feat(ignore): add .stignore escaping on Windows (#10205)

Based on the discussion in
https://forum.syncthing.net/t/towards-syncthing-2-0/24072/35 This PR
adds the ability for Windows users to use the pipe character (|) to
escape the metacharacters *, ?, [, and { in .stignore files.

Additionally, this PR adds the ability for the user to set the escape
character to backslash, or any character they want, by adding a line in
the form:

  #escape=X

(where X is any single rune), to the top of an .stignore file.

This would allow users to use the same .stignore file across platforms,
by simply adding

  #escape=\

to the top of the file.

### Testing

All tests pass in CI.

### Documentation

See https://github.com/syncthing/docs/pull/919

Fixes #10057: Support escaping in .stignore files on Windows
Fixes #7547: Ignore pattern with \[ and \] does not work
This commit is contained in:
Ross Smith II
2025-08-05 02:55:39 -07:00
committed by GitHub
parent e3424ad503
commit 49462448d0
2 changed files with 441 additions and 1 deletions

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@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ import (
"errors"
"fmt"
"io"
"os"
"path/filepath"
"strings"
"time"
"unicode/utf8"
"github.com/gobwas/glob"
"golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm"
@@ -27,6 +29,17 @@ import (
"github.com/syncthing/syncthing/lib/sync"
)
const escapePrefix = "#escape"
var defaultEscapeChar = '\\'
func init() {
if os.PathSeparator == defaultEscapeChar {
// The pipe character (|) is not allowed in filenames on Windows
defaultEscapeChar = '|'
}
}
// A ParseError signifies an error with contents of an ignore file,
// including I/O errors on included files. An I/O error on the root level
// ignore file is not a ParseError.
@@ -238,6 +251,7 @@ func (m *Matcher) Match(file string) (result ignoreresult.R) {
return ignoreresult.NotIgnored
}
// Change backslashes to slashes (on Windows only)
file = filepath.ToSlash(file)
if m.matches != nil {
@@ -504,8 +518,36 @@ func parseIgnoreFile(fs fs.Filesystem, fd io.Reader, currentFile string, cd Chan
return nil, nil, err
}
escapeChar := defaultEscapeChar
var err error
escapePrefixSeen := false
includedPatterns := 0
for _, line := range lines {
if strings.HasPrefix(line, escapePrefix) {
if escapePrefixSeen {
return nil, nil, errors.New("mutiple #escape= lines found in ignore file")
}
if len(patterns)-includedPatterns > 0 {
return nil, nil, errors.New("#escape= line found after patterns in ignore file")
}
escapePrefixSeen = true
trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(line, escapePrefix))
before, esc, ok := strings.Cut(trimmed, "=")
if ok && before == "" {
esc = strings.TrimSpace(esc)
// avoids allocation of a new slice.
if utf8.RuneCountInString(esc) == 1 {
escapeChar, _ = utf8.DecodeRuneInString(esc)
continue
}
}
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse #escape= line in ignore file: %q", line)
}
if _, ok := linesSeen[line]; ok {
continue
}
@@ -517,7 +559,18 @@ func parseIgnoreFile(fs fs.Filesystem, fd io.Reader, currentFile string, cd Chan
continue
}
line = filepath.ToSlash(line)
if escapeChar != '\\' {
// ToSlash changes backslashes to forward slashes on Windows only,
// so we only need to do this, if escapeChar is not a backslash.
// If escapeChar is a backslash, then the user is using forward
// slashes for path separators, and we leave backslashes alone.
line = filepath.ToSlash(line)
// Replace all escapeChars with backslashes
line = strings.ReplaceAll(line, string(escapeChar), `\`)
// Now restore double escapeChars to actually escape the escapeChar.
line = strings.ReplaceAll(line, `\\`, `\`+string(escapeChar))
}
switch {
case strings.HasPrefix(line, "#include"):
fields := strings.SplitN(line, " ", 2)
@@ -536,6 +589,7 @@ func parseIgnoreFile(fs fs.Filesystem, fd io.Reader, currentFile string, cd Chan
var includePatterns []Pattern
if includePatterns, err = loadParseIncludeFile(fs, includeFile, cd, linesSeen); err == nil {
patterns = append(patterns, includePatterns...)
includedPatterns += len(includePatterns)
} else {
// Wrap the error, as if the include does not exist, we get a
// IsNotExists(err) == true error, which we use to check

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@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
"bytes"
"fmt"
"io"
"os"
"path/filepath"
"strings"
"testing"
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ import (
"github.com/syncthing/syncthing/lib/rand"
)
const escapePrefixEqual = escapePrefix + "="
var testFiles = map[string]string{
".stignore": `#include excludes
bfile
@@ -1345,3 +1348,386 @@ func TestWindowsLineEndings(t *testing.T) {
t.Error("expected there to be a non-zero number of Windows line endings")
}
}
type escapeTest struct {
pattern string
match string
want bool
}
// pathSepIsBackslash could also be set to build.IsWindows, but this will work
// on any platform where the os.PathSeparator is a backslash (which is
// currently only Windows).
const pathSepIsBackslash = os.PathSeparator == '\\'
var backslashTests = []escapeTest{
{`a`, `a`, true},
{`a*`, `a`, true},
{`a*b`, `ab`, true},
{`*a`, `a`, true},
{`*a*`, `a`, true},
{`a?`, `ab`, true},
{`a?b`, `acb`, true},
{`?a`, `ba`, true},
{`?a?`, `bac`, true},
{`a[bc]`, `ab`, true},
{`a[bc]d`, `abd`, true},
{`[ab]c`, `ac`, true},
{`[ab]c[de]`, `acd`, true},
{`a{b,c}`, `ab`, true},
{`a{b,c}d`, `abd`, true},
{`{a,b}c`, `ac`, true},
{`{a,b}c{d,e}`, `acd`, true},
{`a/**`, `a/b/c`, true},
{`a**c`, `a/b/c`, true},
{`**/c`, `a/b/c`, true},
{`a**b**c`, `a/b/c`, true},
{`**/c/**`, `a/b/c/d/e`, true},
{`a]b`, `a]b`, true},
{`a}b`, `a}b`, true},
{`a\*`, `a*`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`a\*b`, `a*b`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`\*a`, `*a`, true}, // backslash is first character
{`\*a\*`, `*a*`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`a\?`, `a?`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`a\?b`, `a?b`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`\?a`, `?a`, true}, // backslash is first character
{`\?a\?`, `?a?`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`a\[bc\]`, `a[bc]`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`a\[bc\]d`, `a[bc]d`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`\[ab\]c`, `[ab]c`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`\[ab\]c\[de\]`, `[ab]c[de]`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`a\{b,c\}`, `a{b,c}`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`a\{b,c\}d`, `a{b,c}d`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`\{a,b\}c`, `{a,b}c`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`\{a,b\}c\{d,e\}`, `{a,b}c{d,e}`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`a/\*\*`, `a/**`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`a\*\*c`, `a**c`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`\*\*/c`, `**/c`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`a\*\*b\*\*c`, `a**b**c`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`\*\*/c/\*\*`, `**/c/**`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`\a`, `a`, true}, // backslash is first character
{`\a\b`, `ab`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`\a\b`, `a/b`, pathSepIsBackslash},
{`a\r\n`, `arn`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`a\r\n`, `a/r/n`, pathSepIsBackslash},
{`\a\r\n`, `arn`, !pathSepIsBackslash},
{`\a\r\n`, `a/r/n`, pathSepIsBackslash},
{`\a\r\n`, `/a/r/n`, false}, // leading backslash is stripped off
}
// TestEscapeBackslash tests backslash (\) as the escape character.
func TestEscapeBackslash(t *testing.T) {
testEscape(t, backslashTests, true)
}
// pipeTests contains the same wants as backslashTests, but
// !pathSepIsBackslash is changed to true and
// pathSepIsBackslash is changed to false.
var pipeTests = []escapeTest{
{`a|*`, `a*`, true},
{`a|*b`, `a*b`, true},
{`|*a`, `*a`, true}, // backslash is first character
{`|*a|*`, `*a*`, true},
{`a|?`, `a?`, true},
{`a|?b`, `a?b`, true},
{`|?a`, `?a`, true}, // backslash is first character
{`|?a|?`, `?a?`, true},
{`a|[bc|]`, `a[bc]`, true},
{`a|[bc|]d`, `a[bc]d`, true},
{`|[ab|]c`, `[ab]c`, true},
{`|[ab|]c|[de|]`, `[ab]c[de]`, true},
{`a|{b,c|}`, `a{b,c}`, true},
{`a|{b,c|}d`, `a{b,c}d`, true},
{`|{a,b|}c`, `{a,b}c`, true},
{`|{a,b|}c|{d,e|}`, `{a,b}c{d,e}`, true},
{`a/|*|*`, `a/**`, true},
{`a|*|*c`, `a**c`, true},
{`|*|*/c`, `**/c`, true},
{`a|*|*b|*|*c`, `a**b**c`, true},
{`|*|*/c/|*|*`, `**/c/**`, true},
{`a]b`, `a]b`, true},
{`a}b`, `a}b`, true},
{`|a`, `a`, true}, // backslash is first character
{`|a|b`, `ab`, true},
{`|a|b`, `a/b`, false},
{`a|r|n`, `arn`, true},
{`a|r|n`, `a/r/n`, false},
{`|a|r|n`, `arn`, true},
{`|a|r|n`, `a/r/n`, false},
{`|a|r|n`, `/a/r/n`, false}, // leading backslash is stripped off
}
// TestEscapePipe tests when pipe (|) is the defaultEscapeChar character
// (as it is on Windows).
func TestEscapePipe(t *testing.T) {
if defaultEscapeChar != '|' {
t.Skip("Skipping: defaultEscapeChar is not a '|'")
}
testEscape(t, pipeTests, true)
}
// overrideBackslashTests has the same wants as the pipeTests tests.
// The only difference in the tests is the pipe symbol in the pattern has been
// changed to a backslash. This could be done programatically, if desired.
var overrideBackslashTests = []escapeTest{
{`a\*`, `a*`, true},
{`a\*b`, `a*b`, true},
{`\*a`, `*a`, true}, // backslash is first character
{`\*a\*`, `*a*`, true},
{`a\?`, `a?`, true},
{`a\?b`, `a?b`, true},
{`\?a`, `?a`, true}, // backslash is first character
{`\?a\?`, `?a?`, true},
{`a\[bc\]`, `a[bc]`, true},
{`a\[bc\]d`, `a[bc]d`, true},
{`\[ab\]c`, `[ab]c`, true},
{`\[ab\]c\[de\]`, `[ab]c[de]`, true},
{`a\{b,c\}`, `a{b,c}`, true},
{`a\{b,c\}d`, `a{b,c}d`, true},
{`\{a,b\}c`, `{a,b}c`, true},
{`\{a,b\}c\{d,e\}`, `{a,b}c{d,e}`, true},
{`a/\*\*`, `a/**`, true},
{`a\*\*c`, `a**c`, true},
{`\*\*/c`, `**/c`, true},
{`a\*\*b\*\*c`, `a**b**c`, true},
{`\*\*/c/\*\*`, `**/c/**`, true},
{`a]b`, `a]b`, true},
{`a}b`, `a}b`, true},
{`\a`, `a`, true}, // backslash is first character
{`\a\b`, `ab`, true},
{`\a\b`, `a/b`, false},
{`a\r\n`, `arn`, true},
{`a\r\n`, `a/r/n`, false},
{`\a\r\n`, `arn`, true},
{`\a\r\n`, `a/r/n`, false},
{`\a\r\n`, `/a/r/n`, false}, // leading backslash is stripped off
}
// TestEscapeOverrideBackslash tests when #escape=\ is in the .stignore file.
func TestEscapeOverrideBackslash(t *testing.T) {
tests := make([]escapeTest, 0, len(overrideBackslashTests))
for _, test := range overrideBackslashTests {
tests = append(tests, escapeTest{
escapePrefixEqual + "\\\n" + test.pattern,
test.match,
test.want,
})
}
testEscape(t, tests, true)
}
// TestEscapeOverridePipe tests when #escape=| (or another character) is in the
// .stignore file.
func TestEscapeOverridePipe(t *testing.T) {
escapeChars := []string{
"|",
">",
"\u241B", // ␛
}
tests := make([]escapeTest, 0, len(pipeTests))
for _, test := range pipeTests {
for _, escapeChar := range escapeChars {
tests = append(tests, escapeTest{
escapePrefixEqual + escapeChar + "\n" + strings.ReplaceAll(test.pattern, "|", escapeChar),
test.match,
test.want,
})
}
}
testEscape(t, tests, true)
}
var escapePrefixes = []string{
"",
"\n",
"// comment\n",
"\n// comment\n",
"#include escape-excludes\n",
"// comment\n#include escape-excludes\n",
"#include escape-excludes\n//comment\n",
"// comment\n#include escape-excludes\n//comment\n",
}
// TestEscapeBeforePattern tests when #escape= is found before a pattern in the
// .stignore file.
func TestEscapeBeforePattern(t *testing.T) {
tests := make([]escapeTest, 0, len(overrideBackslashTests)*len(escapePrefixes))
for _, test := range overrideBackslashTests {
for _, prefix := range escapePrefixes {
tests = append(tests, escapeTest{
// Use backslash, as it should not be ignored,
// so test against the overrideBackslashTests.
prefix + escapePrefixEqual + "\\\n" + test.pattern,
test.match,
test.want,
})
}
}
testEscape(t, tests, true)
}
// TestEscapeEmpty tests when #escape= (no char) is in the .stignore file.
func TestEscapeEmpty(t *testing.T) {
suffixes := []string{"", " ", "\t", "=", "= ", "=\t", "x"}
tests := make([]escapeTest, 0, len(backslashTests)*len(suffixes))
for _, test := range backslashTests {
for _, suffix := range suffixes {
tests = append(tests, escapeTest{
escapePrefix + suffix + "\n" + test.pattern,
test.match,
false,
})
}
}
testEscape(t, tests, false)
}
// TestEscapeInvalid tests when #escape=x has extra characters after it
func TestEscapeInvalid(t *testing.T) {
suffixes := []string{"\\\\", "||", "\u241B\u241B", "xx"} // ␛
tests := make([]escapeTest, 0, len(backslashTests)*len(suffixes))
for _, test := range backslashTests {
for _, suffix := range suffixes {
tests = append(tests, escapeTest{
escapePrefixEqual + suffix + "\n" + test.pattern,
test.match,
false,
})
}
}
testEscape(t, tests, false)
}
// TestEscapeAfterPattern tests when #escape= is found after a pattern in the
// .stignore file.
func TestEscapeAfterPattern(t *testing.T) {
suffixes := []string{
"pattern\n",
"pattern/\n",
"pattern/**\n",
}
tests := make([]escapeTest, 0, len(backslashTests)*len(escapePrefixes)*len(suffixes))
for _, test := range backslashTests {
for _, prefix := range escapePrefixes {
for _, suffix := range suffixes {
tests = append(tests, escapeTest{
// Use a different character, as it should be ignored,
// so test against the backslashTests.
prefix + suffix + escapePrefixEqual + "\u241B\n" + test.pattern,
test.match,
false,
})
}
}
}
testEscape(t, tests, false)
}
// TestEscapeDoubled tests when #escape= is found more than once.
func TestEscapeDoubled(t *testing.T) {
suffixes := []string{
"#escape\n",
"#escape=\n",
"#escape=\\\n",
"#escape=|\n",
}
tests := make([]escapeTest, 0, len(backslashTests)*len(suffixes))
for _, test := range backslashTests {
for _, suffix := range suffixes {
tests = append(tests, escapeTest{
escapePrefixEqual + "\\\n" + suffix + test.pattern,
test.match,
false,
})
}
}
testEscape(t, tests, false)
}
var testEscapeFiles = map[string]string{
"escape-excludes": "dir4\n",
}
func testEscape(t *testing.T, tests []escapeTest, noErrors bool) {
t.Helper()
for i, test := range tests {
testFS := fs.NewFilesystem(fs.FilesystemTypeFake, rand.String(32)+"?content=true&nostfolder=true")
for name, content := range testEscapeFiles {
fs.WriteFile(testFS, name, []byte(content), 0o666)
}
pats := New(testFS, WithCache(true))
err := pats.Parse(bytes.NewBufferString(test.pattern), ".stignore")
if noErrors {
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("%q: err=%v (test %d)", test.pattern, err, i+1)
}
} else {
if err == nil {
t.Fatalf("%q: got nil, want error (test %d)", test.pattern, i+1)
}
continue
}
got := pats.Match(test.match).IsIgnored()
if got != test.want {
t.Errorf("%-20q: %-20q: got %v, want %v (test %d)", test.pattern, test.match, got, test.want, i+1)
}
}
}