FIX: added new functions to remove or replace the simple quotes

contents/common.py

@@ -25,11 +25,42 @@ def get_file(destination):
 
     return filename
 
+def removeSimpleQuotes(command):
+   result = cleanSimpleQuoteCommand(command)
 
-def replace_single_quotes_format(command):
-    command = command + " "
-    command = re.sub(r'\s(\')',' \"', command)
-    command = re.sub(r'(\')\s','\" ', command)
-    command = re.sub(r'\'("\'")\'', "\'", command)
+   return result
 
-    return command
+def isAPathThatRequiresDoubleQuotes(candidate):
+    #first check that this is not multiple paths, e.g. 'C:\windows C:\tmp...'
+    regexpMultipleAbsolutePath = re.compile('\'[a-zA-Z]:\\\\.*\s[a-zA-Z]:\\\\.*') #at least two absolute paths
+    if regexpMultipleAbsolutePath.match(candidate): return False
+
+    #verify if this is a path with no options after, windows style. e.g. 'C:\Windows /w...'
+    regexpPathAndOption = re.compile('\'[a-zA-Z]:\\\\.*\s/.+')
+    if regexpPathAndOption.match(candidate): return False
+
+    #verify if this is a path with no options after, unix style. e.g. 'C:\Windows -v'
+    regexpPathAndOptionUnix = re.compile('\'[a-zA-Z]:\\\\.*\s-.+')
+    if regexpPathAndOptionUnix.match(candidate): return False
+
+    #finally, check if this is a single path, with single quotes, and requires to be put between double quotes.e.g. 'C:\Program Files'
+    regexPathRequireQuotes = re.compile('\'[a-zA-Z]:\\\\.*\s')
+    if regexPathRequireQuotes.match(candidate):
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+def cleanSimpleQuoteCommand(command):
+    result = re.sub(r'(\'.+?\')\s', conditionalReplace, ' '+command+' ' )
+    return result
+
+def conditionalReplace( aMatch ) :
+    result = ''
+    capturedGroup = aMatch.group(1)
+    capturedGroup = capturedGroup.strip()
+
+    result = capturedGroup[1:(len(capturedGroup)-1)]
+    if isAPathThatRequiresDoubleQuotes(capturedGroup):
+        result = '"' + result + '"'
+
+    return result+' '

contents/winrm-exec.py

@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ def filter(self, record):
 operationtimeout = None
 forcefail = False
 exitBehaviour = "console"
+cleanescapingflg = False
 
 if "RD_CONFIG_AUTHTYPE" in os.environ:
     authentication = os.getenv("RD_CONFIG_AUTHTYPE")
@@ -158,10 +159,18 @@ def filter(self, record):
 if "RD_CONFIG_OPERATIONTIMEOUT" in os.environ:
     operationtimeout = os.getenv("RD_CONFIG_OPERATIONTIMEOUT")
 
+if "RD_CONFIG_CLEANESCAPING" in os.environ:
+     if os.getenv("RD_CONFIG_CLEANESCAPING") == "true":
+        cleanescapingflg = True
+     else:
+        cleanescapingflg = False
+
 exec_command = os.getenv("RD_EXEC_COMMAND")
+log.debug("Command will be executed: " + exec_command)
 
-if "cmd" in shell:
-     exec_command = common.replace_single_quotes_format(exec_command)
+if cleanescapingflg:
+     exec_command = common.removeSimpleQuotes(exec_command)
+     log.debug("Command escaped will be executed: " + exec_command)
 
 endpoint=transport+'://'+args.hostname+':'+port
 
@@ -214,6 +223,7 @@ def filter(self, record):
 log.debug("readtimeout:" + str(readtimeout))
 log.debug("operationtimeout:" + str(operationtimeout))
 log.debug("exit Behaviour:" + exitBehaviour)
+log.debug("cleanescapingflg: " + str(cleanescapingflg))
 log.debug("------------------------------------------")
 
 if not URLLIB_INSTALLED:

plugin.yaml

@@ -173,6 +173,15 @@ providers:
         required: false
         renderingOptions:
           groupName: Kerberos
+      - name: cleanescaping
+        title: Clean Escaping
+        description: "Cleans unnecessarily Escaped characters on commands"
+        type: Boolean
+        default: "false"
+        required: false
+        renderingOptions:
+          groupName: Misc
+          instance-scope-node-attribute: "clean-escaping"
   - name: WinRMcpPython
     title: WinRM Python File Copier
     description: Copying files to remote Windows computer