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+const COLOR_CODE_REGEX = /&[0-9a-fk-or]/i;
+const VALID_ID_REGEX = /^[a-z0-9_]+$/i;
+
+export function stripColorCodes(str: string): string {
+  return str.replace(COLOR_CODE_REGEX, '');
+}
+
+export function validateQuestId(id: string): boolean {
+  return VALID_ID_REGEX.test(id);
+}
+
+export function validateCategoryId(id: string): boolean {
+  return VALID_ID_REGEX.test(id);
+}
+
+export function validateTaskId(id: string): boolean {
+  return VALID_ID_REGEX.test(id);
+}
+\ No newline at end of file