text: /*global define */
  define(['jquery', 'underscore'],
  	function($, _) {
  	'use strict';
  
  	/**
    * @namespace {object} Utilities
    * @description A generic utility object that contains functions used throughout MetacatUI to perform useful functions,
    * but not used to store or manipulate any state about the application.
    * @since 2.14.0
    */
  	var Utilities = {
  
      /**
      * HTML-encodes the given string so it can be inserted into an HTML page without running
      * any embedded Javascript.
      * @param {string} s
      * @returns {string}
      */
      encodeHTML: function(s) {
  
        try{
          if( !s || typeof s !== "string" ){
            return "";
          }
  
          return s.replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
                  .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
                  .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
                  .replace(/'/g, "&apos;")
                  .replace(/\//g, "/")
                  .replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
        }
        catch(e){
          console.error("Could not encode HTML: ", e);
          return "";
        }
      }
  
    }
  
    return Utilities;
  });
  