diff --git a/src/cJSON.c b/src/cJSON.c
index 02a5c91c7..43aec68bf 100755
--- a/src/cJSON.c
+++ b/src/cJSON.c
@@ -707,6 +707,14 @@ int64_t get_cJSON_int(cJSON *json,char *field)
     return(0);
 }
 
+int64_t conv_floatstr(char *numstr)
+{
+    double val,corr;
+    val = atof(numstr);
+    corr = (val < 0.) ? -0.50000000001 : 0.50000000001;
+    return((int64_t)(val * SATOSHIDEN + corr));
+}
+
 int64_t _conv_cJSON_float(cJSON *json)
 {
     int64_t conv_floatstr(char *);
diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 72aad92a3..2ce3a295a 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -976,6 +976,28 @@ char *clonestr(char *str)
     return(clone);
 }
 
+int32_t safecopy(char *dest,char *src,long len)
+{
+    int32_t i = -1;
+    if ( src != 0 && dest != 0 && src != dest )
+    {
+        if ( dest != 0 )
+            memset(dest,0,len);
+        for (i=0; i<len&&src[i]!=0; i++)
+            dest[i] = src[i];
+        if ( i == len )
+        {
+            printf("safecopy: %s too long %ld\n",src,len);
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+            //getchar();
+#endif
+            return(-1);
+        }
+        dest[i] = 0;
+    }
+    return(i);
+}
+
 char *parse_conf_line(char *line,char *field)
 {
     line += strlen(field);