Cannot compile when Typescript namespaces contain keywords

[haynesgt]

Typescript keywords in Java packages create errors (error TS1003: Identifier expected.)

The following are invalid in Typescript namespaces but can appear in java package names:

[ 'debugger',
'delete',
'export',
'function',
'in',
'typeof',
'var',
'with' ]

E.g. here is a valid java package.

package debugger.delete.export.function.in.typeof.var.with;

Here are some invalid namespaces:

namespace a.debugger.c { }
namespace a.delete.c { }
namespace a.export.c { }
namespace a.function.c { }
namespace a.import.c { }
namespace a.in.c { }
namespace a.instanceof.c { }
namespace a.typeof.c { }
namespace a.var.c { }
namespace a.with.c { }

[vojtechhabarta]

Thanks for reporting this.

I think invalid namespace identifiers are first two groups from Reserved Words (break ..., implements ...).

What do you think we should do about this? Prefix these keywords with underscore (_break) or make first letter uppercase (Break)?

[vojtechhabarta]

Aha, your list of invalid namespace identifiers is not just example but it is the first group of reserved words minus Java reserved words.

[haynesgt]

Regarding solutions, both prefixes and case changes could conflict with other packages. I feel like the best option would be to add a prefix that is underscore by default (_export), but with an option (<reservedWordPrefix>) to let a user change it. I don't like uppercase namespaces because they look like classes.

[vojtechhabarta]

Yes they can conflict but it is not much probable that single project contains two packages that differ only in one _ character and both having class with the same simple name. So I don't want to add new configuration setting for this prefix (at least for now). There are possibilities how to resolve these conflicts (for example using customTypeNaming parameter).

I preferred uppercase namespace (it is common in TypeScript and C#) but since you prefer underscore prefix I used this prefix 😄

[vojtechhabarta]

Fix released: v1.24.317.
Could you please try it?

[haynesgt]

It works. I can compile without errors.

Thanks!

[vojtechhabarta]

Closing old issues after release.