bugfix: escaping, again

src/awk/export.awk

@@ -1,16 +1,28 @@
 # unescape
 # Isolate and unescape the content part of an iCalendar line.
 #
-# @local variables: tmp
+# @local variables: i, c, c2, res
 # @input str: String
 # @return: Unescaped string
-function unescape(str) {
-  gsub("\\\\n",    "\n", str)
-  gsub("\\\\N",    "\n", str)
-  gsub("\\\\,",    ",",  str)
-  gsub("\\\\;",    ";",  str)
-  gsub("\\\\\\\\", "\\", str)
-  return str
+function unescape(str,    i, c, c2, res) {
+  for(i=1; i<=length(str);i++) {
+    c = substr(str, i, 1)
+    if (c != "\\") {
+      res = res c
+      continue
+    }
+    i++
+    c2 = substr(str, i, 1)
+    if (c2 == "n" || c2 == "N") {
+      res = res "\n"
+      continue
+    }
+    # Alternatively, c2 is "\\" or "," or ";". In each case, append res with
+    # c2. If the strings has been escaped correctly, then the character c2
+    # cannot be anything else. To be fail-safe, simply append res with c2.
+    res = res c2
+  }
+  return res
 }
 
 # getcontent

src/awk/get.awk

@@ -1,16 +1,28 @@
 # unescape
 # Isolate and unescape the content part of an iCalendar line.
 #
-# @local variables: tmp
+# @local variables: i, c, c2, res
 # @input str: String
 # @return: Unescaped string
-function unescape(str) {
-  gsub("\\\\n",    "\n", str)
-  gsub("\\\\N",    "\n", str)
-  gsub("\\\\,",    ",",  str)
-  gsub("\\\\;",    ";",  str)
-  gsub("\\\\\\\\", "\\", str)
-  return str
+function unescape(str,    i, c, c2, res) {
+  for(i=1; i<=length(str);i++) {
+    c = substr(str, i, 1)
+    if (c != "\\") {
+      res = res c
+      continue
+    }
+    i++
+    c2 = substr(str, i, 1)
+    if (c2 == "n" || c2 == "N") {
+      res = res "\n"
+      continue
+    }
+    # Alternatively, c2 is "\\" or "," or ";". In each case, append res with
+    # c2. If the strings has been escaped correctly, then the character c2
+    # cannot be anything else. To be fail-safe, simply append res with c2.
+    res = res c2
+  }
+  return res
 }
 
 # getcontent

src/awk/list.awk

@@ -14,16 +14,28 @@ function singleline(str) {
 
 # Isolate and unescape the content part of an iCalendar line.
 #
-# @local variables: tmp
+# @local variables: i, c, c2, res
 # @input str: String
 # @return: Unescaped string
-function unescape(str) {
-  gsub("\\\\n",    "\n", str)
-  gsub("\\\\N",    "\n", str)
-  gsub("\\\\,",    ",",  str)
-  gsub("\\\\;",    ";",  str)
-  gsub("\\\\\\\\", "\\", str)
-  return str
+function unescape(str,    i, c, c2, res) {
+  for(i=1; i<=length(str);i++) {
+    c = substr(str, i, 1)
+    if (c != "\\") {
+      res = res c
+      continue
+    }
+    i++
+    c2 = substr(str, i, 1)
+    if (c2 == "n" || c2 == "N") {
+      res = res "\n"
+      continue
+    }
+    # Alternatively, c2 is "\\" or "," or ";". In each case, append res with
+    # c2. If the strings has been escaped correctly, then the character c2
+    # cannot be anything else. To be fail-safe, simply append res with c2.
+    res = res c2
+  }
+  return res
 }
 
 # Isolate content part of an iCalendar line, and unescape.
@@ -194,8 +206,7 @@ ENDFILE {
   if (type == "VTODO")
   {
     # Either DUE or DURATION may appear. If DURATION appears, then also DTSTART
-    d = due ? due : 
-      (dur ? dts " for " dur : "");
+    d = due ? due : (dur ? dts " for " dur : "");
     if (d && d <= today && sta != "COMPLETED")
     {
       datecolor = RED;

src/awk/new.awk

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 # @return: Escaped string
 function escape(str)
 {
-  gsub("\\\\", "\\",  str)
-  gsub(";",    "\\;", str)
-  gsub(",",    "\\,", str)
+  gsub("\\\\", "\\\\", str)
+  gsub(";",    "\\;",  str)
+  gsub(",",    "\\,",  str)
   return str
 }
 
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ function escape(str)
 # @return: Escaped string
 function escape_categories(str)
 {
-  gsub("\\\\", "\\",  str)
-  gsub(";",    "\\;", str)
+  gsub("\\\\", "\\\\", str)
+  gsub(";",    "\\;",  str)
   return str
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ BEGIN {
   type = "VJOURNAL"; 
   zulu = strftime("%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ", systime(), 1);
 }
-desc { desc = desc "\\n" $0; next; }
+desc { desc = desc "\\n" escape($0); next; }
 {
   if (substr($0, 1, 6) == "::: |>")
   {
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ desc { desc = desc "\\n" $0; next; }
     due = substr($0, 8);
     getline;
   }
-  summary = substr($0, 1, 2) != "# " ? "" : substr($0, 3);
+  summary = substr($0, 1, 2) != "# " ? "" : escape(substr($0, 3));
   getline;
-  categories = substr($0, 1, 1) != ">" ? "" : substr($0, 3);
+  categories = substr($0, 1, 1) != ">" ? "" : escape(substr($0, 3));
   getline; # This line should be empty
   getline; # First line of description
-  desc = $0;
+  desc = escape($0);
   next;
 }
 END {
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ END {
     cmd | getline res
     due = res ? res : ""
   }
-  summary = escape(summary);
-  desc = escape(desc);
-  categories = escape_categories(categories);
 
   # print ical
   print "BEGIN:VCALENDAR";

src/awk/update.awk

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 # @return: Escaped string
 function escape(str)
 {
-  gsub("\\\\", "\\",  str)
-  gsub(";",    "\\;", str)
-  gsub(",",    "\\,", str)
+  gsub("\\\\", "\\\\", str)
+  gsub(";",    "\\;",  str)
+  gsub(",",    "\\,",  str)
   return str
 }
 
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ function escape(str)
 # @return: Escaped string
 function escape_categories(str)
 {
-  gsub("\\\\", "\\",  str)
-  gsub(";",    "\\;", str)
+  gsub("\\\\", "\\\\", str)
+  gsub(";",    "\\;",  str)
   return str
 }
 
@@ -57,25 +57,22 @@ ENDFILE {
       cmd | getline res
       due = res ? res : ""
     }
-    summary = escape(summary);
-    desc = escape(desc);
-    categories = escape_categories(categories);
   }
 }
 
-NR == FNR && desc { desc = desc "\\n" $0; next; }
+NR == FNR && desc { desc = desc "\\n" escape($0); next; }
 NR == FNR {
   if (substr($0, 1, 6) == "::: <|")
   {
     due = substr($0, 8);
     getline;
   }
-  summary = substr($0, 1, 2) != "# " ? "" : substr($0, 3);
+  summary = substr($0, 1, 2) != "# " ? "" : escape(substr($0, 3));
   getline;
-  categories = substr($0, 1, 1) != ">" ? "" : substr($0, 3);
+  categories = substr($0, 1, 1) != ">" ? "" : escape_categories(substr($0, 3));
   getline; # This line should be empty
   getline; # First line of description
-  desc = $0;
+  desc = escape($0);
   next;
 }
 

src/main.sh

@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ if [ "${1:-}" = "--no-journal" ]; then
   query="!📘"
 fi
 query=${query:-!✅}
-query=$(echo "$query" | xargs)
+query=$(echo "$query" | sed "s/^ *//" | sed "s/ *$//")
 
 selection=$(
   __lines | $FZF --ansi \