def importHelper(self, struct):
        m = StrStrHashMap()
        keysAndValues = struct.get(self.__field)
        for i in range(0, len(keysAndValues), 2):
            m[keysAndValues[i]] = keysAndValues[i+1]
        return m
def mkhead(repo: 'Repo', path: PathLike) -> 'Head':
    """:return: New branch/head instance"""
    return git.Head(repo, git.Head.to_full_path(path))