1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Swiften/JID/JID.cpp b/Swiften/JID/JID.cpp
index e1502f1..0f2d8d1 100644
--- a/Swiften/JID/JID.cpp
+++ b/Swiften/JID/JID.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <boost/assign/list_of.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/find_format.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/finder.hpp>
+#include <boost/optional.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 
@@ -317,4 +318,9 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const JID& j) {
 	return os;
 }
 
+boost::optional<JID> JID::parse(const std::string& s) {
+	JID jid(s);
+	return jid.isValid() ? jid : boost::optional<JID>();
+}
+
 }