2 files changed, 40 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/common/strutils.cpp b/common/strutils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0163de7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/strutils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "strutils.h"
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+
+namespace al {
+
+al::optional<std::string> getenv(const char *envname)
+{
+    const char *str{std::getenv(envname)};
+    if(str && str[0] != '\0') return str;
+    return al::nullopt;
+}
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+al::optional<std::wstring> getenv(const WCHAR *envname)
+{
+    const WCHAR *str{_wgetenv(envname)};
+    if(str && str[0] != L'\0') return str;
+    return al::nullopt;
+}
+#endif
+
+} // namespace al
diff --git a/common/strutils.h b/common/strutils.h
index 2bfd15fc..db9b07c6 100644
--- a/common/strutils.h
+++ b/common/strutils.h
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #ifndef AL_STRUTILS_H
 #define AL_STRUTILS_H
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <string>
+
+#include "aloptional.h"
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <windows.h>
 
-#include <string>
 
 inline std::string wstr_to_utf8(const WCHAR *wstr)
 {
@@ -40,4 +42,13 @@ inline std::wstring utf8_to_wstr(const char *str)
 
 #endif
 
+namespace al {
+
+al::optional<std::string> getenv(const char *envname);
+#ifdef _WIN32
+al::optional<std::wstring> getenv(const WCHAR *envname);
+#endif
+
+} // namespace al
+
 #endif /* AL_STRUTILS_H */