[next] fix: extract un-escaping of text/code nodes with XML-like content

src/components/NcRichText/NcRichText.vue

@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ import NcCheckboxRadioSwitch from '../NcCheckboxRadioSwitch/NcCheckboxRadioSwitc
 import NcLoadingIcon from '../NcLoadingIcon/NcLoadingIcon.vue'
 import { getRoute, remarkAutolink } from './autolink.ts'
 import { remarkPlaceholder, prepareTextNode } from './placeholder.js'
+import { remarkUnescape } from './remarkUnescape.js'
 import GenRandomId from '../../utils/GenRandomId.js'
 
 import { unified } from 'unified'
@@ -456,6 +457,7 @@ export default {
 					useMarkdown: this.useMarkdown,
 					useExtendedMarkdown: this.useExtendedMarkdown,
 				})
+				.use(remarkUnescape)
 				.use(this.useExtendedMarkdown ? remarkGfm.value : undefined)
 				.use(breaks)
 				.use(remark2rehype, {
@@ -480,7 +482,7 @@ export default {
 				})
 				.processSync(this.text
 					// escape special symbol "<" to not treat text as HTML
-					.replace(/</gmi, '&lt;')
+					.replace(/<[^>]+>/g, (match) => match.replace(/</g, '&lt;'))
 					// unescape special symbol ">" to parse blockquotes
 					.replace(/&gt;/gmi, '>'),
 				)
@@ -506,14 +508,9 @@ export default {
 				props.key = key
 			}
 			// Children should be always an array
-			let children = props.children ?? []
+			const children = props.children ?? []
 			delete props.children
 
-			// unescape special symbol "<" for simple text nodes
-			if (typeof children === 'string') {
-				children = children.replace(/&lt;/gmi, '<')
-			}
-
 			if (!String(type).startsWith('#')) {
 				let nestedNode = null
 				if (this.useExtendedMarkdown && remarkGfm.value) {

src/components/NcRichText/remarkUnescape.js

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import { visit, SKIP } from 'unist-util-visit'
+
+export const remarkUnescape = function() {
+	return function(tree) {
+		visit(tree, (node) => ['text', 'code', 'inlineCode'].includes(node.type),
+			(node, index, parent) => {
+				parent.children.splice(index, 1, {
+					...node,
+					value: node.value.replace(/&lt;/gmi, '<').replace(/&gt;/gmi, '>'),
+				})
+				return [SKIP, index + 1]
+			})
+	}
+}

tests/component/components/NcRichText/markown-rendering.spec.ts

@@ -6,9 +6,57 @@
 // Markdown guide: https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/
 // Reference tests: https://github.com/nextcloud-deps/CDMarkdownKit/tree/master/CDMarkdownKitTests
 
-import { expect, test } from '@playwright/experimental-ct-vue';
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/experimental-ct-vue'
 import NcRichText from '../../../../src/components/NcRichText/NcRichText.vue'
 
+test.describe('XML-like text (escaped and unescaped)', () => {
+	const TEST = '<span>text</span> &lt;span&gt;text&lt;/span&gt;'
+	test('renders normal text as passed', async ({ mount }) => {
+		const component = await mount(NcRichText, {
+			props: {
+				text: TEST,
+			},
+		})
+		await expect(component.getByText(TEST)).toBeVisible()
+	})
+	test('renders with Markdown, escaping XML', async ({ mount }) => {
+		const component = await mount(NcRichText, {
+			props: {
+				text: TEST,
+				useMarkdown: true,
+			},
+		})
+		await expect(component.getByRole('paragraph')).toContainText('<span>text</span> <span>text</span>')
+	})
+	test('renders with Markdown, escaping XML in code', async ({ mount }) => {
+		const component = await mount(NcRichText, {
+			props: {
+				text: '```\n' + TEST + '\n```',
+				useMarkdown: true,
+			},
+		})
+		await expect(component.getByRole('code')).toContainText('<span>text</span> <span>text</span>' + '\n')
+	})
+	test('renders with Flavored Markdown, escaping XML', async ({ mount }) => {
+		const component = await mount(NcRichText, {
+			props: {
+				text: TEST,
+				useExtendedMarkdown: true,
+			},
+		})
+		await expect(component.getByRole('paragraph')).toContainText('<span>text</span> <span>text</span>')
+	})
+	test('renders with Flavored Markdown, escaping XML in code', async ({ mount }) => {
+		const component = await mount(NcRichText, {
+			props: {
+				text: '```\n' + TEST + '\n```',
+				useExtendedMarkdown: true,
+			},
+		})
+		await expect(component.getByRole('code')).toContainText('<span>text</span> <span>text</span>' + '\n')
+	})
+})
+
 test.describe('dividers', () => {
 	test('dividers with asterisks', async ({ mount }) => {
 		const component = await mount(NcRichText, {
@@ -179,7 +227,6 @@ test.describe('bold text', () => {
 	})
 })
 
-
 test.describe('italic text', () => {
 	test('italic text (single with asterisk syntax)', async ({ mount }) => {
 		const component = await mount(NcRichText, {
@@ -253,7 +300,6 @@ test.describe('italic text', () => {
 	})
 })
 
-
 test.describe('strikethrough text', () => {
 	test('strikethrough text (with single tilda syntax)', async ({ mount }) => {
 		const component = await mount(NcRichText, {
@@ -303,7 +349,6 @@ test.describe('strikethrough text', () => {
 	})
 })
 
-
 test.describe('inline code', () => {
 	test('inline code (single with backticks syntax)', async ({ mount }) => {
 		const component = await mount(NcRichText, {
@@ -374,7 +419,6 @@ test.describe('inline code', () => {
 	})
 })
 
-
 test.describe('multiline code', () => {
 	test('multiline code (with triple backticks syntax)', async ({ mount }) => {
 		const component = await mount(NcRichText, {
@@ -444,7 +488,6 @@ test.describe('multiline code', () => {
 	})
 })
 
-
 test.describe('blockquote', () => {
 	test('blockquote (with greater then (>) syntax - normal)', async ({ mount }) => {
 		const component = await mount(NcRichText, {
@@ -527,7 +570,6 @@ test.describe('blockquote', () => {
 	})
 })
 
-
 test.describe('lists', () => {
 	test('ordered list (with number + `.` syntax divided with space from text)', async ({ mount }) => {
 		const testCases = [
@@ -586,7 +628,6 @@ test.describe('lists', () => {
 	})
 })
 
-
 test.describe('task lists', () => {
 	test('task list (with `- [ ]` and `- [x]` syntax divided with space from text)', async ({ mount }) => {
 		const testCases = [
@@ -606,14 +647,13 @@ test.describe('task lists', () => {
 		await expect(component.locator('ul')).toHaveCount(1)
 		await expect(component.getByRole('listitem')).toHaveCount(testCases.length)
 
-		for(const [index, testcase] of testCases.entries()) {
+		for (const [index, testcase] of testCases.entries()) {
 			await expect(component.getByRole('listitem').nth(index)).toHaveText(testcase.output)
-			await expect(component.getByRole('listitem').nth(index).getByRole('checkbox')).toBeChecked({ checked: testcase.checked})
+			await expect(component.getByRole('listitem').nth(index).getByRole('checkbox')).toBeChecked({ checked: testcase.checked })
 		}
 	})
 })
 
-
 test.describe('tables', () => {
 	test('table (with `-- | --` syntax)', async ({ mount }) => {
 		const component = await mount(NcRichText, {