[shadowgovt]

This is a space where type systems can be extremely helpful.

Escaped input and unescaped input are separate types. And a robust type system will allow you to craft your functions so that the streams cannot be crossed without going through translation layers.

In fact, the most robust type systems will offer things like automatic function composition so that you have to write a minimum of code... If a type coercion function is available, the type system can be taught to just automatically apply that coercion function before dropping the string into the relevant processing.

[8n4vidtmkvmk]

+1 wrapping safe strings with a type is the way to go if you need to compose things together