Comments shouldn't escape special characters

utPLSQL · jgebal · Mar 19, 2026 · Jul 10, 2025 · Jul 10, 2025 · Jul 11, 2025
commit 2e399fdc33d6b1ce8dfdbb3f3b27281c2a0350ab
diff --git a/source/reporters/ut_tap_reporter.tpb b/source/reporters/ut_tap_reporter.tpb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ create or replace type body ut_tap_reporter is
 
   member procedure print_comment(self in out nocopy ut_tap_reporter, a_comment clob) as
   begin
-    self.print_clob(regexp_replace(self.escape_special_chars(a_comment), '^', '# ', 1, 0, 'm'));
+    self.print_clob(regexp_replace(a_comment, '^', '# ', 1, 0, 'm'));
   end print_comment;
 
   member function escape_special_chars(self in out nocopy ut_tap_reporter, a_string_to_escape clob) return clob as

diff --git a/test/ut3_user/reporters/test_tap_reporter.pkb b/test/ut3_user/reporters/test_tap_reporter.pkb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ create or replace package body test_tap_reporter as
 
         procedure escaped_comments as
         begin
-          dbms_output.put_line('This \ and # should be escaped, but this not!!!');
+          dbms_output.put_line('This \ and # should not be escaped, and this not as well!!!');
           ut.expect(1).to_equal(1);
         end escaped_comments;
       end test_tap_escaping;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ create or replace package body test_tap_reporter as
     l_output_data       ut3_develop.ut_varchar2_list;
     l_expected          varchar2(32767);
   begin
-    l_expected := q'[%ok - Escaped Comments%# This \\ and \# should be escaped, but this not!!!%]';
+    l_expected := q'[%ok - Escaped Comments%# This \ and # should not be escaped, and this not as well!!!%]';
 
     select *
       bulk collect into l_output_data

diff --git a/test/ut3_user/reporters/test_tap_reporter.pks b/test/ut3_user/reporters/test_tap_reporter.pks
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ create or replace package test_tap_reporter as
   --%test(Disabled Test with special characters in disable reason)
   procedure special_characters_in_deisabled_reason;
 
-  --%test(Escape special characters in comment)
+  --%test(Don't escape special characters in comment)
   procedure special_characters_in_comment;