use istio client-go library instead of knative (#1661)

use istio client-go library instead of knative
bump kubernetes dependency version
change code coverage to codecov

vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/.gitignore

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+# Binaries for programs and plugins
+*.exe
+*.exe~
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Test binary, build with `go test -c`
+*.test
+
+# Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
+*.out
+
+# editor and IDE paraphernalia
+.idea
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# Vscode files
+.vscode