jquery / jquery/esprima

Optional raw identifiers

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Description

Steps to reproduce
esprima.parse('var \u00e0;')
Expected output
{
  "type": "Program",
  "body": [
    {
      "type": "ExpressionStatement",
      "expression": {
        "type": "Identifier",
        "name": "\u00e0"
      }
    }
  ],
  "sourceType": "script"
}
Actual output
{
  "type": "Program",
  "body": [
    {
      "type": "ExpressionStatement",
      "expression": {
        "type": "Identifier",
        "name": "à"
      }
    }
  ],
  "sourceType": "script"
}

I didn't expect identifiers in unicode format to be transformed, which is okay of course, I would like to ask if an option to keep Identifiers and function names unencoded can be added.

Thanks!

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Research direction

Start by running the reported esprima.parse('var à;') reproduction and trace how identifier names are represented in the parser output. Define the option's behavior for identifiers and function names, then add coverage showing raw spelling is preserved when enabled without changing the default output.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, typescript
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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