fix: launch args with multiple values inside quotes (#29077)

* fix: launch args with multiple values inside quotes

* chore: update change log

* chore: update changelog issue link

* chore: update  changelog prefix

* chore: update change log link

* fix: lint issues

* fix: lint issue

* Update packages/server/lib/environment.js

Co-authored-by: Bill Glesias <bglesias@gmail.com>

* Update environment.js

* Update cli/CHANGELOG.md

Co-authored-by: Bill Glesias <bglesias@gmail.com>

* fix: lint issues

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Co-authored-by: Bill Glesias <bglesias@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Jennifer Shehane <jennifer@cypress.io>

cli/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ _Released 4/16/2024 (PENDING)_
 
 - Updated the Chrome flags to not show the "Enhanced Ad Privacy" dialog. Addresses [#29199](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/29199).
 
+**Bugfixes:**
+
+- Fixed and issue where cypress launch arguments were not being escaped correctly with multiple values inside quotes. Fixes [#27454](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/27454).
+
+
 ## 13.7.2
 
 _Released 4/2/2024_

packages/server/lib/environment.js

@@ -74,19 +74,33 @@ try {
   }
 
   if (process.env.ELECTRON_EXTRA_LAUNCH_ARGS) {
-    const electronLaunchArguments = process.env.ELECTRON_EXTRA_LAUNCH_ARGS.split(' ')
+    // regex will be used to convert ELECTRON_EXTRA_LAUNCH_ARGS into an array, for example
+    // input: 'foo --ipsum=0 --bar=--baz=quux --lorem="--ipsum=dolor --sit=amet"'
+    // output: ['foo', '--ipsum=0', '--bar=--baz=quux', '--lorem="--ipsum=dolor --sit=amet"']
+    const regex = /(?:[^\s"']+|"[^"]*"|'[^']*')+/g
+    const electronLaunchArguments = process.env.ELECTRON_EXTRA_LAUNCH_ARGS.match(regex) || []
 
     electronLaunchArguments.forEach((arg) => {
       // arg can be just key --disable-http-cache
       // or key value --remote-debugging-port=8315
-      // https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/7994
-      const [key, value] = arg.split('=')
+      // or key value with another value --foo=--bar=4196
+      // or key value with another multiple value --foo='--bar=4196 --baz=quux'
+      const [key, ...value] = arg.split('=')
 
       // because this is an environment variable, everything is a string
       // thus we don't have to worry about casting
       // --foo=false for example will be "--foo", "false"
-      if (value) {
-        app.commandLine.appendSwitch(key, value)
+      if (value.length) {
+        let joinedValues = value.join('=')
+
+        // check if the arg is wrapped in " or ' (unicode)
+        const isWrappedInQuotes = !!['\u0022', '\u0027'].find(((charAsUnicode) => joinedValues.startsWith(charAsUnicode) && joinedValues.endsWith(charAsUnicode)))
+
+        if (isWrappedInQuotes) {
+          joinedValues = joinedValues.slice(1, -1)
+        }
+
+        app.commandLine.appendSwitch(key, joinedValues)
       } else {
         app.commandLine.appendSwitch(key)
       }

packages/server/test/unit/environment_spec.js

@@ -86,6 +86,20 @@ describe('lib/environment', () => {
       expect(app.commandLine.appendSwitch).to.have.been.calledWith('--quux', 'false')
     })
 
+    it('sets launch args with multiple values inside quotes', () => {
+      restore = mockedEnv({
+        ELECTRON_EXTRA_LAUNCH_ARGS: `--foo --ipsum=0 --bar=--baz=quux --lorem='--ipsum=dolor --sit=amet'`,
+      })
+
+      sinon.stub(app.commandLine, 'appendSwitch')
+      require(`../../lib/environment`)
+
+      expect(app.commandLine.appendSwitch).to.have.been.calledWith('--foo')
+      expect(app.commandLine.appendSwitch).to.have.been.calledWith('--ipsum', '0')
+      expect(app.commandLine.appendSwitch).to.have.been.calledWith('--bar', '--baz=quux')
+      expect(app.commandLine.appendSwitch).to.have.been.calledWith('--lorem', '--ipsum=dolor --sit=amet')
+    })
+
     return afterEach(() => {
       if (restore) {
         return restore()