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package maputils

func Append(target map[string]string, key, value string) map[string]string {
	if target == nil {
		target = map[string]string{}
	}
	target[key] = value
	return target
}

// Equal compares string maps for equality, regardless of order. Note that it treats
// a nil map as equal to an empty (but not nil) map.
func Equal(a, b map[string]string) bool {
	if len(a) != len(b) {
		return false
	}
	for k, v := range a {
		if bval, ok := b[k]; !ok || bval != v {
			return false
		}
	}
	return true
}
