1 files changed, 22 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/paca.mjs b/src/paca.mjs
index 5d11b05..7a01407 100644
--- a/src/paca.mjs
+++ b/src/paca.mjs
@@ -24,19 +24,33 @@ const shouldConcat = (char, next) =>
 	char !== "{" &&
 	!nonConcatOperators.has(next);
 
+const operatorChars = new Set([...nonConcatOperators, "(", "."]);
+const isOperator = char =>
+	operatorChars.has(char);
+
 const numFromDigits = digits =>
 	digits.length === 0
 		? -1
 		: Number(digits.join(""));
 
-const escapingStateStep = ({ out, _state, context }, char, _index, next) => ({
-	out: out.concat(
-		char,
-		shouldConcat(null, next) ? [{ operator: "concat" }] : [],
-	),
-	state: ConcatStep.ACCEPTING,
-	context,
-});
+const escapingStateStep = ({ out, state, context }, char, _index, next) => 
+	!(isOperator(char) || char === "\\")
+		? reduced({
+			out,
+			state,
+			context,
+			error: new SyntaxError(
+				"unknown escape sequence: \\" + char,
+			),
+		})
+		: {
+			out: out.concat(
+				char,
+				shouldConcat(null, next) ? [{ operator: "concat" }] : [],
+			),
+			state: ConcatStep.ACCEPTING,
+			context,
+		};
 
 const rangeStateStep = ({ out, state, context }, char, _index, _next) => {
 	if (char === "}") {
@@ -313,10 +327,6 @@ const transitionChars = new Set(Object.keys(TRANSITION_FNS));
 const isTransition = char =>
 	transitionChars.has(char);
 
-const operatorChars = new Set([...nonConcatOperators, "(", "."]);
-const isOperator = char =>
-	operatorChars.has(char);
-
 const tokenizeRegexStep = chars => ({ out, state, context }, char, index) => {
 	const next = chars[index + 1];