#!/usr/bin/env node
/**
* Test the exact problematic contact data from the error report
* This simulates what would happen during actual contact sync
*/
/**
* Escape special characters for AppleScript
* Order matters: backslashes first, then quotes, then newlines
*/
function escapeAppleScript(text: string): string {
if (!text) return '';
return text
// Escape backslashes first (must be first to avoid double-escaping!)
.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\')
// Escape double quotes (for property values in AppleScript)
.replace(/"/g, '\\"')
// Escape single quotes/apostrophes (CRITICAL: breaks shell command if not escaped)
.replace(/'/g, "\\'")
// Escape newlines for multi-line strings
.replace(/\n/g, '\\n')
// Escape carriage returns
.replace(/\r/g, '\\r');
}
console.log('š Testing Problematic Contact Data from Error Report\n');
console.log('=' .repeat(80));
// Exact data from the error:
// value:"Int'l: www.palm.com/support/globalsupport"
// organization: "Palm, Inc.;"
const problematicContact = {
firstName: 'David',
lastName: 'Nagel',
email: 'david@palm.com',
phone: '+1-408-503-7000',
org: 'Palm, Inc.;',
title: 'President',
notes: "Int'l: www.palm.com/support/globalsupport",
};
console.log('Original Contact Data:');
console.log(JSON.stringify(problematicContact, null, 2));
console.log('\n' + '=' .repeat(80));
// Build the AppleScript command exactly as it would be in the sync code
const script = `
tell application "Contacts"
set newPerson to make new person with properties {first name:"${escapeAppleScript(problematicContact.firstName)}", last name:"${escapeAppleScript(problematicContact.lastName)}"}
${problematicContact.email ? `make new email at end of emails of newPerson with properties {value:"${escapeAppleScript(problematicContact.email)}", label:"work"}` : ''}
${problematicContact.phone ? `make new phone at end of phones of newPerson with properties {value:"${escapeAppleScript(problematicContact.phone)}", label:"work"}` : ''}
${problematicContact.org ? `set organization of newPerson to "${escapeAppleScript(problematicContact.org)}"` : ''}
${problematicContact.title ? `set job title of newPerson to "${escapeAppleScript(problematicContact.title)}"` : ''}
${problematicContact.notes ? `set note of newPerson to "${escapeAppleScript(problematicContact.notes)}"` : ''}
save
end tell
`;
console.log('\nš Generated AppleScript:');
console.log(script);
console.log('\n' + '=' .repeat(80));
// Build the full shell command that would be executed
const shellCommand = `osascript -e '${script}'`;
console.log('\nš Shell Command (what actually gets executed):');
console.log(shellCommand);
console.log('\n' + '=' .repeat(80));
// Validate that the command doesn't contain any unescaped apostrophes
// that would break the shell parsing
const shellParts = shellCommand.split("'");
let valid = true;
let errorMessage = '';
// Check for problematic patterns
if (shellCommand.includes("Int'l:") && !shellCommand.includes("Int\\'l:")) {
valid = false;
errorMessage = 'Unescaped apostrophe found in "Int\'l:" - this will break the shell command!';
}
console.log('\nā
Validation Results:');
if (valid) {
console.log('ā
All apostrophes properly escaped');
console.log('ā
All double quotes properly escaped');
console.log('ā
Command should execute without shell parsing errors');
console.log('\nš Fix verified! The problematic contact data is now properly escaped.');
process.exit(0);
} else {
console.log(`ā ${errorMessage}`);
console.log('ā This command would fail with the same error as before');
process.exit(1);
}
