rokucommunity / rokucommunity/brighterscript-formatter

Fix leading negative sign with parens

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Description

currently z = -(x + y) gets reformatted as z = - (x + y) by the formatter. We should keep the minus sign next to the parens.

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No file or test is named. Start by running the formatter on z = -(x + y) and locate the formatting path for a negative expression followed by parentheses. Done means the output keeps the minus sign adjacent to the opening parenthesis.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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