mafintosh / mafintosh/protocol-buffers

"Error: Unexpected token: " when parsing empty schema file

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Description

When trying to parse empty file with 'protocol-buffers/require' i get "Error: Unexpected token: ".

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Research direction

Start at the protocol-buffers/require entry point and trace how an empty schema file reaches the parser. Reproduce the reported error with an empty file, then verify that parsing completes without the unexpected-token error and that a regression test covers this case.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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