5 files changed, 44 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 8985e4367..d0e506689 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if ($ENV{CI})
       if (BUILD_VERSION)
         # This leaves a trailing space on the last word, but we actually want that
         # because of how it's styled in the title bar.
-        set(BUILD_FULLNAME "${REPO_NAME} #${BUILD_VERSION} ")
+        set(BUILD_FULLNAME "${REPO_NAME} ${BUILD_VERSION} ")
       else()
         set(BUILD_FULLNAME "")
       endif()
diff --git a/src/common/hex_util.cpp b/src/common/hex_util.cpp
index 589ae5cbf..5b63f9e81 100644
--- a/src/common/hex_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/hex_util.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,25 @@ u8 ToHexNibble(char c1) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+std::vector<u8> HexStringToVector(std::string_view str, bool little_endian) {
+    std::vector<u8> out(str.size() / 2);
+    if (little_endian) {
+        for (std::size_t i = str.size() - 2; i <= str.size(); i -= 2)
+            out[i / 2] = (ToHexNibble(str[i]) << 4) | ToHexNibble(str[i + 1]);
+    } else {
+        for (std::size_t i = 0; i < str.size(); i += 2)
+            out[i / 2] = (ToHexNibble(str[i]) << 4) | ToHexNibble(str[i + 1]);
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+
+std::string HexVectorToString(const std::vector<u8>& vector, bool upper) {
+    std::string out;
+    for (u8 c : vector)
+        out += fmt::format(upper ? "{:02X}" : "{:02x}", c);
+    return out;
+}
+
 std::array<u8, 16> operator""_array16(const char* str, std::size_t len) {
     if (len != 32) {
         LOG_ERROR(Common,
diff --git a/src/common/hex_util.h b/src/common/hex_util.h
index 863a5ccd9..68f003cb6 100644
--- a/src/common/hex_util.h
+++ b/src/common/hex_util.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 #include <fmt/format.h>
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ namespace Common {
 
 u8 ToHexNibble(char c1);
 
+std::vector<u8> HexStringToVector(std::string_view str, bool little_endian);
+
 template <std::size_t Size, bool le = false>
 std::array<u8, Size> HexStringToArray(std::string_view str) {
     std::array<u8, Size> out{};
@@ -27,6 +30,8 @@ std::array<u8, Size> HexStringToArray(std::string_view str) {
     return out;
 }
 
+std::string HexVectorToString(const std::vector<u8>& vector, bool upper = true);
+
 template <std::size_t Size>
 std::string HexArrayToString(std::array<u8, Size> array, bool upper = true) {
     std::string out;
diff --git a/src/common/param_package.cpp b/src/common/param_package.cpp
index 9526ca0c6..b916b4866 100644
--- a/src/common/param_package.cpp
+++ b/src/common/param_package.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,15 @@ constexpr char KEY_VALUE_SEPARATOR_ESCAPE[] = "$0";
 constexpr char PARAM_SEPARATOR_ESCAPE[] = "$1";
 constexpr char ESCAPE_CHARACTER_ESCAPE[] = "$2";
 
+/// A placeholder for empty param packages to avoid empty strings
+/// (they may be recognized as "not set" by some frontend libraries like qt)
+constexpr char EMPTY_PLACEHOLDER[] = "[empty]";
+
 ParamPackage::ParamPackage(const std::string& serialized) {
+    if (serialized == EMPTY_PLACEHOLDER) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     std::vector<std::string> pairs;
     Common::SplitString(serialized, PARAM_SEPARATOR, pairs);
 
@@ -46,7 +54,7 @@ ParamPackage::ParamPackage(std::initializer_list<DataType::value_type> list) : d
 
 std::string ParamPackage::Serialize() const {
     if (data.empty())
-        return "";
+        return EMPTY_PLACEHOLDER;
 
     std::string result;
 
@@ -120,4 +128,12 @@ bool ParamPackage::Has(const std::string& key) const {
     return data.find(key) != data.end();
 }
 
+void ParamPackage::Erase(const std::string& key) {
+    data.erase(key);
+}
+
+void ParamPackage::Clear() {
+    data.clear();
+}
+
 } // namespace Common
diff --git a/src/common/param_package.h b/src/common/param_package.h
index 7842cd4ef..6a0a9b656 100644
--- a/src/common/param_package.h
+++ b/src/common/param_package.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ public:
     void Set(const std::string& key, int value);
     void Set(const std::string& key, float value);
     bool Has(const std::string& key) const;
+    void Erase(const std::string& key);
+    void Clear();
 
 private:
     DataType data;