diff --git a/lib/base/convert.cpp b/lib/base/convert.cpp
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+/******************************************************************************
+ * Icinga 2                                                                   *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Icinga Development Team (http://www.icinga.org/)        *
+ *                                                                            *
+ * 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 (at your option) 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., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.             *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+#include "i2-base.h"
+
+using namespace icinga;
+
+long Convert::ToLong(const String& val)
+{
+	return strtol(val.CStr(), NULL, 10);
+}
+
+double Convert::ToDouble(const String& val)
+{
+	return strtod(val.CStr(), NULL);
+}
+
+bool Convert::ToBool(const String& val)
+{
+	return (ToLong(val) != 0);
+}
+
+String Convert::ToString(long val)
+{
+	stringstream cs;
+	cs << val;
+	return cs.str();
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/base/convert.h b/lib/base/convert.h
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+/******************************************************************************
+ * Icinga 2                                                                   *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Icinga Development Team (http://www.icinga.org/)        *
+ *                                                                            *
+ * 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 (at your option) 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., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.             *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef CONVERT_H
+#define CONVERT_H
+
+namespace icinga
+{
+
+/**
+ * Utility class for converting types.
+ *
+ * @ingroup base
+ */
+class I2_BASE_API Convert
+{
+public:
+	static long ToLong(const String& val);
+	static double ToDouble(const String& val);
+	static bool ToBool(const String& val);
+	static String ToString(long val);
+
+private:
+	Convert(void);
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif /* CONVERT_H */