rescript-lang / rescript-lang/rescript
Compiler safeguards when defining a __proto__ field
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enhancement
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- OCaml
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Description
It would be nice for compiler to prevent records creation with the __proto__ field name, since it doesn't work in JavaScript.
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Research direction
Reproduce the record definition from the linked ReScript playground and inspect the compiler path that generates JavaScript for a proto field. Determine whether compilation should reject the field or otherwise safeguard the generated output, then add coverage for the observed behavior and verify the compiler result.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, ocaml
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100