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Summary

Properly parse at-commands with narrow non-breaking spaces.

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Mac default screenshots have default filenames that include a narrow non-breaking space.

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For #17135

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Hello @scidomino, I'm Gemini Code Assist1! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed!

This pull request refines the handling of @ commands within the CLI, specifically addressing an issue where file paths containing narrow non-breaking spaces (NNBSP) were not correctly parsed or highlighted. By introducing a standardized regular expression for identifying @ command paths and applying it consistently across both the command processing and UI highlighting logic, the system now offers more robust and accurate recognition of file references, improving the overall user experience when dealing with diverse file naming conventions.

Highlights

  • Improved @ command parsing: The logic for parsing @ commands has been refactored to use a more robust regular expression, AT_COMMAND_PATH_REGEX_SOURCE, which correctly identifies file paths containing Unicode characters like narrow non-breaking spaces (NNBSP).
  • Consistent @ command highlighting: The UI highlighting mechanism for @ commands now utilizes the same AT_COMMAND_PATH_REGEX_SOURCE, ensuring that file paths with NNBSP are consistently recognized and highlighted in the user interface.
  • Enhanced test coverage: New test cases have been added to verify that both the @ command processing and UI highlighting functions correctly handle file paths containing narrow non-breaking spaces.
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  • packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/atCommandProcessor.test.ts
    • Added a new test case to validate the correct handling of file paths containing narrow non-breaking spaces (NNBSP) in @ commands.
  • packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/atCommandProcessor.ts
    • Introduced AT_COMMAND_PATH_REGEX_SOURCE to define a consistent and robust regex for parsing @ command paths, allowing Unicode characters like NNBSP.
    • Refactored parseAllAtCommands to use the new AT_COMMAND_PATH_REGEX_SOURCE for more accurate and simplified parsing of @ commands.
  • packages/cli/src/ui/utils/highlight.test.ts
    • Added a new test case to ensure that file paths with narrow non-breaking spaces (NNBSP) are correctly highlighted in the UI.
  • packages/cli/src/ui/utils/highlight.ts
    • Updated HIGHLIGHT_REGEX to incorporate AT_COMMAND_PATH_REGEX_SOURCE, ensuring consistent highlighting of @ commands, including those with NNBSP in file paths.
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@scidomino scidomino changed the title Properly parse at commands with narrow non-breaking spaces in them Properly parse at-commands with narrow non-breaking spaces Feb 9, 2026
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This pull request effectively addresses an issue with parsing @ commands that contain non-ASCII whitespace, such as the narrow non-breaking space. The refactoring from manual character-by-character parsing to a centralized, robust regular expression in atCommandProcessor.ts is a significant improvement in both correctness and maintainability. The included comment regarding a subtle pre-existing bug in handling escaped @ characters (e.g., \\@file.txt) is valid and addressing it would further improve the robustness of the at-command parsing.

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previous code was simple and straightforward to follow while new code is a cryptic regex. Can we apply the fix but avoid adding a regex

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We can't. Because we need to use the same logic in the highlight.ts regex to make sure we highlight precisely the same things that we recognize as an atCommand. Part of the bug was that the highlight regex was badly approximating the code that was in this function.

Also, personally, I find the regex easier to reason about than the previous code (even if the regex itself is a bit more opaque).

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lgtm

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