Upgrade to kubebuilder.io v4

[Copilot]

Upgrades operator project layout from kubebuilder v2 to v4.

Changes

• PROJECT file: Migrated layout from go.kubebuilder.io/v2 to go.kubebuilder.io/v4 with explicit resource definitions for both Broker and MeshSync CRDs, including CRD version (v1) and namespace scoping

• Generated manifests:

  • CRDs now properly include kubebuilder validation annotations (min/max constraints on size fields)
  • RBAC roles updated to include meshsyncs resources that were previously omitted

• Code: No changes required—existing main.go already uses v4 patterns (server.Options, webhook.NewServer)

Before

layout: go.kubebuilder.io/v2
resources:
- domain: meshery.io
  kind: MeshSync
  version: v1alpha1

After

layout:
- go.kubebuilder.io/v4
resources:
- api:
    crdVersion: v1
    namespaced: true
  controller: true
  domain: meshery.io
  kind: MeshSync
  version: v1alpha1

All existing functionality preserved. Backward compatible—no API or behavioral changes.

Original prompt

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<issue_title>Upgrade to kubebuilder.io v4.11.0</issue_title>
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Contributor Guides and Resources

• 🛠 Meshery Build & Release Strategy
• 📚 Instructions for contributing to documentation
  • Meshery documentation site and source
• 🎨 Wireframes and designs for Meshery UI in Figma (open invite)
• 🙋🏾🙋🏼 Questions: Discussion Forum and Community Slack
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Custom agent used: Meshery Operator Code Contributor Agent
Expert-level Kubernetes operator engineering agent specialized in contributing to Meshery Operator's controllers, CRDs, and lifecycle management of MeshSync and Meshery Broker.

• Fixes Upgrade to kubebuilder.io v4.11.0 #721

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