}
	jm.podStore = podInformer.Lister()
	jm.podStoreSynced = podInformer.Informer().HasSynced

	jm.updateStatusHandler = jm.updateJobStatus
	jm.patchJobHandler = jm.patchJob
	jm.syncHandler = jm.syncJob

	metrics.Register()

	return jm, nil
}

// Run the main goroutine responsible for watching and syncing jobs.

	return newObj, managed, nil
}

// Apply implements Manager.
func (f *structuredMergeManager) Apply(liveObj, patchObj runtime.Object, managed Managed, manager string, force bool) (runtime.Object, Managed, error) {
	// Check that the patch object has the same version as the live object
	if patchVersion := patchObj.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().GroupVersion(); patchVersion != f.groupVersion {
		return nil, nil,
			errors.NewBadRequest(

        final int stage;
        final int number;
        final Character patchNo;

        private Stage(int stage, int number, Character patchNo) {
            this.stage = stage;
            this.number = number;
            this.patchNo = patchNo;
        }

        static Stage from(int stage, String stageString) {

			}
		}
	}
	return filteredMap, nil
}

func meetPreconditions(patchObj map[string]interface{}, fns ...mergepatch.PreconditionFunc) (bool, error) {
	// Apply the preconditions to the patch, and return an error if any of them fail.
	for _, fn := range fns {
		if !fn(patchObj) {
			return false, fmt.Errorf("precondition failed for: %v", patchObj)
		}
	}
	return true, nil

			}
		}

		patchObj, err := jsonpatch.DecodePatch(p.patchBytes)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, nil, errors.NewBadRequest(err.Error())
		}
		if len(patchObj) > maxJSONPatchOperations {
			return nil, nil, errors.NewRequestEntityTooLargeError(
				fmt.Sprintf("The allowed maximum operations in a JSON patch is %d, got %d",
					maxJSONPatchOperations, len(patchObj)))
		}

        s.number == 4
    }

    def "builds stage with patch no"() {
        when:
        def s = Stage.from(3, "4a")

        then:
        s.stage == 3
        s.number == 4
        s.patchNo == 'a'
    }

    def "compares correctly with patch no"() {
        expect:
        Stage.from(1, "2") < Stage.from(1, "3")
        Stage.from(1, "4") > Stage.from(1, "3")

	}

	if len(result.Patch) == 0 {
		return false, nil
	}
	patchObj, err := jsonpatch.DecodePatch(result.Patch)
	if err != nil {
		return false, apierrors.NewInternalError(err)
	}

	if len(patchObj) == 0 {
		return false, nil
	}

			// Patch based on the patch type.
			switch patchSet.patchType {

			// JSON patch.
			case types.JSONPatchType:
				var patchObj jsonpatch.Patch
				patchObj, err = jsonpatch.DecodePatch(patchBytes)
				if err == nil {
					patchedData, err = patchObj.Apply(patchedData)
				}

			// Merge patch.
			case types.MergePatchType:
				patchedData, err = jsonpatch.MergePatch(patchedData, patchBytes)

	store := &genericregistry.Store{
		NewFunc:                   func() runtime.Object { return &batch.Job{} },
		NewListFunc:               func() runtime.Object { return &batch.JobList{} },
		PredicateFunc:             job.MatchJob,
		DefaultQualifiedResource:  batch.Resource("jobs"),
		SingularQualifiedResource: batch.Resource("job"),

		CreateStrategy:      job.Strategy,
		UpdateStrategy:      job.Strategy,
		DeleteStrategy:      job.Strategy,

		return nil, nil
	}

	var patchedObjJS []byte
	switch pt {
	case types.JSONPatchType:
		patchObj, err := jsonpatch.DecodePatch(data)
		if err != nil {
			klog.FromContext(ctx).Error(err, "")
			return nil, nil
		}
		if patchedObjJS, err = patchObj.Apply(originalObjJS); err != nil {
			klog.FromContext(ctx).Error(err, "")
			return nil, nil
		}
	case types.MergePatchType: