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diff --git a/libdevcore/StringUtils.h b/libdevcore/StringUtils.h
index acd93e32..4fb5a748 100644
--- a/libdevcore/StringUtils.h
+++ b/libdevcore/StringUtils.h
@@ -36,4 +36,43 @@ size_t stringDistance(std::string const& _str1, std::string const& _str2);
// Return a string having elements of suggestions as quoted, alternative suggestions. e.g. "a", "b" or "c"
std::string quotedAlternativesList(std::vector<std::string> const& suggestions);
+/// Joins collection of strings into one string with separators between, last separator can be different.
+/// @param _list collection of strings to join
+/// @param _separator defaults to ", "
+/// @param _lastSeparator (optional) will be used to separate last two strings instead of _separator
+/// @example join(vector<string>{"a", "b", "c"}, "; ", " or ") == "a; b or c"
+template<class T>
+std::string joinHumanReadable
+(
+ T const& _list,
+ std::string const& _separator = ", ",
+ std::string const& _lastSeparator = ""
+)
+{
+ auto it = begin(_list);
+ auto itEnd = end(_list);
+
+ std::string result;
+
+ // append first string
+ if (it != itEnd)
+ {
+ result += *it;
+ ++it;
+ }
+
+ for (;it != itEnd; ++it)
+ {
+ if ((next(it) == itEnd) && !_lastSeparator.empty())
+ result += _lastSeparator; // last iteration
+ else
+ result += _separator;
+
+ // append string
+ result += *it;
+ }
+
+ return result;
+}
+
}