simplex2/utility/db.moon

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escape_similar_to = (str) ->
-- matches any of %_\|*+?{}()[]
-- puts a backslash in front of them
str = str\gsub "[%%_\\|%*%+%?{}%(%)%[%]]", "\\%1"
return str -- return on seperate line to avoid returning 2nd value from gsub
{
:escape_similar_to
}