diff --git a/apps/plugins/lib/SOURCES b/apps/plugins/lib/SOURCES
index 6d5fe6cb5f..bdea07315e 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/lib/SOURCES
+++ b/apps/plugins/lib/SOURCES
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ gcc-support.c
 pluginlib_actions.c
 helper.c
 icon_helper.c
+arg_helper.c
 md5.c
 jhash.c
 configfile.c
diff --git a/apps/plugins/lib/arg_helper.c b/apps/plugins/lib/arg_helper.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcf3e31834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/plugins/lib/arg_helper.c
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *             __________               __   ___.
+ *   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
+ *   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
+ *   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
+ *   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
+ *                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 William Wilgus
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "plugin.h"
+#include "arg_helper.h"
+
+#ifndef logf
+#define logf(...) {}
+#endif
+
+#define SWCHAR '-'
+#define DECSEPCHAR '.'
+
+int string_parse(const char **parameter, char* buf, size_t buf_sz)
+{
+/* fills buf with a string upto buf_sz, null terminates the buffer
+ * strings break on WS by default but can be enclosed in single or double quotes
+ * opening and closing quotes will not be included in the buffer but will be counted
+ * use alternating quotes if you really want them included '"text"' or "'text'"
+ * failure to close the string will result in eating all remaining args till \0
+ * If buffer full remaining chars are discarded till stopchar or \0 is reached */
+
+    char stopchar = ' ';
+    char stopchars[] = "\'\"";
+    int skipped = 0;
+    int found = 0;
+    const char* start = *parameter;
+
+    if (strchr(stopchars, *start))
+    {
+        logf("stop char %c\n", *start);
+        stopchar = *start;
+        skipped++;
+        start++;
+    }
+    while (*start && *start != stopchar)
+    {
+        if (buf_sz > 1)
+        {
+            *buf++ = *start;
+            buf_sz--;
+        }
+        found++;
+        start++;
+    }
+    if (*start == stopchar && skipped)
+    {
+        start++;
+        skipped++;
+    }
+
+    *buf = '\0';
+
+    if (found > 0)
+        *parameter = start;
+    else
+        skipped = 0;
+
+    return found + skipped;
+}
+
+int char_parse(const char **parameter, char* character)
+{
+/* passes *character a single character eats remaining non-WS characters */
+    char buf[2];
+    int ret =  string_parse(parameter, buf, sizeof(buf));
+    if (ret && character)
+        *character = buf[0];
+    return ret;
+
+}
+
+
+int bool_parse(const char **parameter, bool *choice)
+{
+/* determine true false using the first character the rest are skipped/ignored */
+    int found = 0;
+    const char tf_val[]="fn0ty1";/* false chars on left f/t should be balanced fffttt */
+    const char* start = *parameter;
+
+
+    char c = tolower(*start);
+    const char *tfval = strchr(tf_val, c);
+    while(isalnum(*++start)) {;}
+
+    if (tfval)
+    {
+        found = start - (*parameter);
+        *parameter = start;
+    }
+
+    if (choice)
+        *choice = (tfval - tf_val) > (signed int) (sizeof(tf_val) / 2) - 1;
+
+    return found;
+}
+
+
+int longnum_parse(const char **parameter, long *number, long *decimal)
+{
+/* passes number and or decimal portion of number base 10 only.. */
+    long num = 0;
+    long dec = 0;
+    int found = 0;
+    int neg = 0;
+    logf ("n: %s\n", *parameter);
+    const char *start = *parameter;
+
+    if (*start == '-')
+    {
+        neg = 1;
+        start++;
+    }
+    while (isdigit(*start))
+    {
+        found++;
+        num = num *10 + *start - '0';
+        start++;
+    }
+
+    if (*start == DECSEPCHAR)
+    {
+        start++;
+        while (isdigit(*start))
+        {
+            dec = dec *10 + *start - '0';
+            start++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (found > 0)
+    {
+        found = start - (*parameter);
+        *parameter = start;
+    }
+
+    if(number)
+        *number = neg ? -num : num;
+
+    if (decimal)
+        *decimal = dec;
+
+    return found;
+}
+
+int num_parse(const char **parameter, int *number, int *decimal)
+{
+    long num, dec;
+    int ret = longnum_parse(parameter, &num, &dec);
+
+    if(number)
+        *number = num;
+
+    if (decimal)
+        *decimal = dec;
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+*argparse(const char *parameter, int parameter_len,
+*         int (*arg_callback)(char argchar, const char **parameter))
+* parameter     : constant char string of arguments
+* parameter_len : may be set to -1 if your parameter string is NULL (\0) terminated
+* arg_callback  : function gets called for each SWCHAR found in the parameter string
+* Note: WS at beginning is stripped, **parameter starts at the first NON WS char
+* return 0 for arg_callback to quit parsing immediately
+*/
+void argparse(const char *parameter, int parameter_len, int (*arg_callback)(char argchar, const char **parameter))
+{
+    bool lastchr;
+    char argchar;
+    const char *start = parameter;
+    while (parameter_len < 0 || (parameter - start) < parameter_len)
+    {
+        switch (*parameter++)
+        {
+            case SWCHAR:
+            {
+                if ((*parameter) == '\0')
+                    return;
+                logf ("%s\n",parameter);
+                argchar = *parameter;
+                lastchr = (*(parameter + 1) == '\0');
+                while (*++parameter || lastchr)
+                {
+                    lastchr = false;
+                    if (isspace(*parameter))
+                        continue; /* eat spaces at beginning */
+                    if (!arg_callback(argchar, &parameter))
+                        return;
+                    break;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            case '\0':
+            {
+                if (parameter_len <= 0)
+                    return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/* EXAMPLE USAGE
+argparse("-n 42 -N 9.9 -n -78.9009 -f -P /rockbox/path/f -s 'Yestest' -B false -B 0 -B true -b n -by -b 1-c ops -c s -k", -1, &arg_callback);
+
+int arg_callback(char argchar, const char **parameter)
+{
+    int ret;
+    int num, dec;
+    char c;
+    char buf[32];
+    bool bret;
+    logf ("Arg: %c\n", argchar);
+    switch (tolower(argchar))
+    {
+        case 'k' :
+            logf("Option K!");
+            break;
+        case 'c' :
+            ret = char_parse(parameter, &c);
+            if (ret)
+            {
+                logf ("Val: %c\n", c);
+                logf("ate %d chars\n", ret);
+            }
+            break;
+
+        case 'n' :
+            ret = num_parse(parameter, &num, &dec);
+            if (ret)
+            {
+                logf ("Val: %d.%d\n", num, dec);
+                logf("ate %d chars\n", ret);
+            }
+            break;
+        case 's' :
+            ret = string_parse(parameter, buf, sizeof(buf));
+            if (ret)
+            {
+                logf ("Val: %s\n", buf);
+                logf("ate %d chars\n", ret);
+            }
+            break;
+        case 'p' :
+            ret = string_parse(parameter, buf, sizeof(buf));
+            if (ret)
+            {
+                logf ("Path: %s\n", buf);
+                logf("ate %d chars\n", ret);
+            }
+            break;
+        case 'b' :
+            ret = bool_parse(parameter, &bret);
+            if (ret)
+            {
+                logf ("Val: %s\n", bret ? "true" : "false");
+                logf("ate %d chars\n", ret);
+            }
+            break;
+        default :
+            logf ("Unknown switch '%c'\n",argchar);
+            //return 0;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+*/
+
diff --git a/apps/plugins/lib/arg_helper.h b/apps/plugins/lib/arg_helper.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c770e0162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/plugins/lib/arg_helper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *             __________               __   ___.
+ *   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
+ *   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
+ *   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
+ *   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
+ *                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 William Wilgus
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+#ifndef _LIB_ARG_HELPER_H_
+#define _LIB_ARG_HELPER_H_
+
+#include "plugin.h"
+
+/* fills buf with a string upto buf_sz, null terminates the buffer
+ * strings break on WS by default but can be enclosed in single or double quotes
+ * opening and closing quotes will not be included in the buffer but will be counted
+ * use alternating quotes if you really want them included '"text"' or "'text'"
+ * failure to close the string will result in eating all remaining args till \0
+ * If buffer full remaining chars are discarded till stopchar or \0 is reached */
+int string_parse(const char **parameter, char* buf, size_t buf_sz);
+/* passes *character a single character eats remaining non-WS characters */
+int char_parse(const char **parameter, char* character);
+/* determine true false using the first character the rest are skipped/ignored */
+int bool_parse(const char **parameter, bool *choice);
+/* passes number and or decimal portion of number base 10 only.. */
+int longnum_parse(const char **parameter, long *number, long *decimal);
+int num_parse(const char **parameter, int *number, int *decimal);
+
+/*
+*argparse(const char *parameter, int parameter_len,
+*         int (*arg_callback)(char argchar, const char **parameter))
+* parameter     : constant char string of arguments
+* parameter_len : may be set to -1 if your parameter string is NULL (\0) terminated
+* arg_callback  : function gets called for each SWCHAR found in the parameter string
+* Note: WS at beginning is stripped, **parameter starts at the first NON WS char
+* return 0 for arg_callback to quit parsing immediately
+*/
+void argparse(const char *parameter, int parameter_len,
+              int (*arg_callback)(char argchar, const char **parameter));
+
+#endif /* _LIB_ARG_HELPER_H_ */