print statement should allow for escaping stuff

cmd/shs.go

@@ -31,6 +31,22 @@ const (
     def_prompt  string = "λ "
 )
 
+
+// useful for when input contains escape sequences
+// not checking delims cause thats up to the user who defines their prompts
+func parseString(in string) string {
+    in = "\"" + in + "\""
+    out, err := strconv.Unquote(in)
+    if err != nil {
+        log.Log(log.ERR,
+            "Couldnt parse (pre?)prompt",
+            "init")
+        return ""
+    }
+
+    return out
+}
+
 func setLogLvl(vars ast.VarTable) {
     var loglvl string
 
@@ -80,7 +96,7 @@ func main() {
 
     prompt_t := ast.GetVar("SHS_STATIC_PROMPT", vars)
     if prompt_t != nil {
-        prompt = prompt_t.Value()
+        prompt = parseString(prompt_t.Value())
     } else {
         prompt = def_prompt
     }
@@ -110,7 +126,7 @@ func main() {
         if dyn_prompt != nil {
             p_tok := dyn_prompt.CallFunction(nil, vars, funcs)
             if p_tok != nil && p_tok.Tag == ast.STRING {
-                prePrompt = p_tok.Value()
+                prePrompt = parseString(p_tok.Value())
             }
         }