2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/misc.c b/lib/misc.c
index 02b1814c..6fedb48f 100644
--- a/lib/misc.c
+++ b/lib/misc.c
@@ -779,3 +779,12 @@ char *get_rfc822_header( const char *text, const char *header, int len )
 	
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+/* Takes a string, truncates it where it's safe, returns the new length */
+int truncate_utf8( char *string, int maxlen )
+{
+	char *end;
+	g_utf8_validate( (const gchar *) string, maxlen, (const gchar **) &end );
+	*end = '\0';
+	return end - string;
+}
diff --git a/lib/misc.h b/lib/misc.h
index d8cce32b..bf587332 100644
--- a/lib/misc.h
+++ b/lib/misc.h
@@ -149,5 +149,6 @@ G_MODULE_EXPORT gboolean ssl_sockerr_again( void *ssl );
 G_MODULE_EXPORT int md5_verify_password( char *password, char *hash );
 G_MODULE_EXPORT char **split_command_parts( char *command, int limit );
 G_MODULE_EXPORT char *get_rfc822_header( const char *text, const char *header, int len );
+G_MODULE_EXPORT int truncate_utf8( char *string, int maxlen );
 
 #endif