log: use strconv conversion instead of custom escape function

log/format.go

@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func formatJSONValue(value interface{}) interface{} {
 
 // formatValue formats a value for serialization
 func formatLogfmtValue(value interface{}, term bool) string {
-	if value == nil {
+	if value == nil || (reflect.ValueOf(value).Kind() == reflect.Ptr && reflect.ValueOf(value).IsNil()) {
 		return "nil"
 	}
 
@@ -358,49 +358,19 @@ func formatLogfmtValue(value interface{}, term bool) string {
 	}
 }
 
-var stringBufPool = sync.Pool{
-	New: func() interface{} { return new(bytes.Buffer) },
-}
-
+// escapeString checks if the provided string needs escaping/quoting, and
+// calls strconv.Quote if needed
 func escapeString(s string) string {
-	needsQuotes := false
-	needsEscape := false
+	needsQuoting := false
 	for _, r := range s {
-		if r <= ' ' || r == '=' || r == '"' {
-			needsQuotes = true
-		}
-		if r == '\\' || r == '"' || r == '\n' || r == '\r' || r == '\t' {
-			needsEscape = true
+		// We quote everything below " (0x34) and above~ (0x7E), plus equal-sign
+		if r <= '"' || r > '~' || r == '=' {
+			needsQuoting = true
+			break
 		}
 	}
-	if !needsEscape && !needsQuotes {
+	if !needsQuoting {
 		return s
 	}
-	e := stringBufPool.Get().(*bytes.Buffer)
-	e.WriteByte('"')
-	for _, r := range s {
-		switch r {
-		case '\\', '"':
-			e.WriteByte('\\')
-			e.WriteByte(byte(r))
-		case '\n':
-			e.WriteString("\\n")
-		case '\r':
-			e.WriteString("\\r")
-		case '\t':
-			e.WriteString("\\t")
-		default:
-			e.WriteRune(r)
-		}
-	}
-	e.WriteByte('"')
-	var ret string
-	if needsQuotes {
-		ret = e.String()
-	} else {
-		ret = string(e.Bytes()[1 : e.Len()-1])
-	}
-	e.Reset()
-	stringBufPool.Put(e)
-	return ret
+	return strconv.Quote(s)
 }

signer/core/cliui.go

@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ func (ui *CommandlineUI) confirm() bool {
 // sanitize quotes and truncates 'txt' if longer than 'limit'. If truncated,
 // and ellipsis is added after the quoted string
 func sanitize(txt string, limit int) string {
-	size := len(txt)
-	if size > limit {
+	if len(txt) > limit {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%q...", txt[:limit])
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%q", txt)

signer/fourbyte/abi.go

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func parseSelector(unescapedSelector string) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Validate the unescapedSelector and extract it's components
 	groups := selectorRegexp.FindStringSubmatch(unescapedSelector)
 	if len(groups) != 3 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid unescapedSelector %q (%v matches)", unescapedSelector, len(groups))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid selector %q (%v matches)", unescapedSelector, len(groups))
 	}
 	name := groups[1]
 	args := groups[2]