feat: text-escaping rule; fixes #864

.README/README.md

@@ -587,4 +587,5 @@ selector).
 {"gitdown": "include", "file": "./rules/require-yields-check.md"}
 {"gitdown": "include", "file": "./rules/sort-tags.md"}
 {"gitdown": "include", "file": "./rules/tag-lines.md"}
+{"gitdown": "include", "file": "./rules/text-escaping.md"}
 {"gitdown": "include", "file": "./rules/valid-types.md"}

.README/rules/text-escaping.md

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+### `text-escaping`
+
+This rule can auto-escape certain characters that are input within block and
+tag descriptions.
+
+This rule may be desirable if your text is known not to contain HTML or
+Markdown and you therefore do not wish for it to be accidentally interpreted
+as such by the likes of Visual Studio Code or if you wish to view it escaped
+within it or your documentation.
+
+#### Options
+
+##### `escapeHTML`
+
+This option escapes all `<` and `&` characters (except those followed by
+whitespace which are treated as literals by Visual Studio Code).
+
+##### `escapeMarkdown`
+
+This option escapes the first backtick (`` ` ``) in a paired sequence.
+
+|||
+|---|---|
+|Context|everywhere|
+|Tags|``|
+|Recommended|false|
+|Settings||
+|Options||
+
+<!-- assertions textEscaping -->

README.md

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ JSDoc linting rules for ESLint.
         * [`require-yields-check`](#user-content-eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-require-yields-check)
         * [`sort-tags`](#user-content-eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-sort-tags)
         * [`tag-lines`](#user-content-eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-tag-lines)
+        * [`text-escaping`](#user-content-eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-text-escaping)
         * [`valid-types`](#user-content-eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-valid-types)
 
 
@@ -22100,6 +22101,155 @@ The following patterns are not considered problems:
 ````
 
 
+<a name="user-content-eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-text-escaping"></a>
+<a name="eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-text-escaping"></a>
+### <code>text-escaping</code>
+
+This rule can auto-escape certain characters that are input within block and
+tag descriptions.
+
+This rule may be desirable if your text is known not to contain HTML or
+Markdown and you therefore do not wish for it to be accidentally interpreted
+as such by the likes of Visual Studio Code or if you wish to view it escaped
+within it or your documentation.
+
+<a name="user-content-eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-text-escaping-options-42"></a>
+<a name="eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-text-escaping-options-42"></a>
+#### Options
+
+<a name="user-content-eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-text-escaping-options-42-escapehtml"></a>
+<a name="eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-text-escaping-options-42-escapehtml"></a>
+##### <code>escapeHTML</code>
+
+This option escapes all `<` and `&` characters (except those followed by
+whitespace which are treated as literals by Visual Studio Code).
+
+<a name="user-content-eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-text-escaping-options-42-escapemarkdown"></a>
+<a name="eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-text-escaping-options-42-escapemarkdown"></a>
+##### <code>escapeMarkdown</code>
+
+This option escapes the first backtick (`` ` ``) in a paired sequence.
+
+|||
+|---|---|
+|Context|everywhere|
+|Tags|``|
+|Recommended|false|
+|Settings||
+|Options||
+
+The following patterns are considered problems:
+
+````js
+/**
+ * Some things to escape: <a> and &gt; and `test`
+ */
+// Message: You must include either `escapeHTML` or `escapeMarkdown`
+
+/**
+ * Some things to escape: <a> and &gt; and &#xabc; and `test`
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeHTML":true}]
+// Message: You have unescaped HTML characters < or &
+
+/**
+ * Some things to escape: <a> and &gt; and `test`
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeMarkdown":true}]
+// Message: You have unescaped Markdown backtick sequences
+
+/**
+ * Some things to escape:
+ * <a> and &gt; and `test`
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeHTML":true}]
+// Message: You have unescaped HTML characters < or &
+
+/**
+ * Some things to escape:
+ * <a> and &gt; and `test`
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeMarkdown":true}]
+// Message: You have unescaped Markdown backtick sequences
+
+/**
+ * @param {SomeType} aName Some things to escape: <a> and &gt; and `test`
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeHTML":true}]
+// Message: You have unescaped HTML characters < or & in a tag
+
+/**
+ * @param {SomeType} aName Some things to escape: <a> and &gt; and `test`
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeMarkdown":true}]
+// Message: You have unescaped Markdown backtick sequences in a tag
+
+/**
+ * @param {SomeType} aName Some things to escape:
+ * <a> and &gt; and `test`
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeHTML":true}]
+// Message: You have unescaped HTML characters < or & in a tag
+
+/**
+ * @param {SomeType} aName Some things to escape:
+ * <a> and &gt; and `test`
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeMarkdown":true}]
+// Message: You have unescaped Markdown backtick sequences in a tag
+````
+
+The following patterns are not considered problems:
+
+````js
+/**
+ * Some things to escape: &lt;a> and &gt; and `test`
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeHTML":true}]
+
+/**
+ * Some things to escape: <a> and &gt; and \`test`
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeMarkdown":true}]
+
+/**
+ * Some things to escape: < and &
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeHTML":true}]
+
+/**
+ * Some things to escape: `
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeMarkdown":true}]
+
+/**
+ * @param {SomeType} aName Some things to escape: &lt;a> and &gt; and `test`
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeHTML":true}]
+
+/**
+ * @param {SomeType} aName Some things to escape: <a> and &gt; and \`test`
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeMarkdown":true}]
+
+/**
+ * @param {SomeType} aName Some things to escape: < and &
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeHTML":true}]
+
+/**
+ * @param {SomeType} aName Some things to escape: `
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeMarkdown":true}]
+
+/**
+ * Nothing
+ * to escape
+ */
+// "jsdoc/text-escaping": ["error"|"warn", {"escapeHTML":true}]
+````
+
+
 <a name="user-content-eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-valid-types"></a>
 <a name="eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-valid-types"></a>
 ### <code>valid-types</code>
@@ -22181,8 +22331,8 @@ for valid types (based on the tag's `type` value), and either portion checked
 for presence (based on `false` `name` or `type` values or their `required`
 value). See the setting for more details.
 
-<a name="user-content-eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-valid-types-options-42"></a>
-<a name="eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-valid-types-options-42"></a>
+<a name="user-content-eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-valid-types-options-43"></a>
+<a name="eslint-plugin-jsdoc-rules-valid-types-options-43"></a>
 #### Options
 
 - `allowEmptyNamepaths` (default: true) - Set to `false` to bulk disallow

src/index.js

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import requireYields from './rules/requireYields';
 import requireYieldsCheck from './rules/requireYieldsCheck';
 import sortTags from './rules/sortTags';
 import tagLines from './rules/tagLines';
+import textEscaping from './rules/textEscaping';
 import validTypes from './rules/validTypes';
 
 export default {
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ export default {
         'jsdoc/require-yields-check': 'warn',
         'jsdoc/sort-tags': 'off',
         'jsdoc/tag-lines': 'warn',
+        'jsdoc/text-escaping': 'off',
         'jsdoc/valid-types': 'warn',
       },
     },
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ export default {
     'require-yields-check': requireYieldsCheck,
     'sort-tags': sortTags,
     'tag-lines': tagLines,
+    'text-escaping': textEscaping,
     'valid-types': validTypes,
   },
 };

src/iterateJsdoc.js

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ const getUtils = (
     return jsdocUtils.getRegexFromString(str, requiredFlags);
   };
 
-  utils.getTagDescription = (tg) => {
+  utils.getTagDescription = (tg, returnArray) => {
     const descriptions = [];
     tg.source.some(({
       tokens: {
@@ -179,7 +179,26 @@ const getUtils = (
       return false;
     });
 
-    return descriptions.join('\n');
+    return returnArray ? descriptions : descriptions.join('\n');
+  };
+
+  utils.setTagDescription = (tg, matcher, setter) => {
+    let finalIdx = 0;
+    tg.source.some(({
+      tokens: {
+        description,
+      },
+    }, idx) => {
+      if (description && matcher.test(description)) {
+        tg.source[idx].tokens.description = setter(description);
+        finalIdx = idx;
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      return false;
+    });
+
+    return finalIdx;
   };
 
   utils.getDescription = () => {
@@ -207,10 +226,37 @@ const getUtils = (
 
     return {
       description: descriptions.join('\n'),
+      descriptions,
       lastDescriptionLine,
     };
   };
 
+  utils.setDescriptionLines = (matcher, setter) => {
+    let finalIdx = 0;
+    jsdoc.source.some(({
+      tokens: {
+        description,
+        tag,
+        end,
+      },
+    }, idx) => {
+      // istanbul ignore if -- Already checked
+      if (idx && (tag || end)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      if (description && matcher.test(description)) {
+        jsdoc.source[idx].tokens.description = setter(description);
+        finalIdx = idx;
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      return false;
+    });
+
+    return finalIdx;
+  };
+
   utils.changeTag = (tag, ...tokens) => {
     for (const [
       idx,