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+// Copyright 2019 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+/**
+ * @fileoverview Shared helpers for dealing with how <mr-cue> element instances
+ * are used.
+ */
+
+export const cueNames = Object.freeze({
+  CODE_OF_CONDUCT: 'code_of_conduct',
+  AVAILABILITY_MSGS: 'availability_msgs',
+  SWITCH_TO_PARENT_ACCOUNT: 'switch_to_parent_account',
+  SEARCH_FOR_NUMBERS: 'search_for_numbers',
+});
+
+export const AVAILABLE_CUES = Object.freeze(new Set(Object.values(cueNames)));
+
+export const CUE_DISPLAY_PREFIX = 'cue.';
+
+/**
+ * Converts a cue name to the format expected by components like <mr-metadata>
+ * for the purpose of ordering fields.
+ *
+ * @param {string} cueName The name of the cue.
+ * @return {string} A "cue.cue_name" formatted String used in ordering cues
+ *   alongside field types (ie: Owner) in various field specs.
+ */
+export const cueNameToSpec = (cueName) => {
+  return CUE_DISPLAY_PREFIX + cueName;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Converts an issue field specifier to the name of the cue it references if
+ * it references a cue. ie: "cue.cue_name" would reference "cue_name".
+ *
+ * @param {string} spec A "cue.cue_name" format String specifying that a
+ *   specific cue should be mixed alongside issue fields in a component like
+ *   <mr-metadata>.
+ * @return {string} Name of the cue customized in the spec or an empty
+ *   String if the spec does not reference a cue.
+ */
+export const specToCueName = (spec) => {
+  spec = spec.toLowerCase();
+  if (spec.startsWith(CUE_DISPLAY_PREFIX)) {
+    return spec.substring(CUE_DISPLAY_PREFIX.length);
+  }
+  return '';
+};