1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/common/util.c b/common/util.c
index 31a75a9b..86120769 100644
--- a/common/util.c
+++ b/common/util.c
@@ -97,3 +97,16 @@ pid_t get_parent_pid(pid_t child) {
 
         return -1;
 }
+
+uint32_t parse_color(const char *color) {
+        int len = strlen(color);
+        if (color[0] != '#' || (len != 7 && len != 9)) {
+                sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Invalid color %s, defaulting to color 0xFFFFFFFF", color);
+                return 0xFFFFFFFF;
+        }
+        uint32_t res = (uint32_t)strtol(color + 1, NULL, 16);
+        if (strlen(color) == 7) {
+                res = (res << 8) | 0xFF;
+        }
+        return res;
+}