+COMMON_EXPORT QString decodeString(const QByteArray& input, QTextCodec* codec = nullptr);
+
+COMMON_EXPORT uint editingDistance(const QString& s1, const QString& s2);
+
+template<typename T>
+QVariantList toVariantList(const QList<T>& list)
+{
+ QVariantList variants;
+ for (int i = 0; i < list.count(); i++) {
+ variants << QVariant::fromValue<T>(list[i]);
+ }
+ return variants;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+QList<T> fromVariantList(const QVariantList& variants)
+{
+ QList<T> list;
+ for (int i = 0; i < variants.count(); i++) {
+ list << variants[i].value<T>();
+ }
+ return list;
+}
+
+COMMON_EXPORT QByteArray prettyDigest(const QByteArray& digest);
+
+/**
+ * Format a string with %%<text>%% to current date/timestamp via QDateTime.
+ *
+ * @param[in] formatStr String with format codes
+ * @return String with current date/time substituted in via formatting codes
+ */
+COMMON_EXPORT QString formatCurrentDateTimeInString(const QString& formatStr);