2 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/modules/util/util.go b/modules/util/util.go
index 5dcbe448fc..b2067c8df6 100644
--- a/modules/util/util.go
+++ b/modules/util/util.go
@@ -98,3 +98,8 @@ func Min(a, b int) int {
 	}
 	return a
 }
+
+// IsEmptyString checks if the provided string is empty
+func IsEmptyString(s string) bool {
+	return len(strings.TrimSpace(s)) == 0
+}
diff --git a/modules/util/util_test.go b/modules/util/util_test.go
index d9357ffa3d..3a2b4b71ff 100644
--- a/modules/util/util_test.go
+++ b/modules/util/util_test.go
@@ -77,3 +77,20 @@ func TestIsExternalURL(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, test.Expected, IsExternalURL(test.RawURL))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIsEmptyString(t *testing.T) {
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		s        string
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{"", true},
+		{" ", true},
+		{"   ", true},
+		{"  a", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range cases {
+		assert.Equal(t, v.expected, IsEmptyString(v.s))
+	}
+}