/*global define */
define(['jquery', 'underscore'],
	function($, _) {
	'use strict';

	/**
  * @namespace {object} Utilities
  * @description A generic utility object that contains functions used throughout MetacatUI to perform useful functions,
  * but not used to store or manipulate any state about the application.
  * @since 2.14.0
  */
	var Utilities = {

    /**
    * HTML-encodes the given string so it can be inserted into an HTML page without running
    * any embedded Javascript.
    * @param {string} s
    * @returns {string}
    */
    encodeHTML: function(s) {

      try{
        if( !s || typeof s !== "string" ){
          return "";
        }

        return s.replace(/&/g, '&')
                .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
                .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
                .replace(/'/g, "&apos;")
                .replace(/\//g, "/")
                .replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
      }
      catch(e){
        console.error("Could not encode HTML: ", e);
        return "";
      }
    }

  }

  return Utilities;
});