1 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arch.py b/arch/arch.py
index a46439e..ba94631 100644
--- a/arch/arch.py
+++ b/arch/arch.py
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
+from typing import Iterable
+
 class Arch():
-    def __init__(self, archname: str, regnames: list[str]):
+    def __init__(self, archname: str, regnames: Iterable[str]):
         self.archname = archname
         self.regnames = set(regnames)
 
+    def to_regname(self, name: str) -> str | None:
+        """Transform a string into a standard register name.
+
+        Override to implement things like name aliases etc.
+
+        :param name: The possibly non-standard name to look up.
+        :return: The 'corrected' register name, or None if `name` cannot be
+                 transformed into a register name.
+        """
+        name = name.upper()
+        if name in self.regnames:
+            return name
+        return None
+
     def __eq__(self, other):
         return self.regnames == other.regnames