fix(docs): escape MDX-hostile braces and angle brackets in changelog bodies

[Ryan-Millard]

Changes & Reason

Changes

Escape MDX characters to avoid parsing them as intentional JSX. This keeps us on Markdown-only styles.

Reason

#554 had build errors because of this.

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• Escape MDX-hostile braces and angle brackets in changelog prose.
• Preserve fenced and inline code segments during sanitization.
• Prevent changelog build errors caused by unintended JSX parsing.

Author	Lines added	Lines removed
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Walkthrough

The changelog parser now sanitizes release body prose before returning parsed releases. Fenced code and inline code remain unchanged. Release metadata remains preserved.

Changes

Changelog MDX sanitization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Sanitize changelog bodies docs/plugins/changelogPlugin/core/sanitizeMdxBody.js	Adds sanitizeMdxBody, which escapes braces and < characters outside fenced and inline code segments.
Integrate sanitization into parsing docs/plugins/changelogPlugin/core/parseChangelog.js	Imports the sanitizer and applies it to each parsed release body before returning the releases.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to dc52f

The changelog sanitizer may incorrectly modify code spans, fenced blocks, or text that is already escaped, causing rendered documentation or builds to break. The PR should not merge until these bounded parsing and escape-preservation issues are addressed.

Poem

I’m a rabbit with a changelog scroll,
Escaping braces keeps MDX whole.
Code stays crisp inside its den,
Release notes return safe again.
Hop, hop—the parser’s done!

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 8

✅ Passed checks (8 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
No Ai Slop Pr Description	✅ Passed	The description specifically states that it escapes MDX characters and explains that this prevents build errors from PR #554; the generic template comment does not replace that explanation.
No Strangely-Named Root Markdown Files	✅ Passed	The PR changes only two files under docs/plugins/changelogPlugin/core and adds no root-level Markdown file; existing root files are all acceptable names.
Coderabbit Config Needs Update	✅ Passed	The PR changes only two .js files under docs; .js already exists in the parent tree and docs/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,mdx} covers both. No config or CI files changed.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title uses the fix: prefix and clearly describes escaping MDX-hostile braces and angle brackets in changelog bodies.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the MDX escaping change and connects it to build errors from PR #554.

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Inline comments:
In `@docs/plugins/changelogPlugin/core/sanitizeMdxBody.js`:
- Around line 8-13: Replace the regex-based segmentation in sanitizeMdxBody with
a Markdown-aware tokenizer that correctly identifies inline code spans and
fenced code blocks, preserving their contents without escaping. Track delimiter
character and length so valid tilde fences, unclosed fences, multiline spans,
and varying delimiter lengths are handled correctly, and add regression fixtures
covering these cases.
- Around line 11-13: Update sanitizeMdxBody so escaping braces and < occurs
only when the immediately preceding backslash run has even length, preserving
existing escapes while still escaping unescaped content. Add regression coverage
for \{, \\{, \<, and \\<.

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**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}

📄 CodeRabbit inference engine (.editorconfig)

**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}: Use 2-space indentation for JavaScript and TypeScript files
Maintain 200 character maximum line length for JavaScript/TypeScript files

Files:

• docs/plugins/changelogPlugin/core/sanitizeMdxBody.js
• docs/plugins/changelogPlugin/core/parseChangelog.js

docs/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,mdx}

⚙️ CodeRabbit configuration file

docs/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,mdx}: This is the Docusaurus site source. Check for MDX compatibility, correct
plugin usage, and valid imports. Review docusaurus.config.js changes carefully
for broken routing or plugin config regressions.

Files:

• docs/plugins/changelogPlugin/core/sanitizeMdxBody.js
• docs/plugins/changelogPlugin/core/parseChangelog.js

🪛 GitHub Check: CodeQL

docs/plugins/changelogPlugin/core/sanitizeMdxBody.js

[failure] 11-13: Incomplete string escaping or encoding
This does not escape backslash characters in the input.

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[failure] 11-12: Incomplete string escaping or encoding
This does not escape backslash characters in the input.

🔇 Additional comments (1)

docs/plugins/changelogPlugin/core/parseChangelog.js (1)

1-3: LGTM!

Also applies to: 32-32