fix(client): use @freecodecamp/strip-comments for js comments (#42254)

client/package-lock.json

@@ -1569,6 +1569,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "@freecodecamp/strip-comments": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@freecodecamp/strip-comments/-/strip-comments-3.0.0.tgz",
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+    },
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bindings/-/bindings-1.5.0.tgz",
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+      "optional": true,
+      "requires": {
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+      }
+    },
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@@ -7666,6 +7680,12 @@
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       }
     },
+    "file-uri-to-path": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/file-uri-to-path/-/file-uri-to-path-1.0.0.tgz",
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+      "optional": true
+    },
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@@ -12660,6 +12680,12 @@
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+    "nan": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nan/-/nan-2.14.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-M2ufzIiINKCuDfBSAUr1vWQ+vuVcA9kqx8JJUsbQi6yf1uGRyb7HfpdfUr5qLXf3B/t8dPvcjhKMmlfnP47EzQ==",
+      "optional": true
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nanoid/-/nanoid-3.1.23.tgz",
@@ -18818,7 +18844,11 @@
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-          "optional": true
+          "optional": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "bindings": "^1.5.0",
+            "nan": "^2.12.1"
+          }
         },
         "glob-parent": {
           "version": "3.1.0",

client/package.json

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     "@freecodecamp/loop-protect": "2.2.1",
     "@freecodecamp/react-bootstrap": "0.32.3",
     "@freecodecamp/react-calendar-heatmap": "1.0.0",
+    "@freecodecamp/strip-comments": "3.0.0",
     "@loadable/component": "5.15.0",
     "@reach/router": "1.3.4",
     "algoliasearch": "4.9.1",

client/src/declarations.d.ts

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/unambiguous
 declare module '@freecodecamp/react-bootstrap';
+declare module '@freecodecamp/strip-comments';

client/src/utils/__fixtures/curriculum-helpers-javascript.js

@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ nonMutatingPush(first, second);`;
 
 const jsCodeWithSingleAndMultLineCommentsRemoved = `
 function nonMutatingPush(original, newItem) {
-
-
-
     return original.push(newItem);
 }
 var first = [1, 2, 3];

client/src/utils/curriculum-helpers.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import { parse } from '@babel/parser';
-import generate from '@babel/generator';
 import CSSHelp from './css-help';
+import strip from '@freecodecamp/strip-comments';
 
 const removeHtmlComments = (str: string): string =>
   str.replace(/<!--[\s\S]*?(-->|$)/g, '');
@@ -9,19 +8,10 @@ const removeCssComments = (str: string): string =>
   str.replace(/\/\*[\s\S]+?\*\//g, '');
 
 export const removeJSComments = (codeStr: string): string => {
-  // Note: removes trailing new lines and tailing spaces at end of lines
+  // TODO: publish type declarations and reenable eslint
-  const options = {
-    comments: false,
-    retainLines: true,
-    compact: false,
-    concise: false,
-    minified: false
-  };
   try {
-    const ast = parse(codeStr);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call
-    // TODO: Sort out type error on ast
+    return strip(codeStr) as string;
-    const { code } = generate(ast, options, codeStr);
-    return code;
   } catch (err) {
     return codeStr;
   }