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Original code used 'git show' with a custom format to approximate JSON, which broke when one of the fields contained a backslash or a double quote. Current code uses one line per field, relying on git removing embedded newlines.
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What and why?
Original code used 'git show' with a custom format to approximate JSON, which broke when one of the fields contained a backslash or a double quote.
Discovered when it failed for someone going by a handle similar to "example\sample".
How?
New code uses one line per field, relying on git removing embedded newlines.
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