1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/job/utils.go b/job/utils.go
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+package job
+
+// KeepOldestOnly filters a job list and keeps only the most recent entry for a job name
+func KeepOldestOnly(jobs []Job) []Job {
+	tmpMap := make(map[string]Job)
+	for _, elt := range jobs {
+		prev, exists := tmpMap[elt.Name]
+		if !exists || (exists && prev.Timestamp < elt.Timestamp) {
+			tmpMap[elt.Name] = elt
+		}
+	}
+	values := make([]Job, 0, len(tmpMap))
+	for _, value := range tmpMap {
+		values = append(values, value)
+	}
+	return values
+}
+
+// KeepSuccessOnly returns only the successful jobs from a job list (suiatble to write a new spool file)
+func KeepSuccessOnly(jobs []Job) (result []Job) {
+	for _, job := range jobs {
+		if job.Success {
+			result = append(result, job)
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}