v4 syntax TODO
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Description
Here is the current stack of diffs for v4 features.
This task list tracks the remaining items that make sense to do in a breaking release.
- Support for reason version tagging at start of file
[@reason.version 3.7]; - String template support using backticks like ES6, and polymorphic variants now use tag syntax
#LikeThis. - String template literals normalize leading whitespace unlike ES6.
- Type parameters use angle brackets
type doubleList<'t> = list<('t, 't)>. - Automatically update entire reason file to v4 editor if detecting use of angle brackets for type parameters.
- Fix parsing precedence of string concatenation
++and various operators to be left biased in the AST so thatx ++ y ++ zis(x++y) ++ z. - Figure out how to interpolate printing of types in string literals. Should we use the same construct as printf for this?
let x = `
By default a string is expected here ${someVariableThatIsAString}
But what about an integer %d{int here}
And what about a custom datatype %%{myCustomDataType, printer}
`
- Decide identifier renaming (or not) scheme once and for all to avoid all identifier conflicts/ambiguity with ocaml identifiers.
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{ }should not be an empty object and not be the empty object type. Should possibly be unit in expression and something else in types. Empty objects are seldom used.
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Research direction
Start with the linked pull-request commit stack for the v4 features and compare it with each unchecked item in this issue. Determine the affected parser, printer, and identifier-handling entry points before taking on one remaining item; done means the selected syntax behavior is decided and implemented with appropriate coverage.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ocaml
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100