eclipse-xtext / eclipse-xtext/xtext
[ChangeSerializer] wrong output: sort with semicolon
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Description
for grammar
Rule:
“foo” (refs+=[EObject|ID] “;”)*;
the semicolons ends up in the wrong place when re-ordering refs.
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Research direction
Start with the grammar example in the issue and inspect the ChangeSerializer implementation that reorders refs. Reproduce the serialization of the repeated reference rule, then determine the expected semicolon placement. Done means reordered refs retain the semicolons in the correct positions.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100