D2903: utils: add isauthorwellformed function

[lothiraldan (Boris Feld)]

lothiraldan added a comment.


  In https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D2903#46735, @yuja wrote:
  
  > > We are trying to slim down util.py, do you think it would be possible to
  > >  put it in a new module, something like `utils/authorutil.py`?
  >
  > +1. It could be `utils/stringutil.py` if "author" is too specific.
  >
  > Some potential functions that should be moved:
  >
  > - stringmatcher() (if "stringutil")
  > - shortuser()
  > - emailuser()
  > - email()
  > - ellipsis() (if "stringutil")
  > - escapestr() (if "stringutil")
  > - unescapestr() (if "stringutil")
  > - forcebytestr() (if "stringutil")
  > - uirepr() (maybe if "stringutil")
  > - wrap() (maybe if "stringutil")
  
  
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