Introduced a toLower method and grouped string utils

The string utility methods are now grouped together in the stringutils.h
header. Also, a toLower method was added for convenience.

47 files changed, 150 insertions, 91 deletions

diff --git a/aethyra.cbp b/aethyra.cbp
index 08ec74fd..29bc7227 100644
--- a/aethyra.cbp
+++ b/aethyra.cbp
@@ -420,10 +420,10 @@
 		<Unit filename="src\utils\fastsqrt.h" />
 		<Unit filename="src\utils\gettext.h" />
 		<Unit filename="src\utils\mutex.h" />
+		<Unit filename="src\utils\stringutils.cpp" />
+		<Unit filename="src\utils\stringutils.h" />
 		<Unit filename="src\utils\strprintf.cpp" />
 		<Unit filename="src\utils\strprintf.h" />
-		<Unit filename="src\utils\tostring.h" />
-		<Unit filename="src\utils\trim.h" />
 		<Unit filename="src\utils\xml.cpp" />
 		<Unit filename="src\utils\xml.h" />
 		<Unit filename="src\vector.cpp" />
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 25bcbfb0..51d6b937 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -296,10 +296,10 @@ SET(SRCS
     utils/dtor.h
     utils/fastsqrt.h
     utils/gettext.h
+    utils/stringutils.cpp
+    utils/stringutils.h
     utils/strprintf.cpp
     utils/strprintf.h
-    utils/tostring.h
-    utils/trim.h
     utils/xml.cpp
     utils/xml.h
     animatedsprite.cpp
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 71862994..6b5dda8b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ aethyra_SOURCES = gui/widgets/dropdown.cpp \
 	      utils/dtor.h \
 	      utils/fastsqrt.h \
 	      utils/gettext.h \
+	      utils/stringutils.cpp \
+	      utils/stringutils.h \
 	      utils/strprintf.cpp \
 	      utils/strprintf.h \
-	      utils/tostring.h \
-	      utils/trim.h \
 	      utils/mutex.h \
 	      utils/xml.cpp \
 	      utils/xml.h \
diff --git a/src/being.cpp b/src/being.cpp
index 34b042e8..3f34948e 100644
--- a/src/being.cpp
+++ b/src/being.cpp
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@
 #include "gui/speechbubble.h"
 
 #include "utils/dtor.h"
-#include "utils/gettext.h"  
-#include "utils/tostring.h"  
-#include "utils/trim.h"
+#include "utils/gettext.h"
+#include "utils/stringutils.h"
 #include "utils/xml.h"
 
 int Being::instances = 0;
diff --git a/src/configuration.cpp b/src/configuration.cpp
index 2224a6c7..0df666ab 100644
--- a/src/configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/configuration.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
-#include "utils/tostring.h"
+#include "utils/stringutils.h"
 #include "utils/xml.h"
 
 void ConfigurationObject::setValue(const std::string &key, std::string value)
diff --git a/src/emoteshortcut.cpp b/src/emoteshortcut.cpp
index c1ca3c2c..b229ec70 100644
--- a/src/emoteshortcut.cpp
+++ b/src/emoteshortcut.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "localplayer.h"
 
-#include "utils/tostring.h"
+#include "utils/stringutils.h"
 
 EmoteShortcut::EmoteShortcut *emoteShortcut;
 
diff --git a/src/engine.cpp b/src/engine.cpp
index d491b3ff..cc19bd72 100644
--- a/src/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine.cpp
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@
 #include "resources/mapreader.h"
 #include "resources/resourcemanager.h"
 
-#include "utils/tostring.h"
-
-char itemCurrenyQ[10] = "0";
+#include "utils/stringutils.h"
 
 Engine::Engine(Network *network):
     mCurrentMap(NULL),
diff --git a/src/gui/char_select.cpp b/src/gui/char_select.cpp
index bad6d8de..fa0594d6 100644
--- a/src/gui/char_select.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/char_select.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
 #include "../utils/strprintf.h"
-#include "../utils/trim.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 // Defined in main.cpp, used here for setting the char create dialog
 extern CharServerHandler charServerHandler;
diff --git a/src/gui/char_server.cpp b/src/gui/char_server.cpp
index 60f8f5dd..6977a104 100644
--- a/src/gui/char_server.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/char_server.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "../serverinfo.h"
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 extern SERVER_INFO **server_info;
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void ServerSelectDialog::action(const gcn::ActionEvent &event)
     {
         mOkButton->setEnabled(false);
         const SERVER_INFO *si = server_info[mServerList->getSelected()];
-        mLoginData->hostname = iptostring(si->address);
+        mLoginData->hostname = ipToString(si->address);
         mLoginData->port = si->port;
         mLoginData->updateHost = si->updateHost;
         state = mNextState;
diff --git a/src/gui/chat.cpp b/src/gui/chat.cpp
index 0e8810ac..91e410ce 100644
--- a/src/gui/chat.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/chat.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
 #include "../utils/strprintf.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
-#include "../utils/trim.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 ChatWindow::ChatWindow(Network * network):
 Window(""), mNetwork(network), mTmpVisible(false)
@@ -336,15 +335,8 @@ void ChatWindow::whisper(const std::string &nick, std::string msg)
     std::string playerName = player_node->getName();
     std::string tempNick = recvnick;
 
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < playerName.size(); i++)
-    {
-        playerName[i] = (char) tolower(playerName[i]);
-    }
-
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < tempNick.size(); i++)
-    {
-        tempNick[i] = (char) tolower(tempNick[i]);
-    }
+    toLower(playerName);
+    toLower(tempNick);
 
     if (tempNick.compare(playerName) == 0 || msg.empty())
         return;
@@ -405,14 +397,9 @@ void ChatWindow::chatSend(const std::string &nick, std::string msg)
                 start = msg.find('[', start + 1);
             }
 
-            std::string temp = msg.substr(start+1, end - start - 1);
-
-            trim(temp);
+            std::string temp = msg.substr(start + 1, end - start - 1);
 
-            for (unsigned int i = 0; i < temp.size(); i++)
-            {
-                temp[i] = (char) tolower(temp[i]);
-            }
+            toLower(trim(temp));
 
             const ItemInfo itemInfo = ItemDB::get(temp);
             if (itemInfo.getName() != _("Unknown item"))
diff --git a/src/gui/color.cpp b/src/gui/color.cpp
index aa249077..b68bf68b 100644
--- a/src/gui/color.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/color.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "../configuration.h"
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 Color::Color()
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/debugwindow.cpp b/src/gui/debugwindow.cpp
index 2d8bb826..c41e0a5e 100644
--- a/src/gui/debugwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/debugwindow.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "../particle.h"
 #include "../map.h"
 
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 DebugWindow::DebugWindow():
     Window("Debug")
diff --git a/src/gui/emotecontainer.cpp b/src/gui/emotecontainer.cpp
index 721a0ebd..c4cace55 100644
--- a/src/gui/emotecontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/emotecontainer.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 #include "../utils/dtor.h"
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 const int EmoteContainer::gridWidth = 34;  // emote icon width + 4
 const int EmoteContainer::gridHeight = 36; // emote icon height + 4
diff --git a/src/gui/emoteshortcutcontainer.cpp b/src/gui/emoteshortcutcontainer.cpp
index af83a743..e828df8b 100644
--- a/src/gui/emoteshortcutcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/emoteshortcutcontainer.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 #include "../utils/dtor.h"
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 static const int MAX_ITEMS = 12;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/emotewindow.cpp b/src/gui/emotewindow.cpp
index 8cf1d730..30129941 100644
--- a/src/gui/emotewindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/emotewindow.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "../localplayer.h"
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 EmoteWindow::EmoteWindow():
     Window(_("Emote"))
diff --git a/src/gui/equipmentwindow.cpp b/src/gui/equipmentwindow.cpp
index fae517a9..6be55e1c 100644
--- a/src/gui/equipmentwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/equipmentwindow.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include "../resources/resourcemanager.h"
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 // Positions of the boxes, 2nd dimension is X and Y respectively.
 static const int boxPosition[][2] = {
diff --git a/src/gui/inttextfield.cpp b/src/gui/inttextfield.cpp
index adade3b9..40bbd887 100644
--- a/src/gui/inttextfield.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/inttextfield.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "inttextfield.h"
 #include "sdlinput.h"
 
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 IntTextField::IntTextField(int def):
     TextField(toString(def)),
diff --git a/src/gui/inventorywindow.cpp b/src/gui/inventorywindow.cpp
index ec825ae3..e8457337 100644
--- a/src/gui/inventorywindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/inventorywindow.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
 #include "../utils/strprintf.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 InventoryWindow::InventoryWindow(int invSize):
     Window(_("Inventory")),
diff --git a/src/gui/itemcontainer.cpp b/src/gui/itemcontainer.cpp
index e84c79ca..79aeb227 100644
--- a/src/gui/itemcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/itemcontainer.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "../resources/image.h"
 #include "../resources/resourcemanager.h"
 
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 const int ItemContainer::gridWidth = 36;  // item icon width + 4
 const int ItemContainer::gridHeight = 42; // item icon height + 10
diff --git a/src/gui/itempopup.cpp b/src/gui/itempopup.cpp
index d13cd1c2..88afcd5b 100644
--- a/src/gui/itempopup.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/itempopup.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include "../resources/iteminfo.h"
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 ItemPopup::ItemPopup():
     Window()
diff --git a/src/gui/itemshortcutcontainer.cpp b/src/gui/itemshortcutcontainer.cpp
index 324e1b6c..10ced157 100644
--- a/src/gui/itemshortcutcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/itemshortcutcontainer.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include "../resources/image.h"
 #include "../resources/resourcemanager.h"
 
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 ItemShortcutContainer::ItemShortcutContainer():
     ShortcutContainer(),
diff --git a/src/gui/login.cpp b/src/gui/login.cpp
index 159b7f6f..cd331322 100644
--- a/src/gui/login.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/login.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "../configuration.h"
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 static const int MAX_SERVER_LIST_SIZE = 5;
 static const int LOGIN_DIALOG_WIDTH = 220;
diff --git a/src/gui/ministatus.cpp b/src/gui/ministatus.cpp
index 629cf45c..6537b48e 100644
--- a/src/gui/ministatus.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/ministatus.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "../graphics.h"
 #include "../localplayer.h"
 
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 MiniStatusWindow::MiniStatusWindow():
     Window("")
diff --git a/src/gui/recorder.cpp b/src/gui/recorder.cpp
index 982d808d..ff8825ef 100644
--- a/src/gui/recorder.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/recorder.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "widgets/layout.h"
 
-#include "../utils/trim.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 Recorder::Recorder(ChatWindow *chat, const std::string &title,
                    const std::string &buttonTxt) :
diff --git a/src/gui/register.cpp b/src/gui/register.cpp
index fd7df18d..13928e41 100644
--- a/src/gui/register.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/register.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
 #include "../utils/strprintf.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 /**
  * Listener used while dealing with wrong data. It is used to direct the focus
diff --git a/src/gui/setup_colors.cpp b/src/gui/setup_colors.cpp
index f3fa3c65..31b56b51 100644
--- a/src/gui/setup_colors.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/setup_colors.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include "../configuration.h"
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 Setup_Colors::Setup_Colors() :
     mSelected(-1)
diff --git a/src/gui/setup_keyboard.cpp b/src/gui/setup_keyboard.cpp
index 1fb0b443..0f79e3c6 100644
--- a/src/gui/setup_keyboard.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/setup_keyboard.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include "../keyboardconfig.h"
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 /**
  * The list model for key function list.
diff --git a/src/gui/setup_video.cpp b/src/gui/setup_video.cpp
index 34dfde0f..8b21582e 100644
--- a/src/gui/setup_video.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/setup_video.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #include "../particle.h"
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 extern Graphics *graphics;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/shortcutcontainer.cpp b/src/gui/shortcutcontainer.cpp
index cc559def..13ff042d 100644
--- a/src/gui/shortcutcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/shortcutcontainer.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "../resources/image.h"
 
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 float ShortcutContainer::mAlpha = config.getValue("guialpha", 0.8);
 
diff --git a/src/gui/status.cpp b/src/gui/status.cpp
index 42a48b2f..49af3ae2 100644
--- a/src/gui/status.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/status.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
 #include "../utils/strprintf.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 StatusWindow::StatusWindow(LocalPlayer *player):
     Window(player->getName()),
diff --git a/src/gui/trade.cpp b/src/gui/trade.cpp
index c57cac59..ba2e2462 100644
--- a/src/gui/trade.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/trade.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
 #include "../utils/strprintf.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 TradeWindow::TradeWindow(Network *network):
     Window(_("Trade: You")),
diff --git a/src/gui/updatewindow.cpp b/src/gui/updatewindow.cpp
index a25d57d4..81dcb047 100644
--- a/src/gui/updatewindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/updatewindow.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "../resources/resourcemanager.h"
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 /**
  * Calculates the Alder-32 checksum for the given file.
diff --git a/src/gui/viewport.cpp b/src/gui/viewport.cpp
index 79a37227..9a7f6173 100644
--- a/src/gui/viewport.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/viewport.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "../resources/monsterinfo.h"
 #include "../resources/resourcemanager.h"
 
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 extern volatile int tick_time;
 
diff --git a/src/itemshortcut.cpp b/src/itemshortcut.cpp
index fd32c4f5..0627ccda 100644
--- a/src/itemshortcut.cpp
+++ b/src/itemshortcut.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "itemshortcut.h"
 #include "localplayer.h"
 
-#include "utils/tostring.h"
+#include "utils/stringutils.h"
 
 ItemShortcut::ItemShortcut *itemShortcut;
 
diff --git a/src/localplayer.cpp b/src/localplayer.cpp
index 0470fefc..608c25b8 100644
--- a/src/localplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/localplayer.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "resources/imageset.h"
 #include "resources/resourcemanager.h"
 
-#include "utils/tostring.h"
+#include "utils/stringutils.h"
 
 LocalPlayer *player_node = NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a6ddd597..06ec2f75 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 #include "resources/resourcemanager.h"
 
 #include "utils/gettext.h"
-#include "utils/tostring.h"
+#include "utils/stringutils.h"
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <CoreFoundation/CFBundle.h>
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                     if (n_server == 1)
                     {
                         SERVER_INFO *si = *server_info;
-                        loginData.hostname = iptostring(si->address);
+                        loginData.hostname = ipToString(si->address);
                         loginData.port = si->port;
                         loginData.updateHost = si->updateHost;
                         state = UPDATE_STATE;
diff --git a/src/map.cpp b/src/map.cpp
index 5e38aee2..b780b5cc 100644
--- a/src/map.cpp
+++ b/src/map.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "resources/resourcemanager.h"
 
 #include "utils/dtor.h"
-#include "utils/tostring.h"
+#include "utils/stringutils.h"
 
 extern volatile int tick_time;
 
diff --git a/src/net/charserverhandler.cpp b/src/net/charserverhandler.cpp
index 5bf45bb4..95555300 100644
--- a/src/net/charserverhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/net/charserverhandler.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "../gui/ok_dialog.h"
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 CharServerHandler::CharServerHandler():
     mCharCreateDialog(0)
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void CharServerHandler::handleMessage(MessageIn *msg)
             slot = mCharInfo->getPos();
             msg->skip(4); // CharID, must be the same as player_node->charID
             map_path = msg->readString(16);
-            mLoginData->hostname = iptostring(msg->readInt32());
+            mLoginData->hostname = ipToString(msg->readInt32());
             mLoginData->port = msg->readInt16();
             mCharInfo->unlock();
             mCharInfo->select(0);
diff --git a/src/net/chathandler.cpp b/src/net/chathandler.cpp
index 14566b39..6717f515 100644
--- a/src/net/chathandler.cpp
+++ b/src/net/chathandler.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
 #include "../gui/chat.h"
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
-#include "../utils/trim.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 extern Being *player_node;
 
diff --git a/src/net/inventoryhandler.cpp b/src/net/inventoryhandler.cpp
index ac5f94d3..8ea0071d 100644
--- a/src/net/inventoryhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/net/inventoryhandler.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
 #include "../utils/strprintf.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 InventoryHandler::InventoryHandler()
 {
diff --git a/src/net/loginhandler.cpp b/src/net/loginhandler.cpp
index e173252f..cf45dbd4 100644
--- a/src/net/loginhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/net/loginhandler.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
 #include "../utils/strprintf.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 extern SERVER_INFO **server_info;
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void LoginHandler::handleMessage(MessageIn *msg)
 
                 logger->log("Network: Server: %s (%s:%d)",
                         server_info[i]->name.c_str(),
-                        iptostring(server_info[i]->address),
+                        ipToString(server_info[i]->address),
                         server_info[i]->port);
             }
             state = CHAR_SERVER_STATE;
diff --git a/src/net/network.cpp b/src/net/network.cpp
index 02d8bf4f..0126ad6d 100644
--- a/src/net/network.cpp
+++ b/src/net/network.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "network.h"
 
 #include "../log.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 
 /** Warning: buffers and other variables are shared,
     so there can be only one connection active at a time */
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ bool Network::realConnect()
     }
 
     logger->log("Network::Started session with %s:%i",
-                iptostring(ipAddress.host), ipAddress.port);
+                ipToString(ipAddress.host), ipAddress.port);
 
     mState = CONNECTED;
 
diff --git a/src/net/playerhandler.cpp b/src/net/playerhandler.cpp
index 9c34cec6..bce53ae9 100644
--- a/src/net/playerhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/net/playerhandler.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "../gui/skill.h"
 #include "../gui/viewport.h"
 
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
 
 // TODO Move somewhere else
diff --git a/src/resources/itemdb.cpp b/src/resources/itemdb.cpp
index ceaf0395..0031bbd0 100644
--- a/src/resources/itemdb.cpp
+++ b/src/resources/itemdb.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 #include "../utils/dtor.h"
 #include "../utils/gettext.h"
-#include "../utils/trim.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 #include "../utils/xml.h"
 
 namespace
@@ -125,12 +125,7 @@ void ItemDB::load()
                 if (itr == mNamedItemInfos.end())
                 {
                     std::string temp = name;
-                    trim(temp);
-
-                    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < temp.size(); i++)
-                    {
-                        temp[i] = (char) tolower(temp[i]);
-                    }
+                    toLower(trim(temp));
 
                     mNamedItemInfos[temp] = itemInfo;
                 }
diff --git a/src/resources/mapreader.cpp b/src/resources/mapreader.cpp
index 840f0677..901a2561 100644
--- a/src/resources/mapreader.cpp
+++ b/src/resources/mapreader.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "../tileset.h"
 
 #include "../utils/base64.h"
-#include "../utils/tostring.h"
+#include "../utils/stringutils.h"
 #include "../utils/xml.h"
 
 const unsigned int DEFAULT_TILE_WIDTH = 32;
diff --git a/src/utils/trim.h b/src/utils/stringutils.cpp
index 0602842f..d414d665 100644
--- a/src/utils/trim.h
+++ b/src/utils/stringutils.cpp
@@ -20,17 +20,11 @@
  *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
  */
 
-#ifndef UTILS_TRIM_H
-#define UTILS_TRIM_H
+#include "stringutils.h"
 
-#include <string>
+#include <algorithm>
 
-/**
- * Trims spaces off the end and the beginning of the given string.
- *
- * @param str the string to trim spaces off
- */
-inline void trim(std::string &str)
+std::string &trim(std::string &str)
 {
     std::string::size_type pos = str.find_last_not_of(' ');
     if (pos != std::string::npos)
@@ -47,6 +41,24 @@ inline void trim(std::string &str)
         // There is nothing else but whitespace in the string
         str.clear();
     }
+    return str;
+}
+
+std::string &toLower(std::string &str)
+{
+    std::transform(str.begin(), str.end(), str.begin(), tolower);
+    return str;
 }
 
-#endif
+const char *ipToString(int address)
+{
+    static char asciiIP[16];
+
+    sprintf(asciiIP, "%i.%i.%i.%i",
+            (unsigned char)(address),
+            (unsigned char)(address >> 8),
+            (unsigned char)(address >> 16),
+            (unsigned char)(address >> 24));
+
+    return asciiIP;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/stringutils.h b/src/utils/stringutils.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d8df748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/stringutils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ *  Aethyra
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007  The Mana World Development Team
+ *
+ *  This file is part of Aethyra based on original code
+ *  from The Mana World.
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef UTILS_STRINGUTILS_H
+#define UTILS_STRINGUTILS_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+
+/**
+ * Trims spaces off the end and the beginning of the given string.
+ *
+ * @param str the string to trim spaces off
+ * @return a reference to the trimmed string
+ */
+std::string &trim(std::string &str);
+
+/**
+ * Converts the given string to lower case.
+ *
+ * @param str the string to convert to lower case
+ * @return a reference to the given string converted to lower case
+ */
+std::string &toLower(std::string &str);
+
+/**
+ * Converts the given value to a string using std::stringstream.
+ *
+ * @param arg the value to convert to a string
+ * @return the string representation of arg
+ */
+template<typename T> std::string toString(const T &arg)
+{
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << arg;
+    return ss.str();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts the given IP address to a string.
+ *
+ * The returned string is statically allocated, and shouldn't be freed. It is
+ * changed upon the next use of this method.
+ *
+ * @param address the address to convert to a string
+ * @return the string representation of the address
+ */
+const char *ipToString(int address);
+
+#endif // UTILS_STRINGUTILS_H