1 files changed, 26 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkglib_helpers.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkglib_helpers.cpp
index 02182b995..3d14d4b06 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkglib_helpers.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkglib_helpers.cpp
@@ -13,14 +13,37 @@ namespace vcpkg {namespace details
         }
 
         return it->second;
-    };
+    }
+
+    std::string remove_optional_field(std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>* fields, const std::string& fieldname)
+    {
+        auto it = fields->find(fieldname);
+        if (it == fields->end())
+        {
+            return std::string();
+        }
+
+        const std::string value = std::move(it->second);
+        fields->erase(it);
+        return value;
+    }
 
     std::string required_field(const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>& fields, const std::string& fieldname)
     {
         auto it = fields.find(fieldname);
-        vcpkg::Checks::check_exit(it != fields.end(), "Required field not present: %s", fieldname);
+        Checks::check_exit(it != fields.end(), "Required field not present: %s", fieldname);
         return it->second;
-    };
+    }
+
+    std::string remove_required_field(std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>* fields, const std::string& fieldname)
+    {
+        auto it = fields->find(fieldname);
+        Checks::check_exit(it != fields->end(), "Required field not present: %s", fieldname);
+
+        const std::string value = std::move(it->second);
+        fields->erase(it);
+        return value;
+    }
 
     std::vector<std::string> parse_depends(const std::string& depends_string)
     {