nushell / nushell/tree-sitter-nu
Bare `return` statement in match arm does not parse
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Description
Seems that a return statement in a match arm (which nushell proper is fine with), is treated as invalid grammar
match ($val | describe) {
"path" | "string" => {}
_ => return
}
[2025-12-13T20:39:11Z ERROR topiary::error] × Parsing error between line 0, column 25 and line 3, column 0
╭─[standard input:1:26]
1 │ ╭─▶ match ($val | describe) {
2 │ │ "path" | "string" => {}
3 │ │ _ => return
4 │ ├─▶ }
· ╰──── (ERROR) node
╰────
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Start by reproducing the parsing error with the provided Nushell match-arm example, then inspect the tree-sitter-nu grammar rules handling match arms and return statements. Done means the bare return arm parses successfully without regressing the existing match syntax.
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