diff --git a/preload.lua b/preload.lua
index a5d087f..2776122 100644
--- a/preload.lua
+++ b/preload.lua
@@ -65,3 +65,22 @@ do
 		end
 	end)
 end
+
+-- Function additions to Lua standard library
+function string.split(str, delimiter)
+	local result = {}
+	local from = 1
+	
+	local delim_from, delim_to = string.find(str, delimiter, from)
+	
+	while delim_from do
+		table.insert(result, string.sub(str, from, delim_from - 1))
+		from = delim_to + 1
+		delim_from, delim_to = string.find(str, delimiter, from)
+	end
+	
+	table.insert(result, string.sub(str, from))
+
+	return result
+end
+