Index: scripts/MsgUtils/msgutils/templates/MsgDefs_cpp.jinja
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diff -u -r402926738e7394ee2d3dc7add2e6d755f06a289d -rccc40a7e73e9ee5d2a5fb56f3f2bea4f8294900f
--- scripts/MsgUtils/msgutils/templates/MsgDefs_cpp.jinja	(.../MsgDefs_cpp.jinja)	(revision 402926738e7394ee2d3dc7add2e6d755f06a289d)
+++ scripts/MsgUtils/msgutils/templates/MsgDefs_cpp.jinja	(.../MsgDefs_cpp.jinja)	(revision ccc40a7e73e9ee5d2a5fb56f3f2bea4f8294900f)
@@ -1,12 +1,24 @@
 {%- if msg_defs_header | length -%}
 #include "{{ msg_defs_header }}"
 {%- endif %}
+
+#include <QString>
 {%- if cpp_namespace is defined and cpp_namespace is not none %}
 
 namespace {{ cpp_namespace }}
 {
 {%- endif %}
+
+QString msgIdString(const MsgId msgId)
+{
+    switch (msgId) {
 {%- for (msg_id_value, msg) in msg_cpp.data.items() %}
+        case {{ msg['msg_id'] }}: return QStringLiteral("{{ msg['msg_id'] }}");
+{%- endfor %}
+        default: return QStringLiteral("0x%1").arg(static_cast<quint16>(msgId), 4, 16, QChar('0'));
+    }
+}
+{%- for (msg_id_value, msg) in msg_cpp.data.items() %}
 
 // {{ msg['msg_id'] }} ({{ msg['msg_id_hex_string'] }})
 // payload: {{ msg_cpp.field_list(msg_id_value) | join(", ") }}