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+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License. See LICENSE.TXT file in the project root for full license information.
+
+namespace WixToolset.Data
+{
+    using System;
+    using SimpleJson;
+
+    internal static class JsonObjectExtensions
+    {
+        public static int GetValueOrDefault(this JsonObject jsonObject, string key, int defaultValue)
+        {
+            return jsonObject.TryGetValue(key, out var value) ? Convert.ToInt32(value) : defaultValue;
+        }
+
+        public static T GetValueOrDefault<T>(this JsonObject jsonObject, string key, T defaultValue = default(T)) where T : class
+        {
+            return jsonObject.TryGetValue(key, out var value) ? value as T: defaultValue;
+        }
+
+        public static T GetEnumOrDefault<T>(this JsonObject jsonObject, string key, T defaultValue) where T : struct
+        {
+#if DEBUG
+            if (!typeof(T).IsEnum) throw new ArgumentException("This method is designed to only only support enums.", nameof(T));
+#endif
+            var value = jsonObject.GetValueOrDefault<string>(key);
+            return Enum.TryParse(value, true, out T e) ? e : defaultValue;
+        }
+    }
+}