2 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/util/string.cpp b/src/util/string.cpp
index 8be5e320a..bc4664997 100644
--- a/src/util/string.cpp
+++ b/src/util/string.cpp
@@ -887,3 +887,19 @@ std::string sanitizeDirName(const std::string &str, const std::string &optional_
 
 	return wide_to_utf8(safe_name);
 }
+
+
+void safe_print_string(std::ostream &os, const std::string &str)
+{
+	std::ostream::fmtflags flags = os.flags();
+	os << std::hex;
+	for (const char c : str) {
+		if (IS_ASCII_PRINTABLE_CHAR(c) || IS_UTF8_MULTB_START(c) ||
+				IS_UTF8_MULTB_INNER(c) || c == '\n' || c == '\t') {
+			os << c;
+		} else {
+			os << '<' << std::setw(2) << (int)c << '>';
+		}
+	}
+	os.setf(flags);
+}
diff --git a/src/util/string.h b/src/util/string.h
index bca998f56..8a9e83f22 100644
--- a/src/util/string.h
+++ b/src/util/string.h
@@ -753,3 +753,11 @@ inline irr::core::stringw utf8_to_stringw(const std::string &input)
  * 2. Remove 'unsafe' characters from the name by replacing them with '_'
  */
 std::string sanitizeDirName(const std::string &str, const std::string &optional_prefix);
+
+/**
+ * Prints a sanitized version of a string without control characters.
+ * '\t' and '\n' are allowed, as are UTF-8 control characters (e.g. RTL).
+ * ASCII control characters are replaced with their hex encoding in angle
+ * brackets (e.g. "a\x1eb" -> "a<1e>b").
+ */
+void safe_print_string(std::ostream &os, const std::string &str);