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Modernize octal escape sequences

org.openrewrite.javascript.migrate.es6.modernize-octal-escape-sequences

Convert old-style octal escape sequences (e.g., \0, \123) to modern hex escape sequences (e.g., \x00, \x53) or Unicode escape sequences (e.g., \u0000, \u0053).

Recipe source

GitHub, Issue Tracker, Maven Central

This recipe is available under the Moderne Source Available License.

Options

TypeNameDescriptionExample
nulluseUnicodeEscapesOptional. Use Unicode escape sequences (\uXXXX) instead of hex escape sequences (\xXX). Default is false.true

Usage

In order to run JavaScript recipes, you will need to use the Moderne CLI. For JavaScript specific configuration instructions, please see our configuring JavaScript guide.

Once the CLI is installed, you can install this JavaScript recipe package by running the following command:

Install the recipe package
mod config recipes npm install @openrewrite/rewrite

Then, you can run the recipe via:

Run the recipe
mod run . --recipe org.openrewrite.javascript.migrate.es6.modernize-octal-escape-sequences