Merge pull request #62 from matejak/double_quotes

Escape double quotes for help messages iff the provided string is unquoted

ChangeLog

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ New features:
 
 * Allow argbash and argbash-init to be run from symbolic links.
 * Allow scripts generated by argbash-init with complete separation (`-s -s`) to be run from a symbolic link.
+* Double quotes in help messages are escaped (fixes #61).
 
 
 2.7.1 (2018-08-15)

src/stuff.m4

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ m4_define([_MAKE_HELP_FUNCTION_POSITIONAL_PART], [m4_lists_foreach_positional(
 ],
 	[m4_pushdef([argname1], <m4_dquote(argname0)[[]m4_ifnblank(m4_quote($][1), m4_quote(-$][1))]>)],
 	[m4_pushdef([argname], m4_if(_arg_type, [inf], [m4_default(_INF_REPR, argname1)], [[argname1($][@)]]))],
-	[_INDENT_()[printf '\t%s\n' "]argname[: ]_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_AND_INDENT(_msg)],
+	[_INDENT_()[printf '\t%s\n' "]argname[: ]_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_WITH_DISPLAY_INDENT_AND_ESCAPE_DOUBLEQUOTES(_msg)],
 	[_POS_ARG_HELP_DEFAULTS([argname], _arg_type, _min_argn, _defaults)],
 	[m4_popdef([argname])],
 	[m4_popdef([argname1])],
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ m4_define([_MAKE_PRINTF_OPTARG_HELP_STATEMENTS], [m4_do(
 			[string], [],
 			[_GET_VALUE_DESC([$1])])])])],
 	[m4_pushdef([_options], [$6([$1], [$2], [$3])])],
-	[m4_pushdef([_help_msg], [_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_AND_INDENT([$5])])],
+	[m4_pushdef([_help_msg], [_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_WITH_DISPLAY_INDENT_AND_ESCAPE_DOUBLEQUOTES([$5])])],
 	[m4_case([$3],
 		[action],
 		[_INDENT_()[printf '\t%s\n'] "_options: _help_msg"],
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ m4_define([_MAKE_HELP], [MAKE_FUNCTION(
 		[and it makes sense to remind the user how the script is supposed to be called.]],
 	[print_help], [m4_do(
 		[m4_ifnblank(m4_expand([_HELP_MSG]),
-			m4_dquote(_INDENT_()[printf] '%s\n' "_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_AND_INDENT(_HELP_MSG)"_ENDL_()))],
+			m4_dquote(_INDENT_()[printf] '%s\n' "_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_WITH_DISPLAY_INDENT_AND_ESCAPE_DOUBLEQUOTES(_HELP_MSG)"_ENDL_()))],
 		[_INDENT_()[]printf 'Usage: %s],
 		[dnl If we have optionals, display them like [--opt1 arg] [--(no-)opt2] ... according to their type. @<:@ becomes square bracket at the end of processing
 ],
@@ -1079,6 +1079,7 @@ dnl $1: argname macro
 dnl $2: _arg_type
 dnl $3: _min_argn
 dnl $4: _defaults
+dnl TODO: The changed doublequote-escape behavior may have ugly side-effects.
 dnl
 m4_define([_MAKE_DEFAULTS_FOR_MULTIVALUED_ARGUMENTS], [m4_do(
 	[@{:@],

src/utilities.m4

@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ m4_define([_CHECK_INTEGER_TYPE],
 
 
 dnl
-dnl Encloses string into "" if its first char is not ' or "
+dnl If first char of string is not ' or " enclose it into ""
+dnl and escape " with \".
+dnl
 dnl The string is also []-quoted
 dnl Property: Quoting a blank input results in blank result
 dnl to AVOID it, pass string like ""ls -l or "ls" -l
@@ -58,9 +60,7 @@ dnl $1: String to quote
 m4_define([_sh_quote], [m4_do(
 	[m4_if(
 		[$1], , ,
-		m4_index([$1], [']), 0, [[$1]],
-		m4_index([$1], ["]), 0, [[$1]],
-		[["$1"]])],
+		m4_dquote(_sh_quote_also_blanks([$1])))],
 )])
 
 
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ m4_define([_sh_quote_also_blanks], [m4_do(
 		[["$1"]])],
 )])
 
-
 dnl
 dnl Define a macro that is part of the public API
 dnl Ensure the replication and also add the macro name to a list of allowed macros
@@ -120,13 +119,17 @@ m4_define([_COMMENT], [m4_ifdef([COMMENT_OUTPUT], [$1])])
 dnl
 dnl $1: The text to substitute
 dnl Regexp: Find beginning of backslashes, match for pairs, and if \\n is left, then substitute it for literal newline.
-m4_define([_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_AND_INDENT], [m4_bpatsubst([[$1]], [\([^\\]\)\(\\\\\)*\\n],  [\1\2
-		])])
+dnl The indentation is a display indentation - not source code one.
+m4_define([_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_WITH_DISPLAY_INDENT_AND_ESCAPE_DOUBLEQUOTES],
+	[m4_bpatsubsts([[$1]], 
+		[\([^\\]\)\(\\\\\)*\\n], m4_expand([[\1\2]_ENDL_()		]),
+		[\([^\]\)"], [\1\\"])])
 
 
 m4_define([_CHECK_PASSED_ARGS_COUNT_TOO_FEW],
 	[m4_fatal([You have passed $2 arguments to macro $1, while it requires at least $3.]m4_ifnblank([$4], [ Call it like: $4]))])
 
+
 m4_define([_CHECK_PASSED_ARGS_COUNT_TOO_MANY],
 	[m4_fatal([You have passed $2 arguments to macro $1, while it accepts at most $3.]m4_ifnblank([$4], [ Call it like: $4]))])
 

tests/regressiontests/Makefile

@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ test-simple: $(TESTDIR)/test-simple.sh
 	$< -h | grep -q '^		-BEGIN'
 	$< -h | grep -q -v '^\s*-BEGIN2'
 	$< -h | grep -q -v 'END2-$$'
+	$< -h | grep -q '"line 2" END-\\n'
 	$< -h | grep -q '^		-PBEGIN'
 	$< -h | grep -q 'PEND-$$'
 	grep -q '^		esac' $<
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ test-simple-dash: $(TESTDIR)/test-simple-dash.sh
 	$< -h | grep -q '^		-BEGIN'
 	$< -h | grep -q -v '^\s*-BEGIN2'
 	$< -h | grep -q -v 'END2-$$'
+	$< -h | grep -q '"line 2" END-\\n'
 	$< -h | grep -q '^		-PBEGIN'
 	$< -h | grep -q 'PEND-$$'
 	grep -q '^		esac' $<

tests/regressiontests/make/tests/tests-base.m4

@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ m4_define([test_simple_body], [[
 	$< -h | grep -q '^		-BEGIN'
 	$< -h | grep -q -v '^\s*-BEGIN2'
 	$< -h | grep -q -v 'END2-$$'
+	$< -h | grep -q '"line 2" END-\\n'
 	$< -h | grep -q '^		-PBEGIN'
 	$< -h | grep -q 'PEND-$$'
 	grep -q '^		esac' $<

tests/regressiontests/test-simple.m4

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
 # ARG_POSITIONAL_SINGLE([pos-arg], [help line PEND-\n-PBEGIN])
-# ARG_OPTIONAL_SINGLE([prefix],[o],[help line END-\n-BEGIN line 2END-\\n-2BEGIN],[x])
+# ARG_OPTIONAL_SINGLE([prefix],[o],[help line END-\n-BEGIN "line 2" END-\\n-2BEGIN],[x])
 # ARG_VERSION([echo "$0 FOO"])
 # ARG_HELP([Testing program m4_fatal(BOOM!)], [m4_fatal([CRASH!])])
 # ARG_DEFAULTS_POS()

tests/unittests/check-indentation.m4

@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ assert_equals(_POSSIBLY_REPEATED_COMMENT_BLOCK([comment-topic], [comment at ther
 assert_equals(_POSSIBLY_REPEATED_COMMENT_BLOCK([comment-topic], [here], 1, x, [BOMB]), [  # comment at there BOMB
 ])
 
-assert_equals(_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_AND_INDENT([first\nsecond]), [first
+assert_equals(_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_WITH_DISPLAY_INDENT_AND_ESCAPE_DOUBLEQUOTES([first\nsecond]), [first
 		second])
-
-assert_equals(_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_AND_INDENT([first\\nsecond]), [first\\nsecond])
+assert_equals(_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_WITH_DISPLAY_INDENT_AND_ESCAPE_DOUBLEQUOTES([first\nsecond\nthird]), [first
+		second
+		third])
+assert_equals(_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_WITH_DISPLAY_INDENT_AND_ESCAPE_DOUBLEQUOTES([first\\nsecond]), [first\\nsecond])
+assert_equals(_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_WITH_DISPLAY_INDENT_AND_ESCAPE_DOUBLEQUOTES(x "y z"), [x \"y z\"])
+assert_equals(_SUBSTITUTE_LF_FOR_NEWLINE_WITH_DISPLAY_INDENT_AND_ESCAPE_DOUBLEQUOTES([x \"m4_ignore() z"]), [x \"m4_ignore() z\"])
 
 assert_equals(m4_quote(_COMMENT_CHAIN([BOMB], [two])), [BOMB,two])
 

tests/unittests/check-utils.m4

@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ assert_equals(m4_lists_foreach([FOO,BAR,BAZ],[fu,ba,za],[fu: ba-za@]),
 
 assert_equals(_sh_quote(), [])
 assert_equals(_sh_quote(x), ["x"])
+assert_equals(_sh_quote([m4_ignore()]), ["m4_ignore()"])
 assert_equals(_sh_quote("x"), ["x"])
+assert_equals(_sh_quote("x "f f""), ["x "f f""])
 assert_equals(_sh_quote('x'), ['x'])
+assert_equals(_sh_quote(['x "m4_ignore()\"']), ['x "m4_ignore()\"'])
 
 assert_equals(_sh_quote_also_blanks(), [""])
 assert_equals(_sh_quote_also_blanks(x), ["x"])