2 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libmdsserver/util.c b/src/libmdsserver/util.c
index df11b1a..01f5cbe 100644
--- a/src/libmdsserver/util.c
+++ b/src/libmdsserver/util.c
@@ -30,6 +30,31 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 
+
+/**
+ * Convert a client ID string into a client ID integer
+ * 
+ * @param   str  The client ID string
+ * @return       The client ID integer
+ */
+uint64_t parse_client_id(const char* str)
+{
+  char client_words[22];
+  char* client_high;
+  char* client_low;
+  uint64_t client;
+  
+  strcpy(client_high = client_words, str);
+  client_low = rawmemchr(client_words, ':');
+  *client_low++ = '\0';
+  client = (uint64_t)atoll(client_high);
+  client <<= 32;
+  client |= (uint64_t)atoll(client_low);
+  
+  return client;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Read an environment variable, but handle it as undefined if empty
  * 
diff --git a/src/libmdsserver/util.h b/src/libmdsserver/util.h
index 1b533bb..00dfb58 100644
--- a/src/libmdsserver/util.h
+++ b/src/libmdsserver/util.h
@@ -20,9 +20,18 @@
 
 
 #include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 
 /**
+ * Convert a client ID string into a client ID integer
+ * 
+ * @param   str  The client ID string
+ * @return       The client ID integer
+ */
+uint64_t parse_client_id(const char* str);
+
+/**
  * Read an environment variable, but handle it as undefined if empty
  * 
  * @param   var  The environment variable's name