From 1e5d6fff42e9699c3c005a7c654c9cd62af13197 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mckaygerhard <mckaygerhard@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 09:41:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] formspec_escape stability improvement

* formspec_escape causes server crash, when text argument is a number.
  the `tostring(text)` prevents this
* backported https://github.com/MultiCraft/MultiCraft/pull/87
---
 builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua b/builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua
index b7bd4d6a7..be19e5b51 100644
--- a/builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua
+++ b/builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ end
 
 
 function core.formspec_escape(text)
+	text = tostring(text)
 	if text ~= nil then
 		text = text:gsub("\\", "\\\\")
 		text = text:gsub("%]", "\\]")