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+def cast_dict_keys_to_int(x, *args, **kwargs):
+    '''
+    Return a dictionary with keys casted to int.
+    This usually is required when you want sort the dict later.
+
+    Jinja examples:
+
+    .. code-block: jinja
+
+        {%- set ruleset = salt['sharedlib.call']('misc.cast_dict_keys_to_int', c.get('ruleset', {})) %}
+
+    .. code-block:: jinja
+
+      {%- set func = salt['sharedlib.get']('misc.cast_dict_keys_to_int') %}
+      {%- for c_name, c in t.chains.items() %}
+        {%- set ruleset = func(c.get('ruleset', {})) %}
+        {%- for rule_id, r in ruleset | dictsort %}
+        ...
+      {%- endfor %}
+    '''
+    return dict([(int(key),value) for key,value in x.items()])
+