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+//
+//  String+UnsafePointer.swift
+//  MullvadVPN
+//
+//  Created by Mojgan on 2025-04-02.
+//  Copyright © 2025 Mullvad VPN AB. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+extension String {
+    // Ensure the string is converted to a null-terminated C string
+    // UnsafePointer provides no automated memory management or alignment guarantees.
+    // The caller is responsible to manage the memory
+    func toCStringPointer() -> UnsafePointer<CChar>? {
+        // Convert the Swift string to a null-terminated UTF-8 C string
+        guard let cString = cString(using: .utf8) else { return nil }
+
+        // Allocate memory for characters + null terminator
+        let pointer = UnsafeMutablePointer<CChar>.allocate(capacity: cString.count)
+
+        // Copy the characters (including the null terminator)
+        pointer.initialize(from: cString, count: cString.count)
+
+        return UnsafePointer(pointer)
+    }
+}