module AWS::SimpleDB::PutAttributes

def attribute_hashes attributes, replace
  attribute_hashes = []
  attributes.each_pair do |attribute_name,values|
    [values].flatten.each do |value|
      attribute_hashes << { 
        :name => attribute_name.to_s, 
        :value => value.to_s, 
        :replace => replace,
      } unless [:if, :unless].include?(attribute_name)
    end
  end
  attribute_hashes
end