10 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
index a31f04fc4f..07cf43c5bb 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicArtist.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Extensions;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicGenre.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicGenre.cs
index bd991d9f47..a111166aca 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicGenre.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Audio/MusicGenre.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Extensions;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio
 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
index e1a7741c94..9aad91a28c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using CommonIO;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Sorting;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Providers;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/GameGenre.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/GameGenre.cs
index 6448828fb3..2987a9a077 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/GameGenre.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/GameGenre.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Extensions;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Genre.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Genre.cs
index 1736ba8c76..cde9c6ce41 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Genre.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Genre.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Extensions;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Person.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Person.cs
index f21bc0a71e..d7acdb65ec 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Person.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Person.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Studio.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Studio.cs
index 04b09b7442..773250ad9e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Studio.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Studio.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Extensions;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Extensions/BaseExtensions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Extensions/BaseExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84a9b1524e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Extensions/BaseExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Cryptography;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Extensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Class BaseExtensions
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class BaseExtensions
+    {
+        public static ICryptographyProvider CryptographyProvider { get; set; }
+
+        public static string RemoveDiacritics(this string text)
+        {
+            return String.Concat(
+                text.Normalize(NormalizationForm.FormD)
+                .Where(ch => CharUnicodeInfo.GetUnicodeCategory(ch) !=
+                                              UnicodeCategory.NonSpacingMark)
+              ).Normalize(NormalizationForm.FormC);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/NameExtensions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/NameExtensions.cs
index 19d0fc772f..5f52a93c94 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/NameExtensions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/NameExtensions.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Extensions;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
index c14e25030c..46277a7839 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Entities\TagExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Entities\UserView.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Entities\UserViewBuilder.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Extensions\BaseExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="FileOrganization\IFileOrganizationService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\ThrottledStream.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\DeleteOptions.cs" />