less / less/less.js

Whitespaces in a property name do not fail

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Description

Example:

.for-each {
    me is not: a loop;
}

CSS output:

.for-each {
    meisnot: a loop;
}

Expected result:

a error message

This seems to be a regression of v2.0.0 (v1.7.5 works as expected).

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Research direction

Reproduce the provided Less example and compare its behavior in v2.0.0 with v1.7.5. Trace how the property name is parsed and confirm that the completed fix reports an error instead of emitting the concatenated meisnot property.

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Assessment

Tech stack
css
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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