2 files changed, 28 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Input.h b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Input.h
index 96cbeecc3..4f102d029 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Input.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Input.h
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@
 
 namespace vcpkg::Input
 {
-    package_spec check_and_get_package_spec(const std::string& package_spec_as_string, const triplet& default_target_triplet, const std::string& example_text);
-
-    std::vector<package_spec> check_and_get_package_specs(const std::vector<std::string>& package_specs_as_strings, const triplet& default_target_triplet, const std::string& example_text);
+    package_spec check_and_get_package_spec(
+        const std::string& package_spec_as_string,
+        const triplet& default_target_triplet,
+        cstring_view example_text);
 
     void check_triplet(const triplet& t, const vcpkg_paths& paths);
-
-    void check_triplets(const std::vector<package_spec>& triplets, const vcpkg_paths& paths);
 }
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Util.h b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Util.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ebb2a802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace vcpkg::Util
+{
+    template<class Cont, class Func>
+    using FmapOut = decltype(std::declval<Func>()(std::declval<Cont>()[0]));
+
+    template<class Cont, class Func, class Out = FmapOut<Cont, Func>>
+    std::vector<Out> fmap(const Cont& xs, Func&& f)
+    {
+        using O = decltype(f(xs[0]));
+
+        std::vector<O> ret;
+        ret.reserve(xs.size());
+
+        for (auto&& x : xs)
+            ret.push_back(f(x));
+
+        return ret;
+    }
+}
+\ No newline at end of file