Common - Add CBA_fnc_escapeRegex (#1640)

addons/common/CfgFunctions.hpp

@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class CfgFunctions {
             PATHTO_FNC(waitUntilAndExecute);
             PATHTO_FNC(compileFinal);
             PATHTO_FNC(createUUID);
+            PATHTO_FNC(escapeRegex);
         };
 
         class Broken {

addons/common/fnc_escapeRegex.sqf

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Function: CBA_fnc_escapeRegex
+
+Description:
+    Escapes special characters used in regex from a string
+
+Parameters:
+    _string   - String to sanitize <STRING>
+
+Returns:
+    Safe string <STRING>
+
+Examples:
+    (begin example)
+        "\Q.*?AK-15.*?\E" call CBA_fnc_escapeRegex;
+    (end)
+
+Author:
+    LinkIsGrim
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+SCRIPT(escapeRegex);
+
+params [["_string", "", [""]]];
+
+// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions#escaping
+_string regexReplace ["[.?*+^$[\]\\(){}|-]/gio", "\\$&"]