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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Helper functions for dealing with titles of Things.
+module TitleHelper
+  # Returns the given string with underscores to <em></em>.
+  def title_to_html(title:)
+    replace_underscores_with(string: title, open_char: '<em>', close_char: '</em>').html_safe # rubocop:disable Rails/OutputSafety
+  end
+
+  # Replace underscores from a string with the given open/close characters.
+  def replace_underscores_with(string:, open_char:, close_char:)
+    string.gsub(/_([^_]+)_/, "#{open_char}\\1#{close_char}")
+  end
+end