Polymer pass crashes when "properties" is not an object literal

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Locate the Polymer pass code in the Closure Compiler and identify the code path that assumes 'properties' is an object literal. Modify it to handle non object literal values and throw a descriptive error instead of crashing.

Tech stack

java

Domain

frontend

Issue type

Bug

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

2

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-3 hours

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Active

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

Clear

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GitJava

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

75