rokucommunity / rokucommunity/brighterscript
Better validation of exception variable types
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 208
- Forks
- 68
- Avg merge
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- Merged PRs (30d)
- 39
Description
#1305 added support for providing a type for the exception variable. However, not all types are valid there. I believe you can throw an exception object, or a string. So, we should find a way to validate the type there to ensure it conforms to the necessary structure.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing issue #1305 and the existing handling of typed exception variables. Identify which exception variable types are valid, then add validation and tests that cover accepted and rejected types.
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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
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100