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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# This file is a part of the LinkAhead Project.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Henrik tom Wörden <h.tomwoerden@indiscale.com>
+# Copyright (C) 2024 IndiScale GmbH <info@indiscale.com>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+
+def escape_quoted_text(text: str) -> str:
+    """The characters `\` and `*` need to be escaped if used in quoted expressions in the query
+    language.
+
+    This function return the given string where the characters `\` and `*` are escaped by a `\`.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    text : str
+        The text to be escaped
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    str
+        The escaped text
+    """
+    return text.replace('\\', r'\\').replace('*', r'\*')