/**
* Utility functions for string manipulation
*/
/**
* Process escape sequences in a string, converting them to their actual characters.
* This handles common escape sequences like \n (newline), \t (tab), \r (carriage return), etc.
*
* @param input The input string that may contain escape sequences
* @returns A new string with escape sequences converted to their actual characters
*/
export function processEscapeSequences(input: string): string {
if (!input) return input;
// Replace common escape sequences with their actual characters
return input
.replace(/\\n/g, '\n') // newline
// .replace(/\\t/g, '\t') // tab
// .replace(/\\r/g, '\r') // carriage return
// .replace(/\\b/g, '\b') // backspace
// .replace(/\\f/g, '\f') // form feed
// .replace(/\\v/g, '\v') // vertical tab
// .replace(/\\\\/g, '\\'); // backslash
}
