@staticmethod
def __parse_options_dict(options_str):
    """Convert the options string into a dict.

        Keyword Args:
            options_str (str): The options string that will
                be seperated into a dictionary based on the
                `&` separator
        """
    opts = options_str.split('&')
    res = {}
    for opt in opts:
        key, value = opt.split('=')
        res[key] = value
    return res
