1 files changed, 21 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/RequestHelpers.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/RequestHelpers.cs
index e74555f33..1e9aa7b43 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/RequestHelpers.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/RequestHelpers.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
                 }
 
                 return null;
-            }).Where(i => i.HasValue).Select(i => i.Value).ToArray();
+            }).Where(i => i.HasValue).Select(i => i!.Value).ToArray();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -85,5 +85,24 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
                 ? Array.Empty<ItemFilter>()
                 : filters.Split(',').Select(v => Enum.Parse<ItemFilter>(v, true));
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Splits a string at a separating character into an array of substrings.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The string to split.</param>
+        /// <param name="separator">The char that separates the substrings.</param>
+        /// <param name="removeEmpty">Option to remove empty substrings from the array.</param>
+        /// <returns>An array of the substrings.</returns>
+        internal static string[] Split(string value, char separator, bool removeEmpty)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
+            {
+                return Array.Empty<string>();
+            }
+
+            return removeEmpty
+                ? value.Split(new[] { separator }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
+                : value.Split(separator);
+        }
     }
 }