Mm 30807 granular data retention scaffold (#17464)

model/utils.go

@@ -330,6 +330,12 @@ func StringFromJson(data io.Reader) string {
 	return s
 }
 
+// ToJson serializes an arbitrary data type to JSON, discarding the error.
+func ToJson(v interface{}) []byte {
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(v)
+	return b
+}
+
 func GetServerIpAddress(iface string) string {
 	var addrs []net.Addr
 	if iface == "" {