"strconv"
	"strings"
	"time"
)

// hasNUL reports whether the NUL character exists within s.
func hasNUL(s string) bool {
	return strings.Contains(s, "\x00")
}

// isASCII reports whether the input is an ASCII C-style string.
func isASCII(s string) bool {
	for _, c := range s {
		if c >= 0x80 || c == 0x00 {
			return false
		}
	}
	return true
}

// toASCII converts the input to an ASCII C-style string.