gchq/CyberChef

Operation request: Escape Smart Characters

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#419 opened on Nov 20, 2018

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Description

Summary

An operation to convert smart characters (quotes, dashes, apostrophes, arrows, copyright signs, ellipses etc.) back to plain ASCII.

Example

Input

“”—‘’ →©…

Output

""--''-->(c)...

References

http://unicode.scarfboy.com/?s=quotation+mark http://quotesandaccents.com/

Contributor guide

Research direction
Review existing operations in CyberChef, typically in 'src/core/operations' directory. Understand the structure for adding a new operation, including registering it and handling input/output. Implement a mapping function from smart characters (quotes, dashes, apostrophes, arrows, copyright, ellipses) to ASCII equivalents. Test with provided examples.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backendtooling
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
basic JavaScriptunderstanding of Unicode
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70