3 files changed, 59 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/libutil/CMakeLists.txt b/libutil/CMakeLists.txt
index 864c7714..d3f90a1d 100644
--- a/libutil/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libutil/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ SET(LIBUTIL_INCLUDE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include" PARENT_SCOPE)
 add_definitions(-DLIBUTIL_LIBRARY)
 
 add_library(libUtil SHARED ${LIBUTIL_SOURCES} ${LIBUTIL_HEADERS})
-qt5_use_modules(libUtil Core)
+qt5_use_modules(libUtil Core Network)
 target_link_libraries(libUtil)
diff --git a/libutil/include/cmdutils.h b/libutil/include/cmdutils.h
index 83397e73..a6379397 100644
--- a/libutil/include/cmdutils.h
+++ b/libutil/include/cmdutils.h
@@ -29,13 +29,20 @@
 
 /**
  * @file libutil/include/cmdutils.h
- * @brief commandline parsing utilities
+ * @brief commandline parsing and processing utilities
  */
 
 namespace Util {
 namespace Commandline {
 
 /**
+ * @brief split a string into argv items like a shell would do
+ * @param args the argument string
+ * @return a QStringList containing all arguments
+ */
+LIBUTIL_EXPORT QStringList splitArgs(QString args);
+
+/**
  * @brief The FlagStyle enum
  * Specifies how flags are decorated
  */
diff --git a/libutil/src/cmdutils.cpp b/libutil/src/cmdutils.cpp
index 13db503d..80ba719d 100644
--- a/libutil/src/cmdutils.cpp
+++ b/libutil/src/cmdutils.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,56 @@
 namespace Util {
 namespace Commandline {
 
+// commandline splitter
+QStringList splitArgs(QString args)
+{
+	QStringList argv;
+	QString current;
+	bool escape = false;
+	QChar inquotes;
+	for (int i=0; i<args.length(); i++)
+	{
+		QChar cchar = args.at(i);
+		
+		// \ escaped
+		if (escape)
+		{
+			current += cchar;
+			escape = false;
+			// in "quotes"
+		}
+		else if (!inquotes.isNull())
+		{
+			if (cchar == 0x5C)
+				escape = true;
+			else if (cchar == inquotes)
+				inquotes = 0;
+			else
+				current += cchar;
+			// otherwise
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			if (cchar == 0x20)
+			{
+				if (!current.isEmpty())
+				{
+					argv << current;
+					current.clear();
+				}
+			}
+			else if (cchar == 0x22 || cchar == 0x27)
+				inquotes = cchar;
+			else
+				current += cchar;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!current.isEmpty())
+		argv << current;
+	return argv;
+}
+
+	
 Parser::Parser(FlagStyle::Enum flagStyle, ArgumentStyle::Enum argStyle)
 {
 	m_flagStyle = flagStyle;