chef-zero query parser confused by escaped colons

[patcon]

This query works: recipes:elkstack\:\:default
This query doesn't work: recipes:elkstack\:\:default AND chef_environment:digitalocean_testing
This query works: recipes:elkstack* AND chef_environment:digitalocean_testing

The error it throws is:

ERROR: #<RuntimeError: Error on token ':' at 19 of '(recipes:elkstack::default AND chef_environment:digitalocean_testing)': Unexpected binary operator>

[patcon]

The person who created this pastebin seems to have had the same problem:
http://pastie.org/pastes/8663852

[patcon]

Messed around with the parser code, but couldn't get it working :( Ended up side-stepping the issue by simply using a roles:elkstack_server expression, but that's pretty rigid for my setup.

[flatrocks]

If you use this:
"recipes:elkstack\:\:default"
with search, it just gets translated to "recipes:elkstack::default". (Escaping a colon has no effect.) You need to escape the "" so it is retained as part of the string.

This:
"recipes:elkstack\\:\\:default"
should work. Or this:
'recipes:elkstack\:\:default'

[patcon]

Thanks! I could've sworn I tried that, but I'll give it a go when I'm next working on that cookbook, and report back :)