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+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef BUFFET_MAP_UTILS_H_
+#define BUFFET_MAP_UTILS_H_
+
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace chromeos {
+
+// Given an STL map returns a vector containing all keys from the map
+template<typename T>
+std::vector<typename T::key_type> GetMapKeys(T const& map) {
+  std::vector<typename T::key_type> keys;
+  keys.reserve(map.size());
+  for (auto&& pair : map)
+    keys.push_back(pair.first);
+  return keys;
+}
+
+// Given an STL map returns a vector containing all values from the map
+template<typename T>
+std::vector<typename T::mapped_type> GetMapValues(T const& map) {
+  std::vector<typename T::mapped_type> values;
+  values.reserve(map.size());
+  for (auto&& pair : map)
+    values.push_back(pair.second);
+  return values;
+}
+
+// Given an STL map returns a vector of key-value pairs from the map
+template<typename T>
+std::vector<std::pair<typename T::key_type,
+                      typename T::mapped_type>> MapToVector(T const& map) {
+  std::vector<std::pair<typename T::key_type, typename T::mapped_type>> vector;
+  vector.reserve(map.size());
+  for (auto&& pair : map)
+    vector.push_back(pair);
+  return vector;
+}
+
+} // namespace chromeos
+
+#endif // BUFFET_MAP_UTILS_H_