mapbox / mapbox/wellknown

Empty polygons in MULTIPOLYGON is supposed to be valid WKT

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Description

Example:
MULTIPOLYGON((()), ((2.6086630821228027 5.044008255004883, 2.6824445724487305 4.468737602233887, 2.7592148780822754 3.870166778564453, 2.5626981258392334 3.8680214881896973, 2.4898300170898438 4.466637134552002, 2.419797658920288 5.041940689086914, 2.6086630821228027 5.044008255004883)))

Not being treated valid WKT by the parse func

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Research direction

Start at the WKT parse function and reproduce the provided MULTIPOLYGON example. Trace how empty polygon members are handled, then verify that this WKT is accepted as valid without breaking existing parsing behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
data
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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