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diff --git a/modules/util/pack.go b/modules/util/pack.go
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+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/gob"
+)
+
+// PackData uses gob to encode the given data in sequence
+func PackData(data ...any) ([]byte, error) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	enc := gob.NewEncoder(&buf)
+	for _, datum := range data {
+		if err := enc.Encode(datum); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return buf.Bytes(), nil
+}
+
+// UnpackData uses gob to decode the given data in sequence
+func UnpackData(buf []byte, data ...any) error {
+	r := bytes.NewReader(buf)
+	enc := gob.NewDecoder(r)
+	for _, datum := range data {
+		if err := enc.Decode(datum); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}