2 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/bluetooth/bluez/bluez5_helper.cpp b/src/bluetooth/bluez/bluez5_helper.cpp
index 384b9979..14e064e1 100644
--- a/src/bluetooth/bluez/bluez5_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/bluetooth/bluez/bluez5_helper.cpp
@@ -339,4 +339,26 @@ QString findAdapterForAddress(const QBluetoothAddress &wantedAddress, bool *ok =
     return QString(); // nothing matching found
 }
 
+/*
+    Removes every character that cannot be used in QDbusObjectPath
+
+    See QDbusUtil::isValidObjectPath(QString) for more details.
+ */
+QString sanitizeNameForDBus(const QString &text)
+{
+    QString appName = text;
+    for (int i = 0; i < appName.length(); i++) {
+        ushort us = appName[i].unicode();
+        bool valid = (us >= 'a' && us <= 'z')
+                      || (us >= 'A' && us <= 'Z')
+                      || (us >= '0' && us <= '9')
+                      || (us == '_');
+
+        if (!valid)
+            appName[i] = QLatin1Char('_');
+    }
+
+    return appName;
+}
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/bluetooth/bluez/bluez5_helper_p.h b/src/bluetooth/bluez/bluez5_helper_p.h
index a3f164b0..019fe635 100644
--- a/src/bluetooth/bluez/bluez5_helper_p.h
+++ b/src/bluetooth/bluez/bluez5_helper_p.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 bool isBluez5();
 
+QString sanitizeNameForDBus(const QString& text);
+
 QString findAdapterForAddress(const QBluetoothAddress &wantedAddress, bool *ok);
 
 class QtBluezDiscoveryManagerPrivate;