nushell / nushell/new-nu-parser

Make sure statements in pipelines are not allowed

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Rust
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Description

Statements shouldn't be allowed in pipelines to prevent errors like the following:

  • let x = let y = 5
  • return cmd1 | cmd2 (returns only cmd1)

Related: https://github.com/nushell/new-nu-parser/issues/37

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Research direction

Start by locating the parser handling for pipelines and statements in the new-nu-parser repository, then reproduce the two examples from the issue. Check the related issue #37 for context; done means both forms are rejected rather than producing the incorrect pipeline behavior described.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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