if dataStruct == nil {
		return nil, mergepatch.ErrBadArgKind(struct{}{}, nil)
	}

	t := reflect.TypeOf(dataStruct)
	// Get the underlying type for pointers
	if t.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
		t = t.Elem()
	}

	if t.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
		return nil, mergepatch.ErrBadArgKind(struct{}{}, dataStruct)
	}

	return t, nil
}

`),
		},
	},
}

func TestStrategicMergePatch(t *testing.T) {
	testStrategicMergePatchWithCustomArgumentsUsingStruct(t, "bad struct",
		"{}", "{}", []byte("<THIS IS NOT A STRUCT>"), mergepatch.ErrBadArgKind(struct{}{}, []byte{}))

	mergeItemOpenapiSchema := PatchMetaFromOpenAPI{
		Schema: sptest.GetSchemaOrDie(&fakeMergeItemSchema, "mergeItem"),
	}
	mergeItemOpenapiV3Schema := PatchMetaFromOpenAPIV3{