public static FunctionConfig validateUpdate(FunctionConfig existingConfig, FunctionConfig newConfig) {
        FunctionConfig mergedConfig = existingConfig.toBuilder().build();
        if (!existingConfig.getTenant().equals(newConfig.getTenant())) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Tenants differ");
        }
        if (!existingConfig.getNamespace().equals(newConfig.getNamespace())) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Namespaces differ");
        }
        if (!existingConfig.getName().equals(newConfig.getName())) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Function Names differ");
        }
        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(newConfig.getClassName())) {
            mergedConfig.setClassName(newConfig.getClassName());
        }

        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(newConfig.getJar())) {
            mergedConfig.setJar(newConfig.getJar());
        }

        if (newConfig.getInputSpecs() == null) {
            newConfig.setInputSpecs(new HashMap<>());
        }

        if (mergedConfig.getInputSpecs() == null) {
            mergedConfig.setInputSpecs(new HashMap<>());
        }

        if (newConfig.getInputs() != null) {
            newConfig.getInputs().forEach((topicName -> {
                newConfig.getInputSpecs().put(topicName,
                        ConsumerConfig.builder().isRegexPattern(false).build());
            }));
        }
        if (newConfig.getTopicsPattern() != null && !newConfig.getTopicsPattern().isEmpty()) {
            newConfig.getInputSpecs().put(newConfig.getTopicsPattern(),
                    ConsumerConfig.builder()
                            .isRegexPattern(true)
                            .build());
        }
        if (newConfig.getCustomSerdeInputs() != null) {
            newConfig.getCustomSerdeInputs().forEach((topicName, serdeClassName) -> {
                newConfig.getInputSpecs().put(topicName,
                        ConsumerConfig.builder()
                                .serdeClassName(serdeClassName)
                                .isRegexPattern(false)
                                .build());
            });
        }
        if (newConfig.getCustomSchemaInputs() != null) {
            newConfig.getCustomSchemaInputs().forEach((topicName, schemaClassname) -> {
                newConfig.getInputSpecs().put(topicName,
                        ConsumerConfig.builder()
                                .schemaType(schemaClassname)
                                .isRegexPattern(false)
                                .build());
            });
        }
        if (!newConfig.getInputSpecs().isEmpty()) {
            newConfig.getInputSpecs().forEach((topicName, consumerConfig) -> {
                if (!existingConfig.getInputSpecs().containsKey(topicName)) {
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Input Topics cannot be altered");
                }
                if (consumerConfig.isRegexPattern() != existingConfig.getInputSpecs().get(topicName).isRegexPattern()) {
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                            "isRegexPattern for input topic " + topicName + " cannot be altered");
                }
                mergedConfig.getInputSpecs().put(topicName, consumerConfig);
            });
        }
        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(newConfig.getOutputSerdeClassName()) && !newConfig.getOutputSerdeClassName()
                .equals(existingConfig.getOutputSerdeClassName())) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Output Serde mismatch");
        }
        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(newConfig.getOutputSchemaType()) && !newConfig.getOutputSchemaType()
                .equals(existingConfig.getOutputSchemaType())) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Output Schema mismatch");
        }
        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(newConfig.getLogTopic())) {
            mergedConfig.setLogTopic(newConfig.getLogTopic());
        }
        if (newConfig.getProcessingGuarantees() != null && !newConfig.getProcessingGuarantees()
                .equals(existingConfig.getProcessingGuarantees())) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Processing Guarantees cannot be altered");
        }
        if (newConfig.getRetainOrdering() != null && !newConfig.getRetainOrdering()
                .equals(existingConfig.getRetainOrdering())) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Retain Ordering cannot be altered");
        }
        if (newConfig.getRetainKeyOrdering() != null && !newConfig.getRetainKeyOrdering()
                .equals(existingConfig.getRetainKeyOrdering())) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Retain Key Ordering cannot be altered");
        }
        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(newConfig.getOutput())) {
            mergedConfig.setOutput(newConfig.getOutput());
        }
        if (newConfig.getUserConfig() != null) {
            mergedConfig.setUserConfig(newConfig.getUserConfig());
        }
        if (newConfig.getSecrets() != null) {
            mergedConfig.setSecrets(newConfig.getSecrets());
        }
        if (newConfig.getRuntime() != null && !newConfig.getRuntime().equals(existingConfig.getRuntime())) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Runtime cannot be altered");
        }
        if (newConfig.getAutoAck() != null && !newConfig.getAutoAck().equals(existingConfig.getAutoAck())) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("AutoAck cannot be altered");
        }
        if (newConfig.getMaxMessageRetries() != null) {
            mergedConfig.setMaxMessageRetries(newConfig.getMaxMessageRetries());
        }
        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(newConfig.getDeadLetterTopic())) {
            mergedConfig.setDeadLetterTopic(newConfig.getDeadLetterTopic());
        }
        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(newConfig.getSubName()) && !newConfig.getSubName()
                .equals(existingConfig.getSubName())) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Subscription Name cannot be altered");
        }
        if (newConfig.getParallelism() != null) {
            mergedConfig.setParallelism(newConfig.getParallelism());
        }
        if (newConfig.getResources() != null) {
            mergedConfig
                    .setResources(ResourceConfigUtils.merge(existingConfig.getResources(), newConfig.getResources()));
        }
        if (newConfig.getWindowConfig() != null) {
            mergedConfig.setWindowConfig(newConfig.getWindowConfig());
        }
        if (newConfig.getTimeoutMs() != null) {
            mergedConfig.setTimeoutMs(newConfig.getTimeoutMs());
        }
        if (newConfig.getCleanupSubscription() != null) {
            mergedConfig.setCleanupSubscription(newConfig.getCleanupSubscription());
        }
        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(newConfig.getRuntimeFlags())) {
            mergedConfig.setRuntimeFlags(newConfig.getRuntimeFlags());
        }
        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(newConfig.getCustomRuntimeOptions())) {
            mergedConfig.setCustomRuntimeOptions(newConfig.getCustomRuntimeOptions());
        }
        if (newConfig.getProducerConfig() != null) {
            mergedConfig.setProducerConfig(newConfig.getProducerConfig());
        }
        return mergedConfig;
    }
@Test(expectedExceptions = IllegalArgumentException.class, expectedExceptionsMessageRegExp = "Output Schema mismatch")
    public void testMergeDifferentOutputSchemaTypes() {
        FunctionConfig functionConfig = createFunctionConfig();
        FunctionConfig newFunctionConfig = createUpdatedFunctionConfig("outputSchemaType", "avro");
        FunctionConfigUtils.validateUpdate(functionConfig, newFunctionConfig);
    }