microsoft / microsoft/monaco-editor
JavaScript syntax highlighting misidentifies `get` as a reserved keyword
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Description
https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/
Within Javascript files, the word "get" is highlighted as a reserved word when it shouldn't.
Browser: Checked on Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and MS Edge
import get from 'lodash/get';
const id = get(param1, param2);
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Research direction
Start in the Monaco Editor demo linked in the issue and reproduce the JavaScript example using get as an import and function call. Trace the JavaScript syntax-highlighting entry point, then verify that get is not styled as a reserved word while other reserved words remain correctly highlighted.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100