diff --git a/include/mesytec-mnode/mnode_string.hpp b/include/mesytec-mnode/mnode_string.hpp
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+#ifndef E7FD4517_4FF5_4BDA_9AE4_95308A37554D
+#define E7FD4517_4FF5_4BDA_9AE4_95308A37554D
+
+#include <regex>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace mesytec::mnode
+{
+
+template <typename OutputIt>
+void split_string(const std::string &str, const std::regex &re, OutputIt out)
+{
+    std::sregex_token_iterator it(str.begin(), str.end(), re, -1);
+    std::copy(it, std::sregex_token_iterator(), out);
+}
+
+} // namespace mesytec::mnode
+
+#endif /* E7FD4517_4FF5_4BDA_9AE4_95308A37554D */