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Low-level library routines inspired by (and often copied) from http://coffeescriptcookbook.com
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# Copied from http://coffeescriptcookbook.com/chapters/classes_and_objects/cloning

clone = (object_) ->


    # \ BEGIN: clone function
    try
        # \ BEGIN: try
        if not object_? or typeof object_ isnt 'object'
            return object_

        if object_ instanceof Date
            return new Date(object_.getTime()) 

        if object_ instanceof RegExp
            flags = ''
            flags += 'g' if object_.global?
            flags += 'i' if object_.ignoreCase?
            flags += 'm' if object_.multiline?
            flags += 'y' if object_.sticky?
            return new RegExp(object_.source, flags) 

        newInstance = new object_.constructor()

        for key of object_
            newInstance[key] = clone object_[key]

        return newInstance
        # / END: try

    catch exception
        throw new Error("clone: #{exception.message}");

    # / END: clone function

module.exports.clone = clone

module.exports.dictionaryLength = (dictionary_) ->
    try
        Object.keys(dictionary_).length
    catch exception
        throw new Error("dictionaryLength: #{exception.message}");

module.exports.uuidNull = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"

module.exports.getEpochTime = -> Math.round new Date().getTime() / 1000.0