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Chris Thompson commented on THRIFT-1840:
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The generated JavaScript code doesn't lend itself to namespacing. The code is
assigning values to undeclared variables. No function wrapping or other tweak
to the generated code can fix the global leakage. The generator needs to be
reworked to produce valid strict code.
> Thrift Generated Code Causes Global Variable Leaks
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: THRIFT-1840
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-1840
> Project: Thrift
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Node.js - Compiler
> Affects Versions: 0.9
> Reporter: Russell Bradberry
> Labels: javascript, node
> Attachments: 0001-THRIFT-1840-fix-for-global-variable-leak.patch,
> fix_globals.js
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> When compiling for NodeJS, the compiler creates globally scoped variables
> which is considered a bad practice as it can create unintended consequences.
> It also causes many testing frameworks to fail.
> the output looks something like this:
> {code}
> User = module.exports.User = function(args) {
> {code}
> when it should be
> {code}
> var User = module.exports.User = function(args) {
> {code}
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