Re: empty <% %> = different errors...

That's a funny one!

Fixed in the next release. (Empty tags will be forbidden w/consistent error message.)

Thanks
Jon

On Feb 28, 2014, at 11:34 AM, A Kobame <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Searched a half hour the error in the next (now shortened) component.
> 
> <%init>
>     $.title = "TITLE";
> </%init>
> <%filter SomeFilter><% $yield->() %></%filter>
> <% %>
> 
> % $.SomeFilter {{
>     some long text here...
> % }}
> 
> % $.SomeFilter {{
>     some long text here...
>     <% $.title %>
>     some long text here...
> % }}
> 
> 
> 
> Sure, now - when it is shortened, the error is clearly visible - the empty <% %>
> 
> What is strange, the error-message - what says:
> 
> '}}' without matching '{{' at /.../comps/tmp/index.mc line 15
> 
> the line15 is the closing }} of the second filter. When removed the empty <% %> the page is rendered OK.
> 
> So, incorrect error detection.
> 
> For curiosity, when remove the correct <% $.title %>, the error message changes to usable one:
> 
> whitespace required after '<%' at /.../comps/tmp/index.mc line 5
> 
> After this, i checked some variants:
> 
> <%%> - (without space)  the error is:  '<%' without matching '%>' at
> <% %> - (one space): whitespace required after '<%' at
> <%  %> - (two or more spaces): whitespace required before '%>' at
> 
> IMHO, if the <% \s* %> construction is intentionaly not allowed, it should give a consistent error message - or at least - should NOT detected as an filter }} closing error.
> 
> Lastly - IMHO the <% \s* %> should be rendered as an EMPTY string.
> 
> ak.
> 
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