1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/helpers.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/helpers.el
index 8be0c628486..8049f4e1d1d 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/helpers.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/helpers.el
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
     (maphash (lambda (_k v) (push v values)) hash-table)
     values))
 
+(defsubst string-empty-p (string)
+  "Check whether STRING is empty."
+  (string= string ""))
+
 (defsubst string-join (strings &optional separator)
   "Join all STRINGS using SEPARATOR."
   (mapconcat 'identity strings separator))
@@ -61,6 +65,10 @@
   "Remove leading and trailing whitespace from STRING."
   (string-trim-left (string-trim-right string)))
 
+(defsubst string-blank-p (string)
+  "Check whether STRING is either empty or only whitespace."
+  (string-empty-p (string-trim string)))
+
 (provide 'helpers)
 
 ;;; helpers.el ends here