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+/*
+ * This file is part of the TrinityCore Project. See AUTHORS file for Copyright information
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef TRINITYCORE_MAP_UTILS_H
+#define TRINITYCORE_MAP_UTILS_H
+
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace Trinity::Containers
+{
+/**
+ * Returns a pointer to mapped value (or the value itself if map stores pointers)
+ */
+template<class M>
+auto MapGetValuePtr(M& map, typename M::key_type const& key)
+{
+    auto itr = map.find(key);
+    if constexpr (std::is_pointer_v<typename M::mapped_type>)
+        return itr != map.end() ? itr->second : nullptr;
+    else
+        return itr != map.end() ? &itr->second : nullptr;
+}
+
+template<class K, class V, template<class, class, class...> class M, class... Rest>
+void MultimapErasePair(M<K, V, Rest...>& multimap, K const& key, V const& value)
+{
+    auto range = multimap.equal_range(key);
+    for (auto itr = range.first; itr != range.second;)
+    {
+        if (itr->second == value)
+            itr = multimap.erase(itr);
+        else
+            ++itr;
+    }
+}
+}
+#endif // TRINITYCORE_MAP_UTILS_H