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comment in the middle of return chained call causes unnecessary parentheses

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Description

return this.http
  .get(uri)
  .map(theResult => theResult.json())
  // foo
  .do(foobar => foobar)
  .catch(this.handleError);

formats to

return (
  this.http
    .get(uri)
    .map(theResult => theResult.json())
    // foo
    .do(foobar => foobar)
    .catch(this.handleError)
);

I would expect

return this.http
  .get(uri)
  .map(theResult => theResult.json())
  // foo
  .do(foobar => foobar)
  .catch(this.handleError);

Without the comment,

return this.http
  .get(uri)
  .map(theResult => theResult.json())
  .do(foobar => foobar)
  .catch(this.handleError);

formats to

return this.http
  .get(uri)
  .map(theResult => theResult.json())
  .do(foobar => foobar)
  .catch(this.handleError);

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the TypeScript chained-return example with and without the intervening comment, then trace the formatter behavior for comments in chained calls. Done means the commented chain formats without unnecessary parentheses while the existing no-comment output remains unchanged, with a regression test covering both cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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