rokucommunity / rokucommunity/brighterscript
multi-line parameters should be syntax errors
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- TypeScript
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Description
The function-starts-on-next-line parameter is a compile error on device, but bsc doesn't catch it.
sub main()
callIt(
function()
print "hello from inside"
end function
)
end sub
sub callIt(callback)
callback()
end sub
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Research direction
Start with the bsc compiler entry point and reproduce the supplied BrightScript example, comparing its result with the device compile error. Done means bsc reports the multiline function parameter as a syntax error, with regression coverage for this example.
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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
- 45/100