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mgmt/util/generics.go
James Shubin b40d10a366 util: Add a generic map key and value swapping function
Fun little utility function which is useful.
2024-11-21 02:54:10 -05:00

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// Mgmt
// Copyright (C) 2013-2024+ James Shubin and the project contributors
// Written by James Shubin <james@shubin.ca> and the project contributors
//
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//
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package util
import (
"fmt"
)
// MapSwap returns a new map with the keys and values interchanged. It errors if
// doing so would cause a loss of a value. This is a generic version.
func MapSwap[M ~map[K]V, K, V comparable](m M) (map[V]K, error) {
ret := make(map[V]K)
for k, v := range m {
if _, exists := ret[v]; exists {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("duplicate value: %v", v)
}
ret[v] = k
}
return ret, nil
}