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diff --git a/doc/dbus-specification.xml b/doc/dbus-specification.xml index 75ffeea7..b56e0fc5 100644 --- a/doc/dbus-specification.xml +++ b/doc/dbus-specification.xml @@ -2131,7 +2131,7 @@ <para> Server addresses consist of a transport name followed by a colon, and then an optional, comma-separated list of keys and values in the form key=value. - [FIXME how do you escape colon, comma, and semicolon in the values of the key=value pairs?] + Each value is escaped. </para> <para> For example: @@ -2139,6 +2139,33 @@ Which is the address to a unix socket with the path /tmp/dbus-test. </para> <para> + Value escaping is similar to URI escaping but simpler. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + The set of optionally-escaped bytes is: + <literal>[0-9A-Za-z_-/.\]</literal>. To escape, each + <emphasis>byte</emphasis> (note, not character) which is not in the + set of optionally-escaped bytes must be replaced with an ASCII + percent (<literal>%</literal>) and the value of the byte in hex. + The hex value must always be two digits, even if the first digit is + zero. The optionally-escaped bytes may be escaped if desired. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + To unescape, append each byte in the value; if a byte is an ASCII + percent (<literal>%</literal>) character then append the following + hex value instead. It is an error if a <literal>%</literal> byte + does not have two hex digits following. It is an error if a + non-optionally-escaped byte is seen unescaped. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + The set of optionally-escaped bytes is intended to preserve address + readability and convenience. + </para> + <para> [FIXME clarify if attempting to connect to each is a requirement or just a suggestion] When connecting to a server, multiple server addresses can be |