[utils] Add SanitizePattern to recursively trim whitespace in Configuration maps

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Description
This PR fixes #1089

Adds SanitizePattern, a utility function in utils/utils.go that recursively
trims leading and trailing whitespace from all string keys and string values
within a map (e.g. a component's Configuration). Stray whitespace left in
config values forces YAML serializers (like yaml.v3) to wrap fields in
quotes on export, which breaks Kubernetes manifest validation.

Non-string types (bool, int, float64, nil) are passed through
unchanged, ensuring type safety. Covered by tests for whitespace trimming,
nested maps, nested slices, mixed types, and nil input.

Notes for Reviewers
This adds the utility function itself. Wiring it into the actual pattern/design
serialization path (so it's called during export) can be a follow-up if
maintainers prefer it split into a separate PR — happy to do that here instead
if preferred.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added pattern sanitization that removes extra whitespace from keys and text values.
  • Supports nested maps and lists while preserving non-text values.
  • Safely handles empty input and preserves nil lists.
  • Reports errors when trimming creates duplicate keys.
• Bug Fixes
  • Improved error handling so issues found in nested data are returned to the caller.

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Updated SanitizePattern to return errors when trimmed map keys collide. Recursive errors now propagate through nested maps and slices. Nil slices remain nil. Tests cover the new API and behavior.

Changes

Pattern sanitization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Sanitization API and error propagation utils/utils.go	SanitizePattern and sanitizeValue now return errors. The implementation rejects collisions after key trimming, propagates nested errors, and preserves nil maps and slices.
Sanitization error and nil-slice tests utils/utils_test.go	Tests validate expected errors, trimmed-key collisions, recursive error handling, and nil-slice preservation.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to a0081

The utility change is localized and introduces no actionable merge-blocking risk; nested collision cases could be added as a minor follow-up for stronger coverage.

Suggested reviewers: aabidsofi19

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✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the addition of recursive whitespace trimming for configuration maps.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes implement recursive trimming, preserve non-string values, support nested collections, and reject trimmed-key collisions as required by issue [#1089].
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes remain within the utility and test scope defined by issue [#1089].
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Inline comments:
In `@utils/utils.go`:
- Around line 936-939: Update the sanitization logic around the input-key loop
to detect when distinct keys produce the same trimmed key, return a collision
error before populating the sanitized output, and avoid nondeterministic
overwrites. Add a test covering keys such as “ name” and “name ” and verify the
collision error.
- Around line 951-956: Update the []interface{} branch of sanitizeValue to
return the original val when it is nil, preserving null serialization; continue
recursively sanitizing non-nil slices, and add a test covering a nil nested
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Pushed a follow-up commit addressing CodeRabbit's two review comments:

• SanitizePattern and sanitizeValue now return an error to reject key
  collisions after trimming, instead of silently overwriting one value.
• Nil slices are now preserved as nil instead of becoming empty slices,
  to avoid unintentionally changing serialized output from null to [].

Note: this changes SanitizePattern's signature from
func SanitizePattern(map[string]interface{}) map[string]interface{}
to
func SanitizePattern(map[string]interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error).
Both cases are covered by new test cases.

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In `@utils/utils_test.go`:
- Around line 152-168: Add test cases covering trim-collision errors in nested
maps and in maps contained within slices, asserting the normalization function
returns an error in both cases. Extend the existing collision tests near the
“distinct keys colliding after trim return an error” case without changing the
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