jaredly / jaredly/reason-language-server
OCaml 4.08 let-bind VS Code syntax highlighting broken
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Description
Using
```
let (let*) = Result.bind
let plus1 = (+) 1
let _ =
let* foo = Ok 1 in
let* bar = Ok (1 + foo) in
Ok (plus1 bar)
```
gives the following syntax highlighting in VS Code:
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Research direction
No source file or test is named; start by reproducing the OCaml 4.08 example in VS Code and inspect the syntax-highlighting entry point. Done means the let* bindings, operators, and surrounding OCaml code receive the correct highlighting without regressions.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ocaml, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100