[CAY-2666] Support "$" is db: and obj: expressions

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.2.M2
• Assignee: Nikita Timofeev
• Reporter: Andrus Adamchik
• Created: 17/Jul/20 08:25
• Updated: 17/Sep/20 12:57
• Resolved: 17/Sep/20 12:57

Description

We had a long-standing issue CAY-2034 with an idea to support various non-alphanumeric chars in db: and obj: paths. Such an implementation would require an escape syntax. How about we go after a low-hanging fruit first - support "$" in both expressions. "$" is a valid Java identifier character after all, and is in fact used in the code:

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Character.html#isJavaIdentifierStart-int-
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Character.html#isJavaIdentifierPart-char-

Hopefully this will not require escaping.

Issue Links

• is related to: CAY-2034 Support for special chars in db: expressions