--- smsdaemon/ConfigFile.cpp	2008/12/18 23:29:23	202
+++ smsdaemon/ConfigFile.cpp	2008/12/19 22:29:25	205
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #include "ConfigFile.h"
+#include "Util.h"
 
 #include <fstream>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 const char SEPERATOR = '/';
 
@@ -123,3 +127,39 @@
 	}
 	return ss.str();
 }
+
+
+namespace ConfigHelper
+{
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> ParseArguments(const std::string& args)
+	{
+		std::map<std::string, std::string> config;
+
+		std::vector<std::string> sections = Util::str_split(args, ";");	
+
+		for (unsigned i=0; i<sections.size(); i++)
+		{
+			std::string current = Util::str_trim(sections[i]);
+			std::vector<std::string> params = Util::str_split( current, "=");
+			if (params.size() != 2)
+				throw std::runtime_error(std::string("syntax error in config line: ") + args);
+
+			std::string key = Util::str_tolower(Util::str_trim(params[0]));
+			std::string val = Util::str_trim(params[1]);
+			config[key] = val;
+		}
+	
+		return config;
+	}
+
+	int StringToInt(const std::string& input)
+	{
+		char* endptr = (char*) input.c_str();
+		int retval = strtol(input.c_str(), &endptr, 10);
+
+		if ( *endptr != 0)
+			throw std::runtime_error( std::string("Error: can not convert this to a number: ") + input);
+
+		return retval;
+	}
+}