2 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/indra/llmessage/llcachename.cpp b/indra/llmessage/llcachename.cpp
index c6c189c7a1..f8c0d05baa 100644
--- a/indra/llmessage/llcachename.cpp
+++ b/indra/llmessage/llcachename.cpp
@@ -527,6 +527,30 @@ std::string LLCacheName::cleanFullName(const std::string& full_name)
 	return full_name.substr(0, full_name.find(" Resident"));
 }
 
+//static 
+std::string LLCacheName::buildUsername(const std::string& full_name)
+{
+	std::string::size_type index = full_name.find(' ');
+
+	if (index != std::string::npos)
+	{
+		std::string username;
+		username = full_name.substr(0, index);
+		std::string lastname = full_name.substr(index+1);
+
+		if (lastname != "Resident")
+		{
+			username = username + "." + lastname;
+		}
+		
+		LLStringUtil::toLower(username);
+		return username;
+	}
+
+	// if the input wasn't a correctly formatted legacy name just return it unchanged
+	return full_name;
+}
+
 // This is a little bit kludgy. LLCacheNameCallback is a slot instead of a function pointer.
 //  The reason it is a slot is so that the legacy get() function below can bind an old callback
 //  and pass it as a slot. The reason it isn't a boost::function is so that trackable behavior
diff --git a/indra/llmessage/llcachename.h b/indra/llmessage/llcachename.h
index 45dae562ad..697bb27556 100644
--- a/indra/llmessage/llcachename.h
+++ b/indra/llmessage/llcachename.h
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ public:
 	// If name does not contain "Resident" returns it unchanged.
 	static std::string cleanFullName(const std::string& full_name);
 	
+	// Converts a standard legacy name to a username
+	// "bobsmith123 Resident" -> "bobsmith"
+	// "Random Linden" -> "random.linden"
+	static std::string buildUsername(const std::string& name);
+	
 	// If available, this method copies the group name into the string
 	// provided. The caller must allocate at least
 	// DB_GROUP_NAME_BUF_SIZE characters. If not available, this