1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openslx/satserver/util/Util.java b/src/main/java/org/openslx/satserver/util/Util.java
index 262fd56..2ffe261 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openslx/satserver/util/Util.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openslx/satserver/util/Util.java
@@ -118,6 +118,24 @@ public class Util
 	}
 	
 	/**
+	 * Parse the given String as a base10 long.
+	 * If the string does not represent a valid long, return the given
+	 * default value.
+	 * 
+	 * @param value string representation to parse to an long
+	 * @param defaultValue fallback value if given string can't be parsed
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static long parseLong( String value, long defaultValue )
+	{
+		try {
+			return Long.parseLong( value );
+		} catch ( Exception e ) {
+			return defaultValue;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
 	 * Compare two strings for equality.
 	 * null and "" are not considered equal.
 	 */