1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
index a18374f0c..145eb30d7 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
@@ -1863,8 +1863,9 @@ void PackageManagerCore::appendRootComponent(Component *component)
 
 /*!
     Returns a list of components depending on the component types passed in \a mask.
+    Optionally, a \a regexp expression can be used to further filter the listed packages.
 */
-QList<Component *> PackageManagerCore::components(ComponentTypes mask) const
+QList<Component *> PackageManagerCore::components(ComponentTypes mask, const QString &regexp) const
 {
     QList<Component *> components;
 
@@ -1885,6 +1886,17 @@ QList<Component *> PackageManagerCore::components(ComponentTypes mask) const
         // No descendants here, updates are always a flat list and cannot have children!
     }
 
+    if (!regexp.isEmpty()) {
+        QRegularExpression re(regexp);
+        QList<Component*>::iterator iter = components.begin();
+        while (iter != components.end()) {
+            if (!re.match(iter.i->t()->name()).hasMatch())
+                iter = components.erase(iter);
+            else
+                iter++;
+        }
+    }
+
     return components;
 }