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+# Python Imports
+import kubernetes
+import logging
+from kubernetes.client import ApiException
+from typing import List
+
+# Project Imports
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def setup_kubernetes_client():
+    logger.info("Setting up Kubernetes client")
+
+    try:
+        kubernetes.config.load_incluster_config()
+        logger.debug("Loaded in-cluster Kubernetes configuration")
+    except kubernetes.config.config_exception.ConfigException:
+        try:
+            kubernetes.config.load_kube_config()
+            logger.info("Loaded kubeconfig configuration")
+        except kubernetes.config.config_exception.ConfigException:
+            logger.error("Could not configure Kubernetes client")
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to configure Kubernetes client. Are you running inside Kubernetes or have a valid kubeconfig?")
+
+
+def get_pods(name: str, namespace: str) -> List[str]:
+    pods = []
+
+    try:
+        statefulset = kubernetes.client.AppsV1Api().read_namespaced_stateful_set(
+            name=name,
+            namespace=namespace
+        )
+        replicas = statefulset.status.replicas
+        for replica in range(replicas):
+            pods.append(f"{name}-{replica}.{name}.{namespace}")
+        logger.info(f"Found {replicas} pods with name {name} in namespace {namespace}")
+    except ApiException as e:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to get pods: {e}")
+        raise
+
+    return pods