def METHOD_NAME(self, avi_config, skip_ref_objects=skip_ref_object_list):
    """
    Check if patch args present then execute the config_patch.py with args
    :param avi_config: converted avi object dict
    :param skip_ref_objects: comma separated names of objects ref to be skipped
    :return: avi_config
    """
    if self.patch:
        with open(self.patch) as f:
            patches = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.Loader)
        cp = ConfigPatch(avi_config, patches)
        avi_config = cp.patch()
    # Check if vs_filter args present then execute vs_filter.py with args
    if self.vs_filter:
        avi_config = filter_for_vs(avi_config, self.vs_filter, self.prefix, skip_ref_objects=skip_ref_objects)
    return avi_config