update annotation to be a pointer (#682)

Signed-off-by: Stephanie <[email protected]>

Author: yangcao77

pkg/apis/workspaces/v1alpha2/component_container.go

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type Container struct {
 
 	// +optional
 	// Annotations that should be added to specific resources for this container
-	Annotation Annotation `json:"annotation,omitempty" patchStrategy:"merge" patchMergeKey:"name"`
+	Annotation *Annotation `json:"annotation,omitempty" patchStrategy:"merge" patchMergeKey:"name"`
 
 	// +optional
 	// List of volumes mounts that should be mounted is this container.

pkg/apis/workspaces/v1alpha2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package validation
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/devfile/api/v2/pkg/apis/workspaces/v1alpha2"
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ func ValidateComponents(components []v1alpha2.Component) (returnedErr error) {
 			}
 
 			// if annotation is not empty and dedicatedPod is false
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(component.Container.Annotation, v1alpha2.Annotation{}) && component.Container.DedicatedPod != nil && !(*component.Container.DedicatedPod) {
+			if component.Container.Annotation != nil && component.Container.DedicatedPod != nil && !(*component.Container.DedicatedPod) {
 				for key, value := range component.Container.Annotation.Deployment {
 					if processedVal, exist := processedDeploymentAnnotations[key]; exist && processedVal != value {
 						// only append the error for a single key once

pkg/apis/workspaces/v1alpha2/zz_generated.parent_overrides.go

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func generateDummyContainerComponent(name string, volMounts []v1alpha2.VolumeMou
 			Container: &v1alpha2.ContainerComponent{
 				Container: v1alpha2.Container{
 					Image:        image,
-					Annotation:   annotation,
+					Annotation:   &annotation,
 					Env:          envs,
 					VolumeMounts: volMounts,
 					MountSources: &mountSources,