1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/buffer_utils.cc b/src/buffer_utils.cc
index 0162822c..d8daa944 100644
--- a/src/buffer_utils.cc
+++ b/src/buffer_utils.cc
@@ -265,4 +265,15 @@ Vector<String> undo_group_as_strings(const Buffer::UndoGroup& undo_group)
     return res;
 }
 
+String generate_buffer_name(StringView pattern)
+{
+    auto& buffer_manager = BufferManager::instance();
+    for (int i = 0; true; ++i)
+    {
+        String name = format(pattern, i);
+        if (buffer_manager.get_buffer_ifp(name) == nullptr)
+            return name;
+    }
+}
+
 }