1 files changed, 36 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/lib/json/json.cc b/src/core/lib/json/json.cc
index 2141db4c5b..816241bbf0 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/json/json.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/json/json.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
+#include <grpc/support/log.h>
 
 #include "src/core/lib/json/json.h"
 
@@ -46,5 +47,40 @@ void grpc_json_destroy(grpc_json* json) {
     json->parent->child = json->next;
   }
 
+  if (json->owns_value) {
+    gpr_free((void*)json->value);
+  }
+
   gpr_free(json);
 }
+
+grpc_json* grpc_json_link_child(grpc_json* parent, grpc_json* child,
+                                grpc_json* sibling) {
+  // first child case.
+  if (parent->child == nullptr) {
+    GPR_ASSERT(sibling == nullptr);
+    parent->child = child;
+    return child;
+  }
+  if (sibling == nullptr) {
+    sibling = parent->child;
+  }
+  // always find the right most sibling.
+  while (sibling->next != nullptr) {
+    sibling = sibling->next;
+  }
+  sibling->next = child;
+  return child;
+}
+
+grpc_json* grpc_json_create_child(grpc_json* sibling, grpc_json* parent,
+                                  const char* key, const char* value,
+                                  grpc_json_type type, bool owns_value) {
+  grpc_json* child = grpc_json_create(type);
+  grpc_json_link_child(parent, child, sibling);
+  child->owns_value = owns_value;
+  child->parent = parent;
+  child->value = value;
+  child->key = key;
+  return child;
+}