nc.Node = vv
	default:
		return false, fmt.Errorf("don't know about type %T", parentNode)
	}

	return true, nil
}

// mergeConditional returns a merge of newVal and originalVal if merge is true, otherwise it returns newVal.
func mergeConditional(newVal, originalVal any, merge bool) (any, error) {
	if !merge || util.IsValueNilOrDefault(originalVal) {
		return newVal, nil
	}