eclipse-xtext / eclipse-xtext/xtext

Collect outgoing siblings for UnorderedGroup

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Description

There is no distinction between ordered and unordered group when
creating the matcherstate. this causes elements in an unordered group
not to reach the end state when mixing optional and non-optional rules
because it is expected that they appear in-order.

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Research direction

Start by tracing matcherstate creation and the handling of UnorderedGroup. Reproduce the case mixing optional and non-optional rules, then verify that unordered-group elements can reach the end state without being forced into order.

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
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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