String.prototype.expandUriTemplate = String.prototype.expandUriTemplate ||
function () {
    "use strict";
    var str = this.toString();
    if (arguments.length) {
        var t = typeof arguments[0];
        var key;
        var args = ("string" === t || "number" === t) ?
            Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)
            : arguments[0];

        for (key in args) {
            str = str.replace(new RegExp("\{" + key + "\}", "gi"), args[key]);
        }
    }

    return str;
};