pasting tab-indented code into the repl wrongly triggers autocomplete

[pps83]

If you run node and then paste some script that contains tabs for indentation then node will exit with an exception:

function test(){
    a();
    a();
}

make sure that this piece contains tabs for indentation and paste it into node interactive shell. On tab char it will print lots of bs suggestions and then at the end:

> function test(){
...
...TONNES OF POINTLESS HINTS...
... a();
... repl.js:282
    top.outputStream.write((e.stack || e) + '\n');
       ^

TypeError: Cannot read property 'outputStream' of undefined
    at Domain.<anonymous> (repl.js:282:8)
    at emitOne (events.js:77:13)
    at Domain.emit (events.js:169:7)
    at emitError (domain.js:66:24)
    at Domain.errorHandler [as _errorHandler] (domain.js:110:18)
    at process._fatalException (node.js:216:33)

Surprisingly, if you have only one line inside test function above, then it doesn't throw. Also, on each tab node will print huge pile of suggestions. It would be nice if it could detect that extra chars follow the tab immediately and avoid showing suggestions. I get identical behavior with nodev4 on win, and nodev5 on ubuntu.

• Version: v4.3.1 on win, or v5.9.1 on ubuntu
• Platform: win32, ubuntu-64

[Fishrock123]

Looks like it's activating tab-complete.

I think it shouldn't be too difficult to fix.

[ghaiklor]

@Fishrock123 I can take this issue, but I'm not totally understand, how to reproduce this issue. Is there some code to reproduce this issue ?

UPD: As I understand, when you paste Tab symbols, Node is thinking that you have pressed this button instead of pasting it.

[Fishrock123]

@ghaiklor GitHub turns the tabs into spaces for code blocks, copy this: https://gist.github.com/Fishrock123/0c6aeb910948a3f2d844736918e6b187

[ghaiklor]

@Fishrock123 got it, thanks.

[benjamingr]

Removed the good first contribution label on account of @ghaiklor picking up the glove and taking a stab at it :)

[eljefedelrodeodeljefe]

Is someone moving forward with a patch?

[ghaiklor]

@eljefedelrodeodeljefe yes, PR is on review - #5958