1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/go/util/parse.go b/go/util/parse.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..930da9522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/util/parse.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+func ParseInt(text string, defaultValue int) int {
+	count, parseError := strconv.ParseUint(text, 10, 64)
+	if parseError != nil {
+		if len(text) > 0 {
+			return 0
+		}
+		return defaultValue
+	}
+	return int(count)
+}