[FELIX-3542] Escape property values used as Metatype default values

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: maven-scr-plugin-1.11.0, scr ant task 1.5.0, scr generator 1.5.0
• Fix Version/s: maven-scr-plugin-1.12.0, scr ant task 1.6.0, scr generator 1.6.0
• Component/s: SCR Tooling
• Assignee: Carsten Ziegeler
• Reporter: Ankur Pathela
• Created: 11/Jun/12 10:38
• Updated: 11/Jun/15 14:30
• Resolved: 23/Apr/13 13:38

Description

For a component property defined as below:
~~~~~~~~~~~~
static private final String DEFAULT_FILE_PATTERN = "(?i)index
.html";

@Property(value=DEFAULT_FILE_PATTERN)
static private final String PN_FILE_PATTERN = "file.pattern";
~~~~~~~~~~~~

The backslash gets eaten up in the felix web console. The default value should appear as (?i)index\.html but ends up looking like (?i)index.html. This regex has a different meaning than the one intended.

The component gets the correct initial value. But things fail when you open the property editor and save without making any changes(because the editor loaded up with an incorrect default value). Note that the property values when saved from the property editor render correctly the next time the editor loads.

Issue Links

• breaks: FELIX-4919 Enable not escaping property values as Metatype default values