2 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/core/include/str.h b/src/lib/core/include/str.h
index 5097148..3e7c3a4 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/include/str.h
+++ b/src/lib/core/include/str.h
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 #define STASIS_SORT_LEN_ASCENDING 1 << 2
 #define STASIS_SORT_LEN_DESCENDING 1 << 3
 
+
+char *strdup_maybe_entry(const char * restrict s, struct ExecPoint ep, int exit_code);
+#define strdup_maybe(S) strdup_maybe_entry((S), EXECPOINT, 1)
+
 /**
  * Determine how many times the character `ch` appears in `sptr` string
  * @param sptr string to scan
diff --git a/src/lib/core/str.c b/src/lib/core/str.c
index 7ba6c5b..5df7372 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/str.c
+++ b/src/lib/core/str.c
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "str.h"
 
+
+
+char *strdup_maybe_entry(const char * restrict s, const struct ExecPoint ep, const int exit_code) {
+    // USE MACRO FROM str.h: strdup_maybe()
+    if (s != NULL) {
+        char *x = strdup(s);
+        if (!x) {
+            SYSERROR("unable to duplicate string");
+            log_print_error(ep, "out of memory");
+            exit(exit_code);
+        }
+        return x;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 int num_chars(const char *sptr, int ch) {
     int result = 0;
     for (int i = 0; sptr[i] != '\0'; i++) {