1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/rust/src/string.rs b/rust/src/string.rs
index e042dbdd..198c764b 100644
--- a/rust/src/string.rs
+++ b/rust/src/string.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ use std::os::raw;
 
 use crate::rc::*;
 
+pub(crate) fn raw_to_string(ptr: *const raw::c_char) -> Option<String> {
+    if ptr.is_null() {
+        None
+    } else {
+        Some(unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(ptr).to_string_lossy().into_owned() })
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Debug)]
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct BnStr {