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Enable having octal and hexadecimal escape characters in `toml` config

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Description

Support having octal and hexadecimal escape characters such as \x1b, \033 in toml configuration.

This could be done through adding a feature in the serde/toml crates.

ref. #2202

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Research direction

Start by tracing Vector's TOML configuration parsing and the serde/toml crates mentioned in the issue, then review the behavior described in ref. #2202. Done means TOML configuration accepts octal and hexadecimal escapes such as \x1b and \033 without breaking existing parsing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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