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 create_snapshot_metadata(self, snapshot_id, metadata):
        """Create metadata for the snapshot."""
        put_body = json.dumps({'metadata': metadata})
        url = "snapshots/%s/metadata" % str(snapshot_id)
        resp, body = self.post(url, put_body)
        body = json.loads(body)
        return resp, body['metadata']