if (Object.getOwnPropertyNames(req.body).length === 0) {
        return next(new Models.TelepatError(Models.TelepatError.errors.RequestBodyEmpty));
    } else if (!Array.isArray(req.body.patches)) {
        return next(new Models.TelepatError(Models.TelepatError.errors.InvalidFieldValue,
            ['"patches" is not an array']));