diff --git a/server/src/utils/string.cpp b/server/src/utils/string.cpp
index 9a4e359..aa834ae 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/string.cpp
+++ b/server/src/utils/string.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
 #include "string.hpp"
-using namespace sosc::util::str;
 
+std::string sosc::str::trim(std::string str) {
+    return rtrimr(ltrimr(str));
+}
+std::string* sosc::str::trim(std::string* str) {
+    return rtrim(ltrim(str));
+}
+
+std::string& sosc::str::trimr(std::string& str) {
+    return rtrimr(ltrimr(str));
+}
+
+std::string sosc::str::rtrim(std::string str) {
+    int marker = 0;
+    
+}
diff --git a/server/src/utils/string.hpp b/server/src/utils/string.hpp
index 4232dc8..c4674cc 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/string.hpp
+++ b/server/src/utils/string.hpp
@@ -1,10 +1,31 @@
 #ifndef SOSC_UTIL_STRING_H
 #define SOSC_UTIL_STRING_H
 
+#include <string>
+
 namespace sosc {
-namespace util {
-namespace str {
+namespace str {    
+std::string  trim (std::string  str);
+std::string* trim (std::string* str);
+std::string& trimr(std::string& str);
     
-}}}
+std::string  rtrim (std::string  str);
+std::string* rtrim (std::string* str);
+std::string& rtrimr(std::string& str);
+
+std::string  ltrim (std::string  str);
+std::string* ltrim (std::string* str);
+std::string& ltrimr(std::string& str);
+
+std::vector<std::string> split
+    (const std::string& str, char delimiter, int count = -1);
+std::vector<std::string> split
+    (const std::string& str, std::string delimiter, int count = -1);
+    
+std::string join(const std::vector<std::string>& strs, 
+    char delimiter, int count = -1);
+std::string join(const std::vector<std::string>& strs, 
+    std::string delimiter, int count = -1);
+}}
 
 #endif