matthewmueller / matthewmueller/glob

Windows support

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Description

The repo is mostly setup for it, we just need to add tests.

There's some nuance around \\ escaping disabled for windows that we'll need to handle.

See filepath.Glob for how they handle it

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Research direction

Start by reading the existing glob implementation and Go's filepath.Glob behavior, especially its handling of backslash escaping on Windows. Add tests covering Windows paths and the disabled escaping nuance; done means the test suite verifies the expected Windows behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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