1 files changed, 43 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/dbus/dbus-sysdeps.c b/dbus/dbus-sysdeps.c
index 5547d6c6..049c63ab 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-sysdeps.c
+++ b/dbus/dbus-sysdeps.c
@@ -3014,4 +3014,47 @@ _dbus_print_backtrace (void)
 }
 #endif /* asserts or tests enabled */
 
+
+/**
+ * Gets a UID from a UID string.
+ *
+ * @param uid_str the UID in string form
+ * @param uid UID to fill in
+ * @returns #TRUE if successfully filled in UID
+ */
+dbus_bool_t
+_dbus_parse_uid (const DBusString      *uid_str,
+                 dbus_uid_t            *uid)
+{
+  int end;
+  long val;
+  
+  if (_dbus_string_get_length (uid_str) == 0)
+    {
+      _dbus_verbose ("UID string was zero length\n");
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  val = -1;
+  end = 0;
+  if (!_dbus_string_parse_int (uid_str, 0, &val,
+                               &end))
+    {
+      _dbus_verbose ("could not parse string as a UID\n");
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+  
+  if (end != _dbus_string_get_length (uid_str))
+    {
+      _dbus_verbose ("string contained trailing stuff after UID\n");
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  *uid = val;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 /** @} end of sysdeps */
+
+/* tests in dbus-sysdeps-util.c */