return func(patch interface{}) bool {
		patchMap, ok := patch.(map[string]interface{})
		if !ok {
			return true
		}
		patchMap1, ok := patchMap["metadata"]
		if !ok {
			return true
		}
		patchMap2, ok := patchMap1.(map[string]interface{})
		if !ok {
			return true
		}
		_, ok = patchMap2[key]
		return !ok
	}
}

func ToYAMLOrError(v interface{}) string {

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	var patchMap map[string]interface{}
	err = json.Unmarshal(patch, &patchMap)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal patch for precondition check: %s", patch)
	}
	meetPreconditions, err := meetPreconditions(patchMap, fns...)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	if !meetPreconditions {

	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	patchMap := make(map[string]interface{})
	var strictErrs []error
	if validationDirective == metav1.FieldValidationWarn || validationDirective == metav1.FieldValidationStrict {
		strictErrs, err = kjson.UnmarshalStrict(patchBytes, &patchMap)
		if err != nil {
			return errors.NewBadRequest(err.Error())
		}
	} else {

	if err != nil {
		t.Errorf("error creating patch bytes %v", err)
	}
	var patchMap map[string]interface{}
	err = json.Unmarshal(patchBytes, &patchMap)
	if err != nil {
		t.Errorf("error unmarshalling json patch : %v", err)
	}
	metadata, ok := patchMap["metadata"].(map[string]interface{})
	if !ok {
		t.Errorf("error converting metadata to version map")
	}

}

func addResourceVersion(patchBytes []byte, resourceVersion string) ([]byte, error) {
	var patchMap map[string]interface{}
	err := json.Unmarshal(patchBytes, &patchMap)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error unmarshalling patch: %v", err)
	}
	u := unstructured.Unstructured{Object: patchMap}
	a, err := meta.Accessor(&u)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating accessor: %v", err)
	}

		SetElementOrder: true,
	}
	patchMap, err := diffMaps(original, modified, schema, diffOptions)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Apply the preconditions to the patch, and return an error if any of them fail.
	for _, fn := range fns {
		if !fn(patchMap) {
			return nil, mergepatch.NewErrPreconditionFailed(patchMap)
		}
	}

	return patchMap, nil
}

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	patchMap, err := patchHandleUnmarshal(patchYAML, func(data []byte, v any) error {
		return yaml.Unmarshal(data, v)
	})
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	result, err := strategicpatch.StrategicMergeMapPatchUsingLookupPatchMeta(originalMap, patchMap, schema)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}