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KaTeX parse error: Expected 'EOF'
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Description
Description:
Posting shell escape sequences brings a KaTeX parse error
Server Setup Information:
- Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 0.62.1
- Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 9.4 (stretch)
- Deployment Method(snap/docker/tar/etc): snap
- Number of Running Instances: ?
- DB Replicaset Oplog: ?
- Node Version: v8.8.1
- mongoDB Version: ?
Steps to Reproduce:
Post something like
export PS1='\[\033[00;30m\]\[\033[47m\]\h [\D{%d.%m.%y} \t]\[\033[40m\] \[\033[01;33m\]\w \[\033[01;35m\]$ \[\033[00m\]'
Expected behavior:
Text should be shown as entered
Actual behavior:
you will get:
export PS1='
KaTeX parse error: Expected 'EOF', got '\0' at position 1: \̲0̲33[00;30m
KaTeX parse error: Expected 'EOF', got '\0' at position 1: \̲0̲33[47m
\h [\t]
KaTeX parse error: Expected 'EOF', got '\0' at position 1: \̲0̲33[40m
KaTeX parse error: Expected 'EOF', got '\0' at position 1: \̲0̲33[01;33m
\w
KaTeX parse error: Expected 'EOF', got '\0' at position 1: \̲0̲33[01;35m
$
KaTeX parse error: Expected 'EOF', got '\0' at position 1: \̲0̲33[00m
'
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue by posting the provided shell prompt in Rocket.Chat and inspect the message-rendering path where KaTeX parses the content. The fix is complete when the full escape sequence is displayed as entered without KaTeX parse errors; no file or test is named in the issue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100