1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/util.py b/python/vyos/util.py
index 3ffd025b9..bac327018 100644
--- a/python/vyos/util.py
+++ b/python/vyos/util.py
@@ -237,3 +237,22 @@ def process_named_running(name):
         if name in p.name():
             return p.pid
     return None
+
+def dict_search(path, dict_object):
+    """ Traverse Python dictionary (dict_object) delimited by dot (.).
+    Return value of key if found, None otherwise.
+    This is faster implementation then jmespath.search('foo.bar', dict_object)"""
+    if not isinstance(dict_object, dict) or not path:
+        return None
+
+    parts = path.split('.')
+    inside = parts[:-1]
+    if not inside:
+        if path not in dict_object:
+            return None
+        return dict_object[path]
+    c = dict_object
+    for p in parts[:-1]:
+        c = c.get(p, {})
+    return c.get(parts[-1], None)
+