[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43147: Introduce `esc_html_comment` and translation related functions

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#43147: Introduce `esc_html_comment` and translation related functions
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 Reporter:  jipmoors     |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Formatting   |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:               |
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 Triggered by the following PR on Yoast SEO [https://github.com/Yoast
 /wordpress-seo/pull/8687 #8687] I saw the need for `esc_html_comment`
 functionality in WordPress.

 This patch is based on the current API for formatting and escaping
 functions.
 The implementation is based on the specifications found on the
 [https://www.w3.org/TR/html51/syntax.html#sec-comments HTML specifications
 page].

 I've added unit tests to cover the situations that I could come up with.

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