1 files changed, 21 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/PackageSpec.cpp b/toolsrc/src/PackageSpec.cpp
index e243f4d89..475b3e3f6 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/PackageSpec.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/PackageSpec.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #include "pch.h"
 
 #include "PackageSpec.h"
+#include "vcpkg_Parse.h"
 #include "vcpkg_Util.h"
 
+using vcpkg::Parse::parse_comma_list;
+
 namespace vcpkg
 {
     static bool is_valid_package_spec_char(char c)
@@ -45,11 +48,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
 
     std::string PackageSpec::dir() const { return Strings::format("%s_%s", this->m_name, this->m_triplet); }
 
-    std::string PackageSpec::to_string(const std::string& name, const Triplet& triplet)
-    {
-        return Strings::format("%s:%s", name, triplet);
-    }
-    std::string PackageSpec::to_string() const { return to_string(this->name(), this->triplet()); }
+    std::string PackageSpec::to_string() const { return Strings::format("%s:%s", this->name(), this->triplet()); }
 
     bool operator==(const PackageSpec& left, const PackageSpec& right)
     {
@@ -106,4 +105,21 @@ namespace vcpkg
         }
         return f;
     }
+
+    ExpectedT<Features, PackageSpecParseResult> Features::from_string(const std::string& name)
+    {
+        auto maybe_spec = ParsedSpecifier::from_string(name);
+        if (auto spec = maybe_spec.get())
+        {
+            Checks::check_exit(
+                VCPKG_LINE_INFO, spec->triplet.empty(), "error: triplet not allowed in specifier: %s", name);
+
+            Features f;
+            f.name = spec->name;
+            f.features = spec->features;
+            return f;
+        }
+
+        return maybe_spec.error();
+    }
 }