rokucommunity / rokucommunity/brighterscript

trailing comma after bsconfig entry causes crash

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Description

Certain trailing commas in bsconfig cause the bsconfig.json parser to crash. We're using a more flexible parser, so we should figure out how to better recover from that.

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Research direction

Start by locating the bsconfig.json parser and reproducing the crash with a configuration containing a trailing comma. Trace how the flexible parser handles that input, then verify that it recovers without crashing and add or update coverage for the case.

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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
35/100

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