CM-1038: Replace istiocsr type-specific decoders with generic DecodeObjBytes

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Summary

• Remove 8 type-specific decode*ObjBytes functions from the istiocsr package (~95 lines) and replace all 22 call sites with the existing generic common.DecodeObjBytes[T] helper
• Cache the ServiceAccount name at init time to avoid redundant YAML deserialization on every reconcile cycle
• Aligns the istiocsr package with the pattern already used by the trustmanager package

Test plan

• Unit tests pass (go test ./pkg/controller/istiocsr/...)
• Build succeeds (go build ./pkg/controller/istiocsr/)
• No new lint issues introduced
• CI checks pass

Jira: https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/CM-1038

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Release Notes

• Refactor
  • Consolidated object decoding logic across multiple IstioCSR controller components to use a unified decoder.
  • Introduced asset-based caching for service account name retrieval.

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Summary

• Remove 8 type-specific decode*ObjBytes functions from the istiocsr package (~95 lines) and replace all 22 call sites with the existing generic common.DecodeObjBytes[T] helper
• Cache the ServiceAccount name at init time to avoid redundant YAML deserialization on every reconcile cycle
• Aligns the istiocsr package with the pattern already used by the trustmanager package

Test plan

• Unit tests pass (go test ./pkg/controller/istiocsr/...)
• Build succeeds (go build ./pkg/controller/istiocsr/)
• No new lint issues introduced
• CI checks pass

Jira: https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/CM-1038

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• pkg/controller/istiocsr/certificates.go
• pkg/controller/istiocsr/deployments.go
• pkg/controller/istiocsr/rbacs.go
• pkg/controller/istiocsr/serviceaccounts.go
• pkg/controller/istiocsr/services.go
• pkg/controller/istiocsr/test_utils.go
• pkg/controller/istiocsr/utils.go

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Walkthrough

This PR refactors the IstioCSR controller to consolidate object decoding across seven files by replacing multiple specific helper functions with a single generic common.DecodeObjBytes utility. It also introduces caching of the ServiceAccount name to avoid repeated decoding during initialization.

Changes

Decoding Consolidation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Caching foundation pkg/controller/istiocsr/utils.go	Adds cachedServiceAccountName variable initialized during init() by decoding an embedded ServiceAccount asset; removes ~90 lines of unused code.
Core object decoding pkg/controller/istiocsr/certificates.go, pkg/controller/istiocsr/deployments.go, pkg/controller/istiocsr/serviceaccounts.go, pkg/controller/istiocsr/services.go	All getter functions replace bespoke decode helpers with common.DecodeObjBytes[T](codecs, SchemeGroupVersion, asset) pattern.
RBAC decoding & caching pkg/controller/istiocsr/rbacs.go	All RBAC resource getters (ClusterRole, ClusterRoleBinding, Role, RoleBinding, and their Leases variants) switch to generic common.DecodeObjBytes; createOrApplyRBACResource now uses cachedServiceAccountName instead of inline decoding.
Test utilities pkg/controller/istiocsr/test_utils.go	All test helper functions updated to use generic common.DecodeObjBytes[T] for Certificate, ClusterRole, ClusterRoleBinding, Deployment, Role, RoleBinding, Service, and ServiceAccount; adds import for common package.

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🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 11 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (11 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately summarizes the main change: replacing eight type-specific decoder functions with a generic DecodeObjBytes helper across the istiocsr package.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Stable And Deterministic Test Names	✅ Passed	Check applies only to Ginkgo tests. istiocsr uses standard Go tests. PR modified no test files. No test names contain dynamic content.
Test Structure And Quality	✅ Passed	PR modifies production code and test_utils.go (test helper utility). No Ginkgo test files were modified. The custom check for Ginkgo test quality is not applicable to this PR.
Microshift Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	PR does not add any new Ginkgo e2e tests. Changes are limited to controller code refactoring and unit test helpers. No e2e test code introduced, so check is not applicable.
Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	No new Ginkgo e2e tests are being added. This PR refactors the istiocsr controller by replacing type-specific decoders with generic helpers. The check is not applicable.
Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility	✅ Passed	This PR refactors decoder functions and introduces no new scheduling constraints. No manifests are modified in ways that affect topology compatibility. Only OS-agnostic nodeSelector exists.
Ote Binary Stdout Contract	✅ Passed	No stdout violations found. Init block safely adds schemes and caches ServiceAccount name. No fmt.Print/println/klog writes detected.
Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	PR adds no new Ginkgo e2e tests. It refactors unit test helpers in the controller package using a generic decoder. Check not applicable.

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