Index: clangd/global-symbol-builder/GlobalSymbolBuilderMain.cpp
===================================================================
--- clangd/global-symbol-builder/GlobalSymbolBuilderMain.cpp
+++ clangd/global-symbol-builder/GlobalSymbolBuilderMain.cpp
@@ -78,10 +78,7 @@
 
         auto Symbols = Collector->takeSymbols();
         for (const auto &Sym : Symbols) {
-          std::string IDStr;
-          llvm::raw_string_ostream OS(IDStr);
-          OS << Sym.ID;
-          Ctx->reportResult(OS.str(), SymbolToYAML(Sym));
+          Ctx->reportResult(Sym.ID.str(), SymbolToYAML(Sym));
         }
       }
 
Index: clangd/index/Index.h
===================================================================
--- clangd/index/Index.h
+++ clangd/index/Index.h
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
     return HashValue < Sym.HashValue;
   }
 
+  // Returns a 40-bytes hex encoded string.
+  std::string str() const;
+
 private:
   static constexpr unsigned HashByteLength = 20;
 
Index: clangd/index/Index.cpp
===================================================================
--- clangd/index/Index.cpp
+++ clangd/index/Index.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@
   return OS;
 }
 
+std::string SymbolID::str() const {
+  std::string ID;
+  llvm::raw_string_ostream OS(ID);
+  OS << *this;
+  return OS.str();
+}
+
 void operator>>(StringRef Str, SymbolID &ID) {
   std::string HexString = fromHex(Str);
   assert(HexString.size() == ID.HashValue.size());