taler-typescript-core

commit 39e10a48af5f26e1412a2e62a21405c1f26324fc
parent 1b4ff2f45f2b91448bc75fedd35eb48d49f057f4
Author: Florian Dold <dold@taler.net>
Date:   Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:00:34 +0200

util: keep the whole substitution default after the first ":-"

split(":-", 2) discards everything past the second field, so the default of
${X:-a:-b} was "a".  The C takes the rest of the expression verbatim.

Diffstat:
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packages/taler-util/src/talerconfig.ts
 | 
6
+++++-

1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/packages/taler-util/src/talerconfig.ts b/packages/taler-util/src/talerconfig.ts
@@ -246,7 +246,11 @@ export function pathsub(
           let varname: string;
           let defaultValue: string | undefined;
           if (hasDefault) {
-            [varname, defaultValue] = inner.split(":-", 2);
+            // Split at the first ":-" only: the default is the whole rest of
+            // the expression, as in the C, and may itself contain ":-".
+            const sep = inner.indexOf(":-");
+            varname = inner.slice(0, sep);
+            defaultValue = inner.slice(sep + 2);
           } else {
             varname = inner;
             defaultValue = undefined;