diff --git a/src/MIPLearn.jl b/src/MIPLearn.jl
index 0df711f..a17fc24 100644
--- a/src/MIPLearn.jl
+++ b/src/MIPLearn.jl
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ include("solvers/jump_solver.jl")
 include("solvers/learning_solver.jl")
 include("solvers/macros.jl")
 include("utils/benchmark.jl")
+include("utils/parse.jl")
 
 function __init__()
     copy!(miplearn, pyimport("miplearn"))
diff --git a/src/utils/parse.jl b/src/utils/parse.jl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97611e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/parse.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#  MIPLearn: Extensible Framework for Learning-Enhanced Mixed-Integer Optimization
+#  Copyright (C) 2020-2021, UChicago Argonne, LLC. All rights reserved.
+#  Released under the modified BSD license. See COPYING.md for more details.
+
+function parse_name(name::AbstractString)::Vector{String}
+    # x
+    m = match(r"^[-a-z0-9_]*$", name)
+    if m !== nothing
+        return [name]
+    end
+
+    # x[1,2,3]
+    m = match(r"^([-a-z0-9_]*)\[([-a-z0-9_,]*)\]$"i, name)
+    if m !== nothing
+        return [m[1], split(m[2], ",")...]
+    end
+
+    # unknown
+    error("Could not parse: $(name)")
+end
diff --git a/test/utils/parse_test.jl b/test/utils/parse_test.jl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3f9edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utils/parse_test.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#  MIPLearn: Extensible Framework for Learning-Enhanced Mixed-Integer Optimization
+#  Copyright (C) 2020-2021, UChicago Argonne, LLC. All rights reserved.
+#  Released under the modified BSD license. See COPYING.md for more details.
+
+using MIPLearn
+
+@testset "Parse" begin
+    @test MIPLearn.parse_name("x") == ["x"]
+    @test MIPLearn.parse_name("x[3]") == ["x", "3"]
+    @test MIPLearn.parse_name("test_eq[x]") == ["test_eq", "x"]
+    @test MIPLearn.parse_name("test_eq[x,y,z]") == ["test_eq", "x", "y", "z"]
+end