rokucommunity / rokucommunity/brighterscript
Typecast shows error on variable when missing type
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- TypeScript
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Description
I wouldn't expect cannot find name 'm' to be an error here when the only issue is the as <type> being missing. Feels like they should be validate independently.
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Research direction
No file or test entry point is named. Start by reproducing the typecast example from the issue and trace the TypeScript compiler diagnostics for the missing as <type>; done means the missing type error is reported without also reporting cannot find name 'm'.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100