Ordered initialization for the DRPC condition array

Introduce ordered initialization for the condition array in the DRPC module.
This change ensures that the conditions are consistently located in the array,
allowing for easier management and maintenance. Additionally, the updates made
to the code now properly preserve the order of the conditions, providing more
reliable and predictable behavior.

Signed-off-by: Benamar Mekhissi <[email protected]>
(cherry picked from commit e9a78fc)

controllers/drplacementcontrol_controller.go

@@ -601,6 +601,8 @@ func (r *DRPlacementControlReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.R
 	// Save a copy of the instance status to be used for the VRG status update comparison
 	drpc.Status.DeepCopyInto(&r.savedInstanceStatus)
 
+	ensureDRPCConditionsInited(&drpc.Status.Conditions, drpc.Generation, "Initialization")
+
 	placementObj, err := r.ownPlacementOrPlacementRule(ctx, drpc, logger)
 	if err != nil && !(errors.IsNotFound(err) && !drpc.GetDeletionTimestamp().IsZero()) {
 		r.recordFailure(drpc, placementObj, "Error", err.Error(), nil, logger)
@@ -1823,3 +1825,30 @@ func addOrUpdateCondition(conditions *[]metav1.Condition, conditionType string,
 
 	return false
 }
+
+// Initial creation of the DRPC status condition. This will also preserve the ordering of conditions in the array
+func ensureDRPCConditionsInited(conditions *[]metav1.Condition, observedGeneration int64, message string) {
+	const DRPCTotalConditions = 2
+	if len(*conditions) == DRPCTotalConditions {
+		return
+	}
+
+	time := metav1.NewTime(time.Now())
+
+	setStatusConditionIfNotFound(conditions, metav1.Condition{
+		Type:               rmn.ConditionAvailable,
+		Reason:             string(rmn.Initiating),
+		ObservedGeneration: observedGeneration,
+		Status:             metav1.ConditionTrue,
+		LastTransitionTime: time,
+		Message:            message,
+	})
+	setStatusConditionIfNotFound(conditions, metav1.Condition{
+		Type:               rmn.ConditionPeerReady,
+		Reason:             string(rmn.Initiating),
+		ObservedGeneration: observedGeneration,
+		Status:             metav1.ConditionTrue,
+		LastTransitionTime: time,
+		Message:            message,
+	})
+}