Mixed spaces and tabs in indentions

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
28/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend, web-dev

Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the issue in the online editor with pasted code containing a tab followed by spaces in an indent, then compare the resulting indentation with the code run on the micro:bit. Done should mean this input no longer produces invalid indentation, but the intended normalization behavior is not specified.

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Description

enhancement

Here's a situation the results in a mix of tabs and spaces in an indent - disastrous.

There's source code somewhere outside the editor (maybe web page, maybe a text editor) that includes a tab followed by spaces within an indent of a line. Copying and pasting that code into the online editor doesn't result in the space being converted; in fact, it seems an even stranger mix of spaces and tabs results in that line's indent. Although the code still appears fine on screen (in online editor), it won't work properly on the micro:bit.

Dominant language
JavaScript
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