function to turn nestable-type into a string

libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.cpp

@@ -1138,3 +1138,17 @@ SpatiallyNestablePointer SpatiallyNestable::findByID(QUuid id, bool& success) {
     }
     return parentWP.lock();
 }
+
+
+QString SpatiallyNestable::nestableTypeToString(NestableType nestableType) {
+    switch(nestableType) {
+        case NestableType::Entity:
+            return "entity";
+        case NestableType::Avatar:
+            return "avatar";
+        case NestableType::Overlay:
+            return "overlay";
+        default:
+            return "unknown";
+    }
+}

libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.h

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ public:
     static glm::vec3 localToWorldAngularVelocity(const glm::vec3& angularVelocity,
                                                  const QUuid& parentID, int parentJointIndex, bool& success);
 
+    static QString nestableTypeToString(NestableType nestableType);
+
     // world frame
     virtual const Transform getTransform(bool& success, int depth = 0) const;
     virtual const Transform getTransform() const;