tpl/collections: Use SetIterKey/SetIterValue for Where, Sort and Merge

tpl/collections/merge.go

@@ -75,9 +75,11 @@ func caseInsensitiveLookup(m, k reflect.Value) (reflect.Value, bool) {
 		return v, hreflect.IsTruthfulValue(v)
 	}
 
+	k2 := reflect.New(m.Type().Key()).Elem()
+
 	iter := m.MapRange()
 	for iter.Next() {
-		k2 := iter.Key()
+		k2.SetIterKey(iter)
 		if strings.EqualFold(k.String(), k2.String()) {
 			return iter.Value(), true
 		}
@@ -92,20 +94,26 @@ func mergeMap(dst, src reflect.Value) reflect.Value {
 	// If the destination is Params, we must lower case all keys.
 	_, lowerCase := dst.Interface().(maps.Params)
 
+	k := reflect.New(dst.Type().Key()).Elem()
+	v := reflect.New(dst.Type().Elem()).Elem()
+
 	// Copy the destination map.
 	iter := dst.MapRange()
 	for iter.Next() {
-		k := iter.Key()
-		v := iter.Value()
+		k.SetIterKey(iter)
+		v.SetIterValue(iter)
 		out.SetMapIndex(k, v)
 	}
 
 	// Add all keys in src not already in destination.
 	// Maps of the same type will be merged.
+	k = reflect.New(src.Type().Key()).Elem()
+	sv := reflect.New(src.Type().Elem()).Elem()
+
 	iter = src.MapRange()
 	for iter.Next() {
-		k := iter.Key()
-		sv := iter.Value()
+		k.SetIterKey(iter)
+		sv.SetIterValue(iter)
 		dv, found := caseInsensitiveLookup(dst, k)
 
 		if found {

tpl/collections/sort.go

@@ -99,11 +99,14 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Sort(ctx context.Context, l any, args ...any) (any, error)
 		}
 
 	case reflect.Map:
+		key := reflect.New(seqv.Type().Key()).Elem()
+		value := reflect.New(seqv.Type().Elem()).Elem()
+
 		iter := seqv.MapRange()
 		i := 0
 		for iter.Next() {
-			key := iter.Key()
-			value := iter.Value()
+			key.SetIterKey(iter)
+			value.SetIterValue(iter)
 			p.Pairs[i].Value = value
 			if sortByField == "" {
 				p.Pairs[i].Key = key

tpl/collections/where.go

@@ -441,10 +441,12 @@ func (ns *Namespace) checkWhereArray(ctxv, seqv, kv, mv reflect.Value, path []st
 // checkWhereMap handles the where-matching logic when the seqv value is a Map.
 func (ns *Namespace) checkWhereMap(ctxv, seqv, kv, mv reflect.Value, path []string, op string) (any, error) {
 	rv := reflect.MakeMap(seqv.Type())
+	k := reflect.New(seqv.Type().Key()).Elem()
+	elemv := reflect.New(seqv.Type().Elem()).Elem()
 	iter := seqv.MapRange()
 	for iter.Next() {
-		k := iter.Key()
-		elemv := iter.Value()
+		k.SetIterKey(iter)
+		elemv.SetIterValue(iter)
 		switch elemv.Kind() {
 		case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice:
 			r, err := ns.checkWhereArray(ctxv, elemv, kv, mv, path, op)

tpl/internal/go_templates/fmtsort/sort.go

@@ -55,9 +55,13 @@ func Sort(mapValue reflect.Value) SortedMap {
 	// yelling loudly if that happens. See issue 33275.
 	n := mapValue.Len()
 	sorted := make(SortedMap, 0, n)
+	k := reflect.New(mapValue.Type().Key()).Elem()
+	v := reflect.New(mapValue.Type().Elem()).Elem()
 	iter := mapValue.MapRange()
 	for iter.Next() {
-		sorted = append(sorted, KeyValue{iter.Key(), iter.Value()})
+		k.SetIterKey(iter)
+		v.SetIterValue(iter)
+		sorted = append(sorted, KeyValue{k, v})
 	}
 	slices.SortStableFunc(sorted, func(a, b KeyValue) int {
 		return compare(a.Key, b.Key)