jquery / jquery/esprima

Parses invalid escaped new.target

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Description

The target contextual keyword must not contain Unicode escape sequences.

esprima.parse('function f() { new.t\\u0061rget; }')
Expected output

To throw an error

Actual output

Parses an AST node

Relevant references

TC39

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Research direction

Start with the esprima.parse entry point and compare its handling of the escaped target against the linked TC39 test262 case. Reproduce the example and verify that parsing new.t\u0061rget throws an error rather than producing an AST node.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, typescript
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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