) "context" . ) }}
+  annotations: {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" ( dict "value" $annotations "context" $) | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+automountServiceAccountToken: {{ .Values.serviceAccount.automountServiceAccountToken }}
+{{- end -}}