1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/lua.rs b/src/lua.rs
index 70f63c5..6c68605 100644
--- a/src/lua.rs
+++ b/src/lua.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::str::from_utf8;
 
+use percent_encoding::utf8_percent_encode;
 use rlua::Function;
 use rlua::HookTriggers;
 use rlua::Lua;
@@ -47,6 +48,13 @@ pub fn lua_context<A>(run: impl FnOnce(rlua::Context) -> rlua::Result<A>) -> rlu
             .eval::<Table>()
             .expect("error in api.lua");
 
+        api.set(
+            "encode_uri_component",
+            ctx.create_function(|_ctx, text: String| {
+                Ok(utf8_percent_encode(&text, percent_encoding::NON_ALPHANUMERIC).to_string())
+            })?,
+        )?;
+
         ctx.globals().raw_set("gitpad", api).unwrap();
 
         run(ctx)