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+'use strict';
+
+var _ = require('lodash');
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/**
+ * Creates a hash object. If a `properties` object is provided, its own
+ * enumerable properties are assigned to the created object.
+ *
+ * @memberOf util
+ * @param {Object} [properties] The properties to assign to the object.
+ * @returns {Object} Returns the new hash object.
+ */
+function Hash(properties) {
+ return _.transform(properties, function(result, value, key) {
+ result[key] = (_.isPlainObject(value) && !(value instanceof Hash))
+ ? new Hash(value)
+ : value;
+ }, this);
+}
+
+Hash.prototype = Object.create(null);
+
+module.exports = {
+ 'Hash': Hash
+};