client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/BugReportPane.java

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import javafx.scene.input.InputEvent;
 import envoy.client.event.SendEvent;
 import envoy.client.util.IssueUtil;
 import envoy.data.User;
-import envoy.event.IssueProposal;
 
 import dev.kske.eventbus.EventBus;
 
@@ -70,8 +69,9 @@ public final class BugReportPane extends OnlyIfOnlineSettingsPane {
 		submitReportButton.setDisable(true);
 		submitReportButton.setOnAction(e -> {
 			EventBus.getInstance()
-				.dispatch(new SendEvent(new IssueProposal(titleTextField.getText(),
+				.dispatch(new SendEvent(IssueUtil.createIssueProposal(titleTextField.getText(),
-						IssueUtil.sanitizeIssueDescription(errorDetailArea.getText(), showUsernameInBugReport.isSelected() ? user.getName() : null),
+						errorDetailArea.getText(),
+						showUsernameInBugReport.isSelected() ? user.getName() : null,
 						true)));
 		});
 		getChildren().add(submitReportButton);

client/src/main/java/envoy/client/util/IssueUtil.java

@@ -1,40 +1,86 @@
 package envoy.client.util;
 
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+import envoy.event.IssueProposal;
+
 /**
  * Provides methods to handle outgoing issues.
- * <p>
- * Project: <strong>client</strong><br>
- * File: <strong>IssueUtil.java</strong><br>
- * Created: <strong>20.08.2020</strong><br>
  *
  * @author Leon Hofmeister
+ * @author Kai S. K. Engelbart
  * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
  */
 public final class IssueUtil {
 
-	/**
+	private static final Pattern	removeBackslashes	= Pattern.compile("\\\\");
-	 *
+	private static final Pattern	escapeQuotes		= Pattern.compile("\"");
-	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
+
-	 */
 	private IssueUtil() {}
 
 	/**
-	 * Performs actions to ensure the description of an issue will be displayed as
+	 * Creates a new {@code IssueProposal} from the given data.
-	 * intended by the user.
 	 *
-	 * @param rawDescription the description to sanitize
+	 * @param title       the proposed title of the issue
-	 * @param username       the user who submitted the issue. Should be
+	 * @param description the proposed description of the issue
-	 *                       {@code null} if he does not want to be named.
+	 * @param username    the user who submitted the issue. Should be
-	 * @return the sanitized description
+	 *                    {@code null} if he does not want to be named. * @param
+	 *                    isBug
+	 * @param isBug       whether this issue is a bug or a feature
+	 * @return a sanitized IssueProposal that should not fail to be sent
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
 	 */
-	public static String sanitizeIssueDescription(String rawDescription, String username) {
+	public static IssueProposal createIssueProposal(String title, String description, String username, boolean isBug) {
-		// Appending the submitter name, if this option was enabled
+		title		= sanitizeIssueTitle(title);
-		rawDescription += username != null
+		description	= sanitizeIssueDescription(description, username);
-				? (rawDescription.endsWith("\n") || rawDescription.endsWith("<br>") ? "" : "<br>") + String.format("Submitted by user %s.", username)
+		return new IssueProposal(title, description, isBug);
-				: "";
+
-		// Markdown does not support "normal" line breaks. It uses "<br>"
+	}
-		rawDescription = rawDescription.replaceAll(System.getProperty("line.separator", "\r?\n"), "<br>");
+
-		return rawDescription;
+	/**
+	 * Escapes quotes and removes backslashes for a suggested issue title.
+	 *
+	 * @param title the title to sanitize
+	 * @return the sanitized title
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
+	 */
+	private static String sanitizeIssueTitle(String title) {
+
+		// Remove ALL backslashes as they are only error prone
+		title = removeBackslashes.matcher(title).replaceAll("");
+
+		// Escape quotes
+		title = escapeQuotes.matcher(title).replaceAll("\\\\\"");
+		return title;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Normalizes line breaks, <br>
+	 * removes all backslashes, <br>
+	 * escapes quotes and<br>
+	 * appends the user name to the issue description if requested.
+	 *
+	 * @param description the description to sanitize
+	 * @param username    the user who submitted the issue. Should be
+	 *                    {@code null} if he does not want to be named.
+	 * @return the sanitized description
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
+	 * @apiNote the String returned might not be sanitized in case multiple
+	 *          backslashes are preceding a quote.
+	 */
+	public static String sanitizeIssueDescription(String description, String username) {
+
+		// Trim and replace line breaks by <br> tags
+		description = description.trim().replaceAll(System.getProperty("line.separator"), "<br>");
+
+		// Append user name if requested
+		if (username != null) description += String.format("<br>Submitted by user %s.", username);
+
+		// Remove ALL backslashes as they are only error prone
+		description = removeBackslashes.matcher(description).replaceAll("");
+
+		// Escape all quotes to avoid prematurely ending the string
+		description = escapeQuotes.matcher(description).replaceAll("\\\\\"");
+		return description;
 	}
 }