diff --git a/vars/gerritPatchsetCheckout.groovy b/vars/gerritPatchsetCheckout.groovy
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+def call(body) {
+  // evaluate the body block, and collect configuration into the object
+  def config = [:]
+  body.resolveStrategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST
+  body.delegate = config
+  body()
+
+
+  def merge = config.withMerge ?: false
+  def wipe = config.withWipeOut ?: false
+
+  // default parameters
+  def scmExtensions = [
+    [$class: 'CleanCheckout'],
+    [$class: 'BuildChooserSetting', buildChooser: [$class: 'GerritTriggerBuildChooser']]
+  ]
+  // if we need to "merge" code from patchset to GERRIT_BRANCH branch
+  if (merge) {
+    scmExtensions.add([$class: 'LocalBranch', localBranch: "${GERRIT_BRANCH}"])
+  }
+  // we need wipe workspace before checkout
+  if (wipe) {
+    scmExtensions.add([$class: 'WipeWorkspace'])
+  }
+
+  checkout(
+    scm: [
+      $class: 'GitSCM',
+      branches: [[name: "${GERRIT_BRANCH}"]],
+      extensions: scmExtensions,
+      userRemoteConfigs: [[
+        credentialsId: "${config.credentialsId}",
+        name: 'gerrit',
+        url: "ssh://${GERRIT_NAME}@${GERRIT_HOST}:${GERRIT_PORT}/${GERRIT_PROJECT}.git",
+        refspec: "${GERRIT_REFSPEC}"
+      ]]
+    ]
+  )
+}