Add script for merging dictionaries

src/aidgaf/aidgaf-server/merge.py

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+"""This module contains the merge_dict function."""
+
+from functools import reduce
+
+def merge_dict_no_overwrite(base_dictionary, other_dictionary, location=None)->dict:
+    """ This function merges two dictionaries. If the same key exists in both dictionaries,
+    the value from the other_dictionary will be used.  This function will recurse into nested
+    dictionaries. If the same key exists in both dictionaries, and the value is a dictionary,
+    the function will recurse into the nested dictionary. If the same key exists in both dictionaries,
+    and the value is not a dictionary, the value from the base_dictionary will be used.
+
+    Parameters:
+        base_dictionary: The dictionary to merge the other_dictionary into.
+        other_dictionary: The dictionary to merge keys from. if the same key exists in both dictionaries,
+            the value from the base_dictionary will be used.
+        location: leave blank. This is used to track the location of the key in the dictionary.
+    Returns:
+        The merged dictionary.
+    
+    """
+    if location is None:
+        location=[]
+    for key in other_dictionary:
+        if key in base_dictionary:
+            if isinstance(base_dictionary[key], dict) and isinstance(other_dictionary[key], dict):
+                merge_dict_no_overwrite(base_dictionary[key], other_dictionary[key],[str(key)])
+            else:
+                pass
+        else:
+            base_dictionary[key] = other_dictionary[key]
+    return base_dictionary
+
+