diff --git a/src/modes/common.rs b/src/modes/common.rs
index d23df46..a6776f6 100644
--- a/src/modes/common.rs
+++ b/src/modes/common.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::db::Item;
 use crate::db::Meta;
 use crate::db::store_meta;
 use crate::digest_engine::DigestType;
+use crate::meta_plugin::MetaPluginType;
 use clap::Command;
 use clap::error::ErrorKind;
 use humansize::{BINARY, FormatSizeOptions};
@@ -157,3 +158,14 @@ pub fn cmd_args_compression_type(cmd: &mut Command, args: &Args) -> CompressionT
 
     compression_type_opt.unwrap()
 }
+
+pub fn cmd_args_meta_plugin_types(cmd: &mut Command, args: &Args) -> Vec<MetaPluginType> {
+    // TODO: Fix this
+    let meta_plugin_names = args
+        .item
+        .meta_plugins
+        .clone()
+        .unwrap_or([]);
+
+    // TOOD: Return a list of plugin types by loop over each name and converting it to a plugin type
+}