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Truthy and Falsy Support

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BrighterScript New Language Feature
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Description

if (true) then print "Truthy!"

if ({}) then print "Truthy!"

if ([]) then print "Truthy!"

if ("some string") then print "Truthy!"

if (3.14) then print "Truthy!"

if (new Date()) then print "Truthy!"
if (false) print  "Falsy."

if (muUndefinedVar) print  "Falsy."

if (Invalid) print  "Falsy."

if (0) print  "Falsy."

if ("") print  "Falsy."

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Research direction

The issue provides truthy and falsy conditional examples but names no files or tests. Start by tracing how if conditions are parsed and evaluated, then add coverage for the listed values and confirm each example produces the expected output.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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