rokucommunity / rokucommunity/brighterscript

Parse errors for +1 and -1 in AA

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Description

This is valid brightscript, but causes parse errors in the brighterscript parser.

aa = {
    "positiveOne": + 1,
    "negativeOne": - 1
}

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the provided BrightScript object literal in the parser and trace how the unary + and - expressions are handled. Confirm that both spaced forms parse successfully and add coverage for the positiveOne and negativeOne cases.

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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
42/100

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