diff --git a/server/src/utils/common_utils.cpp b/server/src/utils/common_utils.cpp
index 69b6ffe6..489bfa1a 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/common_utils.cpp
+++ b/server/src/utils/common_utils.cpp
@@ -9,4 +9,9 @@ void ShowErrorMessage(HWND hWnd, const std::wstring &message)
 std::string wstring_to_string(const std::wstring &wstr)
 {
     return boost::locale::conv::utf_to_utf<std::string::value_type>(wstr);
+}
+
+std::wstring string_to_wstring(const std::string &str)
+{
+    return boost::locale::conv::utf_to_utf<std::wstring::value_type>(str);
 }
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diff --git a/server/src/utils/common_utils.h b/server/src/utils/common_utils.h
index 29bc47d7..9d0618e9 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/common_utils.h
+++ b/server/src/utils/common_utils.h
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 
 void ShowErrorMessage(HWND, const std::wstring &);
 
-std::string wstring_to_string(const std::wstring &);
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+std::string wstring_to_string(const std::wstring &);
+std::wstring string_to_wstring(const std::string &);
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