Bug: Heregex escaped space before comment includes comment in transpiled regex

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Description

///
a\ # this is a bug
///

// this is a bug
/a /;

// this is a bug
/a #thisisabug/;

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Research direction

Inspect the heregex parser logic in the CoffeeScript compiler to identify why escaped space before a comment includes the comment in the transpiled regex. The bug is reported for version 2.7.0.

Tech stack

javascript

Domain

tooling

Issue type

Bug

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

3

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

1-3 hours

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

Fresh

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

Clear

Prerequisites

CoffeeScript

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

65