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 files(self):
        """Explicitly listed files or patterns or roots:
        if no patterns or .always(): empty list,
        if exact: list exact files,
        if not .anypats(): list all files and dirs,
        else: optimal roots"""
        return self._files