createOrReplace is used as a replacement for apply, but does not work when replacing

[DimoDonchev]

Should createOrReplace work similar to kubectl apply or kubectl create?

When i try to modify a service with createOrReplace which already exists i get an error:
Message: Service "gateway-external" is invalid: spec.ports[0].nodePort: Invalid value: 32005: provided port is already allocated.
This is the exact same output when I use kubectl create.
Is it possible to simulate kubectl apply via code which would not throw this error but instead would return:
service/gateway-external configured

[rohanKanojia]

Relates to #2454 #3334

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[uklance]

See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75887561/fabric8-kubernetesclient-equivalent-of-kubectl-apply-f