migrate to server side-apply

Author: nammn

docker/mongodb-kubernetes-tests/kubeobject/customobject.py

@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ def create(self) -> CustomObject:
 
     def update(self) -> CustomObject:
         """Updates the object in Kubernetes. Deleting keys is done by setting them to None"""
-        return create_or_update(self)
+        self.patch()
+        return self
 
     def patch(self, field_manager: str = "e2e-tests") -> CustomObject:
         """Apply the object in Kubernetes using server-side apply.
@@ -326,26 +327,3 @@ def get_crd_names(
 
         if found:
             return crd
-
-
-def create_or_update(resource: CustomObject) -> CustomObject:
-    """
-    Tries to create the resource. If resource already exists (resulting in 409 Conflict),
-    then it updates it instead using server-side apply.
-
-    Server-side apply (SSA) with force=True handles conflicts automatically by taking
-    ownership of conflicting fields, eliminating the need for client-side merge retries.
-    """
-    if not resource.bound:
-        try:
-            resource.create()
-        except client.ApiException as e:
-            if e.status != 409:
-                raise e
-            # Resource already exists, use SSA to update it
-            resource.patch()
-    else:
-        # SSA with force=True handles conflicts automatically
-        resource.patch()
-
-    return resource

docker/mongodb-kubernetes-tests/kubetester/kubetester.py

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ def _server_side_apply(
     )
 
     return result.to_dict()
+
+
 from tests import test_logger
 
 TRACER = trace.get_tracer("evergreen-agent")