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capturing definition wrapper

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Description

When using a definition wrapping function via `lively.ast.capturing.rewriteToCaptureTopLevelVariables(..., {declarationWrapper: astForDeclFunc})` then simple assignments are correctly wrapped:

`i = i+1` becomes `_rec.i = _rec._define('i', 'assignment', _rec.i + 1, _rec);`

However, expressions like `i++` or `i+=1` aren't correctly identified as modifications and not wrapped.

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Start with lively.ast.capturing.rewriteToCaptureTopLevelVariables and inspect how declarationWrapper handles assignment expressions. Compare the existing simple-assignment transformation with update expressions such as i++ and compound assignments such as i+=1. Done means both forms are identified as modifications and wrapped consistently with the shown assignment example.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Stale
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Mostly clear
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