microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript
Give better error messages when reserved names are used for binding identifiers
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Description
const data = { in: 1 };
const { in } = data; // <-- [ts] ':' expected.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the TypeScript snippet with const { in } = data and inspect the diagnostic currently reported as ':' expected. Determine the intended clearer error for reserved names used as binding identifiers, then verify the diagnostic with a focused compiler test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100