[javascript] Type specification identified as EmptyStatement in AST
Open
Nobody has claimed this yet.
a:bug
in:grammar
- Dominant language
- Java
- Stars
- 5.5k
- Forks
- 1.6k
- Avg merge
- 1d 19h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 54
Description
Our javascript framework (coming from Javascript 2.0/Ecmascript standard 4) supports type specifications for variable as mentioned below.
let a: String;
let p: dw.catalog.Product;
Currently this is identified as an EmptyStatement node in the AST. Requirement is to identify such statement part of VariableDeclaration node in AST.
Contributor guide
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 locating the JavaScript AST handling for EmptyStatement and VariableDeclaration, then parse the examples let a: String; and let p: dw.catalog.Product;. Confirm that each typed declaration is represented as part of a VariableDeclaration rather than an EmptyStatement; the issue mentions no specific files or tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100