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+# Annotations
+
+These named functions will usually be called into other common templates.
+Chances for these to be called directly in an application chart should be non-existent.
+
+So some example inputs, should not be considered that will be used in a values.yaml.
+
+---
+
+## ix.common.annotations
+
+Input:
+
+Values.yaml
+
+```yaml
+global:
+  annotations:
+    annotation1: hard_value
+    annotation2: "{{ .Values.key }}"
+
+key: value
+```
+
+Output:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+
+    annotation1: "hard_value"
+    annotation2: "value"
+```
+
+---
+
+## ix.common.annotations.workload.spec
+
+Inputs:
+
+Values.yaml
+
+```yaml
+ixExternalInterfacesConfigurationNames:
+  - iface1
+  - iface2
+```
+
+Template file
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  ...
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        {{- include "ix.common.annotations.workload.spec" $ | nindent 8 }}
+```
+
+Output:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+
+        k8s.v1.cni.cncf.io/networks: iface1, iface2
+```
+
+---
+
+## ix.common.annotations.workload
+
+Input:
+
+Template file
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    {{- include "ix.common.annotations.workload" $ | nindent 4 }}
+```
+
+Output:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    rollme: "aqG2v"
+```
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+{{/*
+These annotations will be shared on all objects
+*/}}
+{{- define "ix.common.annotations" -}}
+  {{- with .Values.global.annotations -}}
+    {{- range $k, $v := . }}
+{{ $k }}: {{ tpl $v $ | quote }}
+    {{- end -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+These annotations will be applied to all workload "spec" objects
+*/}}
+{{- define "ix.common.annotations.workload.spec" -}}
+  {{- if .Values.ixExternalInterfacesConfigurationNames }}
+k8s.v1.cni.cncf.io/networks: {{ join ", " .Values.ixExternalInterfacesConfigurationNames }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+These annotations will be applied to all workload objects
+*/}}
+{{- define "ix.common.annotations.workload" -}}
+rollme: {{ randAlphaNum 5 | quote }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Workloads = Deployment, ReplicaSet, StatefulSet, DaemonSet, Job, CronJob, etc
+*/}}