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+package v1beta1
+
+import (
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+)
+
+// VirtualIP is a keepalived CRD specificiation for virtual IP addresses
+type VirtualIP struct {
+	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
+	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata"`
+
+	Spec   VirtualIPSpec `json:"spec"`
+	Status Status        `json:"status"`
+}
+
+// VirtualIPSpec defines the spec of the CRD in a vrrp_instance section
+type VirtualIPSpec struct {
+	// Name defines the name of the vrrp_instance
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+
+	// IP virtual IP to use
+	IP string `json:"ip"`
+
+	// Interface interface where the virtual IP should be configured
+	// The default value is eth0
+	Interface *string `json:"interface,omitempty"`
+
+	// ServiceReferences defines a reference to the service to expose
+	ServiceReferences []ServiceReference `json:"serviceReferences"`
+
+	// VirtualRouterID arbitrary unique number from 0 to 255.
+	// Used to differentiate multiple instances of vrrpd running on the same NIC (and hence same socket)
+	VirtualRouterID int `json:"virtualRouterID"`
+	// Priority for electing MASTER, highest priority wins
+	// To be MASTER, make this 50 more than on other machines.
+	Priority int `json:"priority,omitempty"`
+	// DelayLoop delay timer for checker polling
+	// Default: 5
+	DelayLoop *int `json:"delayLoop,omitempty"`
+	// LVSScheduler LVS scheduler (rr|wrr|lc|wlc|lblc|sh|mh|dh|fo|ovf|lblcr|sed|nq)
+	// Default: rr
+	LVSScheduler *LVSScheduler `json:"lvsScheduler,omitempty"`
+	// LVSMethod default LVS forwarding method (NAT|DR)
+	// Default: NAT
+	LVSMethod *string `json:"lvsMethod,omitempty"`
+
+	// UseUnicast defines if unicast should be used instead of multicast (default) to publish vrrp packets
+	UseUnicast bool `json:"useUnicast,omitempty"`
+
+	// Notify defines a script for ANY state transition.
+	Notify *string `json:"notify,omitempty"`
+
+	// AdditionalConfiguration defines additional keepalived configuration valid inside the virtual_server section
+	AdditionalConfiguration *string `json:"additionalConfiguration,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// Status reports the current state of the VirtualIP
+type Status struct {
+	CurrentStatus string `json:"currentStatus"`
+	Description   string `json:"description"`
+}
+
+// ServiceReference holds a reference to Service.legacy.k8s.io
+type ServiceReference struct {
+	// Namespace is the namespace of the service
+	Namespace string `json:"namespace,omitempty"`
+
+	// Name is the name of the service
+	Name string `json:"name,omitempty"`
+
+	// Port of the service
+	Port intstr.IntOrString `json:"port,omitempty"`
+
+	//Protocol defines the protocol of the service. Valid values are TCP and UDP
+	Protocol corev1.Protocol `json:"protocol"`
+
+	// ProxyProtocol indicates if proxy-protocol is enabled in the service being exposed
+	// Valid only for TCP protocol
+	ProxyProtocol bool `json:"proxyProtocol"`
+}
+
+// LVSScheduler LVS scheduler (rr|wrr|lc|wlc|lblc|sh|mh|dh|fo|ovf|lblcr|sed|nq)
+type LVSScheduler string
+
+const (
+	RRScheduler  LVSScheduler = "rr"
+	WRRScheduler LVSScheduler = "wrr"
+	LCScheduler  LVSScheduler = "lc"
+	WLCScheduler LVSScheduler = "wlc"
+)