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Changing single-line JSDoc comments to multiline requires unnecessary edits

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Description

TypeScript Version: 3.1.3

Search Terms: jsdoc multiline

Code

/** |Foo */
  1. Press Enter at the |
/**
 * Foo |*/
  1. Press Enter at the |

Expected behavior:

/**
 * Foo
 */

Actual behavior:

/**
 * Foo
 * */

The leading *  has to be deleted now.

Empty JSDoc-Comments work:

/**| */

Press Enter at the |

/**
 *
 */

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Research direction

Reproduce the JSDoc newline behavior described in the issue with TypeScript 3.1.3 and the latest build, using the two single-line examples as entry points. Trace the editor or language-service handling of Enter in JSDoc comments; done means pressing Enter produces the expected multiline form without requiring deletion of the extra leading * .

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
developer-experience
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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