Fix mattermost message escaping (#689)

Author: mpfeil

packages/api/lib/controllers/boxesController.js

@@ -411,7 +411,15 @@ const postNewBox = async function postNewBox (req, res, next) {
     newBox = await Box.populate(newBox, Box.BOX_SUB_PROPS_FOR_POPULATION);
     res.send(201, { message: 'Box successfully created', data: newBox });
     clearCache(['getBoxes', 'getStats']);
-    postToMattermost(`New Box: ${req.user.name} (${redactEmail(req.user.email)}) just registered "${newBox.name}" (${newBox.model}): <https://opensensemap.org/explore/${newBox._id}|link>`);
+    postToMattermost(
+      `New Box: ${req.user.name} (${redactEmail(
+        req.user.email
+      )}) just registered "${newBox.name}" (${
+        newBox.model
+      }): [https://opensensemap.org/explore/${
+        newBox._id
+      }](https://opensensemap.org/explore/${newBox._id})`
+    );
   } catch (err) {
     handleError(err, next);
   }

packages/api/lib/controllers/managementController.js

@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ const updateBox = async function updateBox (req, res, next) {
     const user = await User.findUserOfBox(boxId);
     box.owner = user.toJSON({ includeSecrets: true });
 
-    postToMattermost(`Management Action: Box updated: ${req.user.name} (${req.user.email}) just updated "${box.name}" (${box.model}): <https://opensensemap.org/explore/${box._id}|link>`);
+    postToMattermost(
+      `Management Action: Box updated: ${req.user.name} (${req.user.email}) just updated "${box.name}" (${box.model}): [https://opensensemap.org/explore/${box._id}](https://opensensemap.org/explore/${box._id})`
+    );
     res.send({ code: 'Ok', data: box });
     clearCache(['getBoxes']);
   } catch (err) {

packages/api/lib/helpers/escapeMarkdown.js

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 const replacements = [
   [/\*/g, '\\*', 'asterisks'],
   [/#/g, '\\#', 'number signs'],
-  [/\//g, '\\/', 'slashes'],
-  [/\(/g, '\\(', 'parentheses'],
-  [/\)/g, '\\)', 'parentheses'],
-  [/\[/g, '\\[', 'square brackets'],
-  [/\]/g, '\\]', 'square brackets'],
+  // [/\//g, '\\/', 'slashes'],
+  // [/\(/g, '\\(', 'parentheses'],
+  // [/\)/g, '\\)', 'parentheses'],
+  // [/\[/g, '\\[', 'square brackets'],
+  // [/\]/g, '\\]', 'square brackets'],
   [/</g, '&lt;', 'angle brackets'],
   [/>/g, '&gt;', 'angle brackets'],
   [/_/g, '\\_', 'underscores'],