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diff --git a/src/pybind/mgr/telegraf/utils.py b/src/pybind/mgr/telegraf/utils.py
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+from typing import Union
+
+ValueType = Union[str, bool, int, float]
+
+
+def format_string(key: ValueType) -> str:
+    if isinstance(key, str):
+        return key.replace(',', r'\,') \
+                  .replace(' ', r'\ ') \
+                  .replace('=', r'\=')
+    else:
+        return str(key)
+
+
+def format_value(value: ValueType) -> str:
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        value = value.replace('"', '\"')
+        return f'"{value}"'
+    elif isinstance(value, bool):
+        return str(value)
+    elif isinstance(value, int):
+        return f"{value}i"
+    elif isinstance(value, float):
+        return str(value)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError()