1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/util.cc b/lib/util.cc
index 54d6535..b7bc437 100644
--- a/lib/util.cc
+++ b/lib/util.cc
@@ -148,32 +148,51 @@ namespace opkele {
             return rv-timezone;
         }
 
         /*
          *
          */
 
         string url_encode(const string& str) {
             char * t = curl_escape(str.c_str(),str.length());
             if(!t)
                 throw failed_conversion(OPKELE_CP_ "failed to curl_escape()");
             string rv(t);
             curl_free(t);
             return rv;
         }
 
+        string attr_escape(const string& str) {
+            static const char *unsafechars = "<>&\n\"'";
+            string rv;
+            string::size_type p=0;
+            while(true) {
+                string::size_type us = str.find_first_of(unsafechars,p);
+                if(us==string::npos) {
+                    if(p!=str.length())
+                        rv.append(str,p,str.length()-p);
+                    return rv;
+                }
+                rv.append(str,p,us-p);
+                rv += "&#";
+                rv += long_to_string((long)str[us]);
+                rv += ';';
+                p = us+1;
+            }
+        }
+
         string long_to_string(long l) {
             char rv[32];
             int r=snprintf(rv,sizeof(rv),"%ld",l);
             if(r<0 || r>=(int)sizeof(rv))
                 throw failed_conversion(OPKELE_CP_ "failed to snprintf()");
             return rv;
         }
 
         long string_to_long(const string& s) {
             char *endptr = 0;
             long rv = strtol(s.c_str(),&endptr,10);
             if((!endptr) || endptr==s.c_str())
                 throw failed_conversion(OPKELE_CP_ "failed to strtol()");
             return rv;
         }