--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/common/strfy.h	Tue Aug 17 11:19:54 2021 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#ifndef STRFY_H
+#define STRFY_H
+
+#include <QString>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+
+inline QString std2q(const std::string & s)
+{
+    return QString::fromStdString(s);
+}
+
+inline std::string q2std(const QString& a)
+{
+    return a.toStdString();
+}
+
+inline QString sanitize_hostname(QString hn)
+{
+    std::vector<std::pair<QString, QString>> replacements{
+        { "-", "_" }
+    };
+
+    for (auto const &r : replacements) {
+        hn.replace(r.first, r.second);
+    }
+
+    return hn;
+}
+
+#endif // STRFY_H