diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 51d90bbf..150a2976 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 set(SOURCES resampler.cpp sample_format.cpp jwt.cpp base64.cpp)
 
 if(NOT WIN32 AND NOT ANDROID)
-  list(APPEND SOURCES daemon.cpp)
+  list(APPEND SOURCES daemon.cpp utils/string_utils.cpp)
 endif()
 
 include_directories(${SOXR_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
diff --git a/common/utils/string_utils.cpp b/common/utils/string_utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c506641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/string_utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+/***
+    This file is part of snapcast
+    Copyright (C) 2014-2024  Johannes Pohl
+
+    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 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+***/
+
+
+// prototype/interface header file
+#include "string_utils.hpp"
+
+// local headers
+#include "common/aixlog.hpp"
+
+// 3rd party headers
+
+// standard headers
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <map>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#ifdef WINDOWS
+#include <cctype>
+#endif
+
+namespace utils::string
+{
+
+static constexpr auto LOG_TAG = "StringUtils";
+
+bool wildcardMatch(const std::string& pattern, const std::string& text)
+{
+    LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "wildcardMatch '" << pattern << "', text: '" << text << "'\n";
+    std::vector<std::string> parts = utils::string::split(pattern, '*');
+    size_t pos = 0;
+    for (size_t n = 0; n < parts.size(); ++n)
+    {
+        const std::string& part = parts[n];
+        LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "Matching '" << part << "', pos: " << pos << "\n";
+        pos = text.find(part, pos);
+        if (pos == std::string::npos)
+            return false;
+        // if pattern does not start with "*" the first match must be the start of <test>
+        if ((n == 0) && !pattern.empty() && (pattern.front() != '*') && (pos != 0))
+            return false;
+        // if pattern does not end with "*" the last match must end with the end of <test>
+        if ((n == parts.size() - 1) && !pattern.empty() && (pattern.back() != '*') && (pos != text.size() - parts.back().size()))
+            return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+// trim from start
+std::string& ltrim(std::string& s)
+{
+    s.erase(s.begin(), std::find_if(s.begin(), s.end(), [](int ch) { return !std::isspace(ch); }));
+    return s;
+}
+
+// trim from end
+std::string& rtrim(std::string& s)
+{
+    s.erase(std::find_if(s.rbegin(), s.rend(), [](int ch) { return !std::isspace(ch); }).base(), s.end());
+    return s;
+}
+
+// trim from both ends
+std::string& trim(std::string& s)
+{
+    return ltrim(rtrim(s));
+}
+
+// trim from start
+std::string ltrim_copy(const std::string& s)
+{
+    std::string str(s);
+    return ltrim(str);
+}
+
+// trim from end
+std::string rtrim_copy(const std::string& s)
+{
+    std::string str(s);
+    return rtrim(str);
+}
+
+// trim from both ends
+std::string trim_copy(const std::string& s)
+{
+    std::string str(s);
+    return trim(str);
+}
+
+// decode %xx to char
+std::string uriDecode(const std::string& src)
+{
+    std::string ret;
+    char ch;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < src.length(); i++)
+    {
+        if (int(src[i]) == 37)
+        {
+            unsigned int ii;
+            sscanf(src.substr(i + 1, 2).c_str(), "%x", &ii);
+            ch = static_cast<char>(ii);
+            ret += ch;
+            i += 2;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ret += src[i];
+        }
+    }
+    return (ret);
+}
+
+
+void split_left(const std::string& s, char delim, std::string& left, std::string& right)
+{
+    auto pos = s.find(delim);
+    if (pos != std::string::npos)
+    {
+        left = s.substr(0, pos);
+        right = s.substr(pos + 1);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        left = s;
+        right = "";
+    }
+}
+
+
+std::string split_left(const std::string& s, char delim, std::string& right)
+{
+    std::string left;
+    split_left(s, delim, left, right);
+    return left;
+}
+
+
+
+std::vector<std::string>& split(const std::string& s, char delim, std::vector<std::string>& elems)
+{
+    std::stringstream ss(s);
+    std::string item;
+    while (std::getline(ss, item, delim))
+    {
+        elems.push_back(item);
+    }
+    return elems;
+}
+
+
+std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string& s, char delim)
+{
+    std::vector<std::string> elems;
+    split(s, delim, elems);
+    return elems;
+}
+
+
+std::map<std::string, std::string> split_pairs(const std::string& s, char pair_delim, char key_value_delim)
+{
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> result;
+    auto pairs = split_pairs_to_container<std::vector<std::string>>(s, pair_delim, key_value_delim);
+    for (auto& pair : pairs)
+        result[pair.first] = *pair.second.begin();
+    return result;
+}
+
+
+std::string& tolower(std::string& s)
+{
+    std::transform(s.begin(), s.end(), s.begin(), [](unsigned char c) { return static_cast<char>(std::tolower(c)); });
+    return s;
+}
+
+
+std::string tolower_copy(const std::string& s)
+{
+    std::string str(s);
+    return tolower(str);
+}
+
+} // namespace utils::string
diff --git a/common/utils/string_utils.hpp b/common/utils/string_utils.hpp
index 5ab6ad50..740b0662 100644
--- a/common/utils/string_utils.hpp
+++ b/common/utils/string_utils.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /***
     This file is part of snapcast
-    Copyright (C) 2014-2021  Johannes Pohl
+    Copyright (C) 2014-2024  Johannes Pohl
 
     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
@@ -16,135 +16,62 @@
     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 ***/
 
-#ifndef STRING_UTILS_HPP
-#define STRING_UTILS_HPP
 
-#include <algorithm>
+#pragma once
+
+
+// standard headers
 #include <map>
 #include <sstream>
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
-#ifdef WINDOWS
-#include <cctype>
-#endif
 
-namespace utils
-{
-namespace string
+
+namespace utils::string
 {
 
-// trim from start
-static inline std::string& ltrim(std::string& s)
-{
-    s.erase(s.begin(), std::find_if(s.begin(), s.end(), [](int ch) { return !std::isspace(ch); }));
-    return s;
-}
+/// Check of text matches pattern, with pattern containing '*' wildcards
+bool wildcardMatch(const std::string& pattern, const std::string& text);
 
-// trim from end
-static inline std::string& rtrim(std::string& s)
-{
-    s.erase(std::find_if(s.rbegin(), s.rend(), [](int ch) { return !std::isspace(ch); }).base(), s.end());
-    return s;
-}
+/// trim from start
+std::string& ltrim(std::string& s);
 
-// trim from both ends
-static inline std::string& trim(std::string& s)
-{
-    return ltrim(rtrim(s));
-}
+/// trim from end
+std::string& rtrim(std::string& s);
 
-// trim from start
-static inline std::string ltrim_copy(const std::string& s)
-{
-    std::string str(s);
-    return ltrim(str);
-}
+/// trim from both ends
+std::string& trim(std::string& s);
 
-// trim from end
-static inline std::string rtrim_copy(const std::string& s)
-{
-    std::string str(s);
-    return rtrim(str);
-}
+/// trim from start
+std::string ltrim_copy(const std::string& s);
 
-// trim from both ends
-static inline std::string trim_copy(const std::string& s)
-{
-    std::string str(s);
-    return trim(str);
-}
+/// trim from end
+std::string rtrim_copy(const std::string& s);
 
-// decode %xx to char
-static std::string uriDecode(const std::string& src)
-{
-    std::string ret;
-    char ch;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < src.length(); i++)
-    {
-        if (int(src[i]) == 37)
-        {
-            unsigned int ii;
-            sscanf(src.substr(i + 1, 2).c_str(), "%x", &ii);
-            ch = static_cast<char>(ii);
-            ret += ch;
-            i += 2;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            ret += src[i];
-        }
-    }
-    return (ret);
-}
+/// trim from both ends
+std::string trim_copy(const std::string& s);
 
+/// decode %xx to char
+std::string uriDecode(const std::string& src);
 
-static void split_left(const std::string& s, char delim, std::string& left, std::string& right)
-{
-    auto pos = s.find(delim);
-    if (pos != std::string::npos)
-    {
-        left = s.substr(0, pos);
-        right = s.substr(pos + 1);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        left = s;
-        right = "";
-    }
-}
+/// Split string @p s at @p delim into @p left and @p right
+void split_left(const std::string& s, char delim, std::string& left, std::string& right);
 
+/// Split string @p s at @p delim and left and @p right
+/// @return the left part
+std::string split_left(const std::string& s, char delim, std::string& right);
 
-static std::string split_left(const std::string& s, char delim, std::string& right)
-{
-    std::string left;
-    split_left(s, delim, left, right);
-    return left;
-}
+/// Split string @p s at @p delim and return the splitted list in @p elems
+/// @return list of splitted strings
+std::vector<std::string>& split(const std::string& s, char delim, std::vector<std::string>& elems);
 
+/// @return resulting list of strings by splitting @p s at @p delim
+std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string& s, char delim);
 
-
-static std::vector<std::string>& split(const std::string& s, char delim, std::vector<std::string>& elems)
-{
-    std::stringstream ss(s);
-    std::string item;
-    while (std::getline(ss, item, delim))
-    {
-        elems.push_back(item);
-    }
-    return elems;
-}
-
-
-static std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string& s, char delim)
-{
-    std::vector<std::string> elems;
-    split(s, delim, elems);
-    return elems;
-}
-
+/// Split @p s into key value pairs, separated by @p pair_delim and @p key_value_delim
+/// @return map from keys to values
 template <typename T>
-static std::map<std::string, T> split_pairs_to_container(const std::string& s, char pair_delim, char key_value_delim)
+std::map<std::string, T> split_pairs_to_container(const std::string& s, char pair_delim, char key_value_delim)
 {
     std::map<std::string, T> result;
     auto keyValueList = split(s, pair_delim);
@@ -161,32 +88,30 @@ static std::map<std::string, T> split_pairs_to_container(const std::string& s, c
     return result;
 }
 
-
-static std::map<std::string, std::string> split_pairs(const std::string& s, char pair_delim, char key_value_delim)
+/// @return concatenated values of @p container, separated by @p delim
+template <typename T>
+std::string container_to_string(const T& container, const std::string& delim = ", ")
 {
-    std::map<std::string, std::string> result;
-    auto pairs = split_pairs_to_container<std::vector<std::string>>(s, pair_delim, key_value_delim);
-    for (auto& pair : pairs)
-        result[pair.first] = *pair.second.begin();
-    return result;
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    for (auto iter = container.begin(); iter != container.end(); ++iter)
+    {
+        ss << *iter;
+        if (std::distance(iter, container.end()) > 1)
+            ss << delim;
+    }
+    return ss.str();
 }
 
 
-static inline std::string& tolower(std::string& s)
-{
-    std::transform(s.begin(), s.end(), s.begin(), [](unsigned char c) { return static_cast<char>(std::tolower(c)); });
-    return s;
-}
+/// Split @p s into key value pairs, separated by @p pair_delim and @p key_value_delim
+/// @return map from keys to values
+std::map<std::string, std::string> split_pairs(const std::string& s, char pair_delim, char key_value_delim);
+
+/// @return @p[in, out] s converted to lowercase
+std::string& tolower(std::string& s);
+
+/// @return @p s converted to lowercase
+std::string tolower_copy(const std::string& s);
 
 
-static inline std::string tolower_copy(const std::string& s)
-{
-    std::string str(s);
-    return tolower(str);
-}
-
-
-} // namespace string
-} // namespace utils
-
-#endif
+} // namespace utils::string