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app/lib/helpers/util.go

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+package helpers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func UTCNow() time.Time {
+	utc, _ := time.LoadLocation("UTC")
+	return time.Now().In(utc)
+}
+
+// UNUSED allows unused variables to be included in Go programs
+func UNUSED(x ...interface{}) {}
+
+func StructToMap(data interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	dataBytes, err := json.Marshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	mapData := make(map[string]interface{})
+	err = json.Unmarshal(dataBytes, &mapData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return mapData, nil
+}