1 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/util.ts b/src/lib/util.ts
index 9903e2c..b8be8cb 100644
--- a/src/lib/util.ts
+++ b/src/lib/util.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
-export function stripColourCodes(str: string): string {
-  return str.replace(/&[0-9a-fk-or]/i, '');
+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);
 }
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