(repr "A") is incorrect

[ngeiswei]

Describe the bug

I think the output of (repr "A") is incorrect.

To Reproduce
Run

(repr "A")

Expected behavior

["\"A\""]

Actual behavior

[""A""]

Additional context

• MeTTa version: 0.2.1+g8795f59b.d20241129
• (repr 'A') or (repr A) is correct, only (repr "A") isn't.

[vsbogd]

Looks like the issue with string atom formatting in Rust. For example !(foo "\"A\"") (which is not reduced) also is printed as (foo ""A"").

[vsbogd]

@ngeiswei does it break something or you just reported it to fix at some point?

[ngeiswei]

It doesn't break my code as long as I use MeTTaLog, which behaves correctly. It's just that I like to be able to switch back and forth between MeTTaLog and HE.

[ngeiswei]

I think a deeper problem is that MeTTa should show the string representation instead of printing it.

For instance

! "A\nB"

should output

["A\nB"]

instead of

["A
B"]

However

!(println! "A\nB")

should output

A
B

as it does.