JSX Fragments Not Supported

[lukescott]

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Description

JSX Fragments are not supported.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open a new file and set file type to TypeScriptReact
2. Input code const fragment = <></>

Expected behavior:

Syntax should be supported and shouldn't show as invalid characters.

What Babel ES6 JavaScript does:

Actual behavior:

Syntax is not supported and shows as invalid.

What TypeScriptReact does:

Reproduces how often: Always.

Versions

Atom : 1.25.0
Electron: 1.7.11
Chrome : 58.0.3029.110
Node : 7.9.0
apm 1.19.0
npm 3.10.10
node 6.9.5 x64
atom 1.25.0
python 2.7.10
git 2.13.2
os OS X 10.12.2

Additional Information

JSX Fragments are currently supported in TypeScript 2.6. Closed issue microsoft/TypeScript#19094.

[igor10k]

looks like the JSX fragment issue was fixed in the original grammar long time ago (microsoft/TypeScript-TmLanguage#535) but the changes were never copied to this repo

[GaddMaster]

any update ?