SERVER-23297 consolidate namespace validation

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/mongo/db/namespace_string.h b/src/mongo/db/namespace_string.h
index 65d23736dee..651c5fc830e 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/namespace_string.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/namespace_string.h
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ public:
     bool isNormal() const {
         return normal(_ns);
     }
+
+    // Check if the NamespaceString references a special collection that cannot
+    // be used for generic data storage.
+    bool isVirtualized() const {
+        return virtualized(_ns);
+    }
     bool isListCollectionsCursorNS() const;
     bool isListIndexesCursorNS() const;
 
@@ -227,6 +233,10 @@ public:
 
     static bool special(StringData ns);
 
+    // Check if `ns` references a special collection that cannot be used for
+    // generic data storage.
+    static bool virtualized(StringData ns);
+
     /**
      * Returns true for DBs with special meaning to mongodb.
      */