2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/common/util.c b/src/common/util.c
index be866a5fe6..442d57a2cf 100644
--- a/src/common/util.c
+++ b/src/common/util.c
@@ -1381,6 +1381,20 @@ esc_for_log(const char *s)
   return result;
 }
 
+/** Similar to esc_for_log. Allocate and return a new string representing
+ * the first n characters in <b>chars</b>, surround by quotes and using
+ * standard C escapes. If a NUL character is encountered in <b>chars</b>,
+ * the resulting string will be terminated there.
+ */
+char *
+esc_for_log_len(const char *chars, size_t n)
+{
+  char *string = tor_strndup(chars, n);
+  char *string_escaped = esc_for_log(string);
+  tor_free(string);
+  return string_escaped;
+}
+
 /** Allocate and return a new string representing the contents of <b>s</b>,
  * surrounded by quotes and using standard C escapes.
  *
diff --git a/src/common/util.h b/src/common/util.h
index 89c140032a..175a078c6b 100644
--- a/src/common/util.h
+++ b/src/common/util.h
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ int tor_mem_is_zero(const char *mem, size_t len);
 int tor_digest_is_zero(const char *digest);
 int tor_digest256_is_zero(const char *digest);
 char *esc_for_log(const char *string) ATTR_MALLOC;
+char *esc_for_log_len(const char *chars, size_t n) ATTR_MALLOC;
 const char *escaped(const char *string);
 
 char *tor_escape_str_for_pt_args(const char *string,