1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils.py
index 13768d846..957c7eaa7 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils.py
@@ -5785,6 +5785,36 @@ def truncate_string(s, left, right=0):
     return f'{s[:left-3]}...{s[-right:]}'
 
 
+def orderedSet_from_options(options, alias_dict, *, use_regex=False, start=None):
+    assert 'all' in alias_dict, '"all" alias is required'
+    requested = list(start or [])
+    for val in options:
+        discard = val.startswith('-')
+        if discard:
+            val = val[1:]
+
+        if val in alias_dict:
+            val = alias_dict[val] if not discard else [
+                i[1:] if i.startswith('-') else f'-{i}' for i in alias_dict[val]]
+            # NB: Do not allow regex in aliases for performance
+            requested = orderedSet_from_options(val, alias_dict, start=requested)
+            continue
+
+        current = (filter(re.compile(val, re.I).fullmatch, alias_dict['all']) if use_regex
+                   else [val] if val in alias_dict['all'] else None)
+        if current is None:
+            raise ValueError(val)
+
+        if discard:
+            for item in current:
+                while item in requested:
+                    requested.remove(item)
+        else:
+            requested.extend(current)
+
+    return orderedSet(requested)
+
+
 # Deprecated
 has_certifi = bool(certifi)
 has_websockets = bool(websockets)