Static property fails to parse
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Description
Steps to reproduce
Parse following code:
class ClassWithStaticMethod {
static staticProperty = 'someValue';
}
The code fails to parse, this can be reproduced using https://esprima.org/demo/parse.html
Actual output
The error is:
Error: Line 2: Unexpected token =
Relevant references
The code is extracted from example https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Classes/static
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the static class-field snippet in Esprima's parse demo and comparing it with the linked MDN example. Done means the parser accepts this valid JavaScript without the reported unexpected-token error, with regression coverage for the example.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, typescript
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100