microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript-TmLanguage
Regex on new line breaks js/ts highlighter
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Description
Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes
- VS Code Version:
1.85.2
c8a36a69377856369f139f39ee56dd3838130fbf
x64
- OS Version:
n/a
Putting a regular expression on a new line in JavaScript or TypeScript breaks the highlighter.
Steps to Reproduce:
- paste this:
1
/ f(/u/g)
function f(_: RegExp) {
return 1;
}
- make sure the language mode is set to TypeScript
Expected:
Same highlighting as this:
Actual:
Theme: @id:vscode.theme-defaults: Dark +
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue with the provided TypeScript snippet in VS Code using the TypeScript language mode, then inspect the repository's TypeScript TextMate grammar files. Compare the highlighting with the expected example and verify that placing the regular expression on a new line no longer breaks highlighting for the following code.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100