1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/modules/util/util.go b/modules/util/util.go
index 6d02b5f52f..9de1710ac7 100644
--- a/modules/util/util.go
+++ b/modules/util/util.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package util
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -100,3 +101,26 @@ func NormalizeEOL(input []byte) []byte {
 	}
 	return tmp[:pos]
 }
+
+// MergeInto merges pairs of values into a "dict"
+func MergeInto(dict map[string]interface{}, values ...interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	for i := 0; i < len(values); i++ {
+		switch key := values[i].(type) {
+		case string:
+			i++
+			if i == len(values) {
+				return nil, errors.New("specify the key for non array values")
+			}
+			dict[key] = values[i]
+		case map[string]interface{}:
+			m := values[i].(map[string]interface{})
+			for i, v := range m {
+				dict[i] = v
+			}
+		default:
+			return nil, errors.New("dict values must be maps")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return dict, nil
+}