}

	if p.options == nil {
		// Provide a more informative error for the crash that would
		// happen on the next line
		panic("PatchOptions required but not provided")
	}
	objToUpdate = p.fieldManager.UpdateNoErrors(currentObject, objToUpdate, managerOrUserAgent(p.options.FieldManager, p.userAgent))
	return objToUpdate, nil
}

func (p *jsonPatcher) createNewObject(_ context.Context) (runtime.Object, error) {