Multiline regexes
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 132
- Forks
- 9
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Regex maintainability is easier when you can write them in a modular way, commenting the parts, without affecting the compiled code. See the CS version.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the issue's CoffeeScript regex reference and the jisp compiler entry points to determine how multiline, commented regex syntax should be represented. Done means modular regexes compile to the same effective regular expression without changing the compiled behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100