2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/common/common.c b/common/common.c
index eead096d5a..a07af8c461 100644
--- a/common/common.c
+++ b/common/common.c
@@ -287,3 +287,12 @@ char *mp_tag_str_buf(char *buf, size_t buf_size, uint32_t tag)
     }
     return buf;
 }
+
+char *mp_tprintf_buf(char *buf, size_t buf_size, const char *format, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+    va_start(ap, format);
+    vsnprintf(buf, buf_size, format, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+    return buf;
+}
diff --git a/common/common.h b/common/common.h
index 4f944c99ba..fb40d251f1 100644
--- a/common/common.h
+++ b/common/common.h
@@ -101,4 +101,12 @@ char *mp_strerror_buf(char *buf, size_t buf_size, int errnum);
 char *mp_tag_str_buf(char *buf, size_t buf_size, uint32_t tag);
 #define mp_tag_str(t) mp_tag_str_buf((char[22]){0}, 22, t)
 
+// Return a printf(format, ...) formatted string of the given SIZE. SIZE must
+// be a compile time constant. The result is allocated on the stack and valid
+// only within the current block scope.
+#define mp_tprintf(SIZE, format, ...) \
+    mp_tprintf_buf((char[SIZE]){0}, (SIZE), (format), __VA_ARGS__)
+char *mp_tprintf_buf(char *buf, size_t buf_size, const char *format, ...)
+    PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3, 4);
+
 #endif /* MPLAYER_MPCOMMON_H */