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package org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.util;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * helper/convience methods for working with collections.
 * 
 * @author Joram Barrez
 */
public class CollectionUtil {

  // No need to instantiate
  private CollectionUtil() {}

  /**
   * Helper method that creates a singleton map.
   * 
   * Alternative for Collections.singletonMap(), since that method returns a
   * generic typed map  depending on the input type, but we often need a
   *  map.
   */
  public static Map singletonMap(String key, Object value) {
    Map map = new HashMap();
    map.put(key, value);
    return map;
  }
  
}