fix: improve displayed session names

* fix: sanitize string before passing to `string.gsub(...)`

fix: improve displayed paths on windows os

* chore: improve scripting for review

lua/persisted/init.lua

@@ -193,22 +193,42 @@ function M.toggle()
   return M.start()
 end
 
+---Escapes special characters before performing string substitution
+---@param str string
+---@param pattern string
+---@param repl string|number|table|function
+---@param n? integer
+---@return string
+---@return integer count
+local function replace(str, pattern, repl, n)
+  pattern = string.gsub(pattern, "[%(%)%.%+%-%*%?%[%]%^%$%%]", "%%%1") -- escape pattern
+  repl = string.gsub(repl, "[%%]", "%%%%") -- escape replacement
+  return string.gsub(str, pattern, repl, n)
+end
+
 ---List all of the sessions
 ---@return table
 function M.list()
   local save_dir = config.options.save_dir
   local session_files = vim.fn.glob(save_dir .. "*.vim", true, true)
   local branch_separator = config.options.branch_separator
+  local dir_separator = utils.get_dir_pattern()
 
   local sessions = {}
   for _, session in pairs(session_files) do
-    local session_name = session
-      :gsub(save_dir, "")
-      :gsub("%%", utils.get_dir_pattern())
-      :gsub(vim.fn.expand("~"), utils.get_dir_pattern())
+    local session_name = replace(session, save_dir, "")
+      :gsub("%%", dir_separator)
+      :gsub(vim.fn.expand("~"), dir_separator)
       :gsub("//", "")
       :sub(1, -5)
 
+    if vim.fn.has("win32") == 1 then
+      -- format drive letter (no trailing separator)
+      session_name = replace(session_name, dir_separator, ":", 1)
+      -- format remaining filepath separator(s)
+      session_name = replace(session_name, dir_separator, "\\")
+    end
+
     local branch, dir_path
 
     if string.find(session_name, branch_separator, 1, true) then
@@ -226,7 +246,6 @@ function M.list()
       ["dir_path"] = dir_path,
     })
   end
-
   return sessions
 end