[Bug]: Incorrect parantases removal for TSAsExpression on the lhs #16676
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Description
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- Would you like to work on a fix?
How are you using Babel?
Programmatic API (babel.transform, babel.parse)
Input code
import { parseAsync } from "@babel/core";
import generator from "@babel/generator";
const ast = await parseAsync(
"(key as any) = value",
{
filename: "main.ts",
presets: [
[
"@babel/preset-typescript",
{ isTSX: false, allExtensions: true },
],
],
}
);
if (!ast) {
throw new Error("no ast");
}
const out = generator.default(ast, { sourceMaps: false }).code;
console.log(out);Configuration file name
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Configuration
none
Current and expected behavior
Expected output: (key as any) = value
Actual output: key as any = value.
Note that the actual output is invalid TypeScript
Environment
"@babel/core": "7.24.9",
"@babel/generator": "7.24.10",
"@babel/preset-typescript": "7.24.7"
Possible solution
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Additional context
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