def init(cls, typ, class2type):
        """
        Defines custom fields in the value factory so that the importer can find them
        @param typ
        @param class2type
        """
        field = typ.getField(cls.FIELD_NAME)
        class2type.put( StrStrHashMap , typ )
        typ.setComponentType( StrStrHashMap )
        typ.setImportExportHelper( StrStrHashMapSerializer(typ, field))
        typ.putValidator(field, Validator_object.get(1))
        typ.lock()
def _safe_close(self, sess):
    """Closes a session without raising an exception.

    Just like sess.close() but ignores exceptions.

    Args:
      sess: A `Session`.
    """
    # pylint: disable=broad-except
    try:
      sess.close()
    except Exception:
      # Intentionally not logging to avoid user complaints that
      # they get cryptic errors.  We really do not care that Close
      # fails.
      pass
    # pylint: enable=broad-except