Function escapeLiteralForRegex

core/util/regexValidator.ts:103–106

(literal: string)

 * @returns Escaped string safe for regex use
 */
export function escapeLiteralForRegex(literal: string): string {
  // Escape all regex metacharacters
  return literal.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&");
}

/**
 * Detects if a query looks like it's meant to be a literal search