fix(macos): handle device names containing embedded NULs - #2132
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Summary
device_matchesorregister_device.U+FFFD.Why
karabiner-driverkitconverts these names withCString::new(...).expect(...). An embedded NUL therefore panics instead of being handled as a malformed device name, which aborts Kanata and stops remapping. I originally encountered this downstream in malpern/KeyPath#631.The change is limited to the macOS device-name paths that cross this C string boundary; ordinary names retain their existing matching behavior.
Validation
cargo fmt --all --checkcargo test device_name_testscargo test --allcargo clippy --all -- -D warningscargo test --all --features=cmdcargo clippy --all --features=cmd -- -D warnings