2 files changed, 18 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/JsonHelper.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/JsonHelper.cs
index cc8eeb73..dcc0dac4 100644
--- a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/JsonHelper.cs
+++ b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/JsonHelper.cs
@@ -95,18 +95,14 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Serialisation
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
 
             // write file
-            string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(model, this.JsonSettings);
+            string json = this.Serialise(model);
             File.WriteAllText(fullPath, json);
         }
 
-
-        /*********
-        ** Private methods
-        *********/
         /// <summary>Deserialize JSON text if possible.</summary>
         /// <typeparam name="TModel">The model type.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="json">The raw JSON text.</param>
-        private TModel Deserialise<TModel>(string json)
+        public TModel Deserialise<TModel>(string json)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -127,5 +123,13 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Serialisation
                 throw;
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>Serialize a model to JSON text.</summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="TModel">The model type.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="model">The model to serialise.</param>
+        public string Serialise<TModel>(TModel model)
+        {
+            return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(model, this.JsonSettings);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Utilities/PathUtilities.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Utilities/PathUtilities.cs
index 2e74e7d9..b959f9b5 100644
--- a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Utilities/PathUtilities.cs
+++ b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Utilities/PathUtilities.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Diagnostics.Contracts;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
 namespace StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Utilities
 {
@@ -61,5 +62,12 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Utilities
                 relative = "./";
             return relative;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>Get whether a string is a valid 'slug', containing only basic characters that are safe in all contexts (e.g. filenames, URLs, etc).</summary>
+        /// <param name="str">The string to check.</param>
+        public static bool IsSlug(string str)
+        {
+            return !Regex.IsMatch(str, "[^a-z0-9_.-]", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+        }
     }
 }