1 files changed, 20 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/app/models/censor_rule.rb b/app/models/censor_rule.rb
index f1f1a0d70..aec8a87cc 100644
--- a/app/models/censor_rule.rb
+++ b/app/models/censor_rule.rb
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ class CensorRule < ActiveRecord::Base
 
     def apply_to_text(text_to_censor)
         return nil if text_to_censor.nil?
-        text_to_censor.gsub(to_replace, replacement)
+        text_to_censor.gsub(to_replace('UTF-8'), replacement)
     end
 
     def apply_to_text!(text_to_censor)
         return nil if text_to_censor.nil?
-        text_to_censor.gsub!(to_replace, replacement)
+        text_to_censor.gsub!(to_replace('UTF-8'), replacement)
     end
 
     def apply_to_binary!(binary_to_censor)
         return nil if binary_to_censor.nil?
-        binary_to_censor.gsub!(to_replace) { |match| match.gsub(/./, 'x') }
+        binary_to_censor.gsub!(to_replace('ASCII-8BIT')) { |match| match.gsub(single_char_regexp, 'x') }
     end
 
     def is_global?
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ class CensorRule < ActiveRecord::Base
 
     private
 
+    def single_char_regexp
+        if String.method_defined?(:encode)
+            Regexp.new('.'.force_encoding('ASCII-8BIT'))
+        else
+            Regexp.new('.', nil, 'N')
+        end
+    end
+
     def require_user_request_or_public_body
         if info_request.nil? && user.nil? && public_body.nil?
             [:info_request, :user, :public_body].each do |a|
@@ -75,18 +83,22 @@ class CensorRule < ActiveRecord::Base
 
     def require_valid_regexp
         begin
-            make_regexp
+            make_regexp('UTF-8')
         rescue RegexpError => e
             errors.add(:text, e.message)
         end
     end
 
-    def make_regexp
-        Regexp.new(text, Regexp::MULTILINE)
+    def to_replace(encoding)
+        regexp? ? make_regexp(encoding) : encoded_text(encoding)
+    end
+
+    def encoded_text(encoding)
+        String.method_defined?(:encode) ? text.dup.force_encoding(encoding) : text
     end
 
-    def to_replace
-        regexp? ? make_regexp : text
+    def make_regexp(encoding)
+        Regexp.new(encoded_text(encoding), Regexp::MULTILINE)
     end
 
 end