dictionary extensions

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Collections/DictionaryExtensions.cs

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+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace NEG.Utils.Collections
+{
+    public static class DictionaryExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds an element to a dictionary if there was none assigned to specified <paramref name="key"/>, otherwise replaces the existing 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>true if element was added, false if it was replaced</returns>
+        public static bool AddOrUpdate<K, V>(this Dictionary<K, V> dict, K key, V value)
+        {
+            if (dict.ContainsKey(key))
+            {
+                dict[key] = value;
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                dict.Add(key, value);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value from the dictionary under a specified key or sets it if there was no assoiation then return the associated value
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static V GetOrSetToDefault<K, V>(this Dictionary<K, V> dict, K key, V defaultValue)
+        {
+            if (dict.TryGetValue(key, out V value))
+            {
+                return value;
+            }
+            dict.Add(key, defaultValue);
+
+            return defaultValue;
+        }
+    }
+}

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