+ * If string exists, strips it, in place, free if *p_len = 0
+ *
+ * @param p_str pointer to string to be stripped.
+ * @param p_len string length to analyse, also the place where the final size
+ * is stored.
+ *
+ * @note this will call free() on *p_str if it becomes empty.
+ */
+void
+lms_strstrip_and_free(char **p_str, unsigned int *p_len)
+{
+ if (!*p_str)
+ return;
+
+ lms_strstrip(*p_str, p_len);
+ if (*p_len == 0) {
+ free(*p_str);
+ *p_str = NULL;
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * lms_string_size version of lms_strstrip_and_free().
+ *
+ * @param *p pointer to lms_string_size to be stripped.
+ *
+ * @note this will call free() on lms_string_size->str if it becomes empty.
+ */
+void
+lms_string_size_strip_and_free(struct lms_string_size *p)
+{
+ if (!*p->str)
+ return;
+
+ lms_strstrip(p->str, &p->len);
+ if (p->len == 0) {
+ free(p->str);
+ p->str = NULL;
+ }
+}
+
+
+/**