fix: prevent custom widget builder crash on large syntax errors

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Description

Babel syntax errors in the Custom Widget JS editor were mapped to CodeMirror lint with originalBinding set to the entire JS source. Shared lint then built a RegExp from that string; on large widgets (~25KB+) that stack-overflowed and crashed the builder (“Oops!”).
This change:

• Maps compile errors with a short (~128-char) binding prefix so the search stays cheap
• Stops lintCode from mutating the shared empty lint array (stale/wrong underlines after a fix)
• Adds unit tests for the mapper and the empty-lint singleton

Fixes #37210
Fixes #42011
Fixes #42152

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Summary by CodeRabbit

Bug Fixes

• Fixed stale custom widget compile errors that could persist after source changes.
• Corrected lint annotations so errors appear on the appropriate lines.
• Improved compile-error handling for large or malformed JavaScript, including long unbroken text.
• Prevented shared lint state from being unintentionally modified.

Tests

• Added coverage for compile-error mapping, source handling, lint annotations, malformed source, and protection against shared lint-state mutation.

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Walkthrough

The change prevents mutation of shared lint arrays and centralizes custom widget compile error mapping. It adds bounded literal matching for malformed long sources and tests the resulting annotations.

Changes

Custom widget linting

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Prevent shared lint array mutation app/client/src/components/editorComponents/CodeEditor/index.tsx, app/client/src/selectors/lintingSelectors.test.ts	lintCode creates a new array from existing and custom errors. Tests verify that the shared empty selector result remains unchanged.
Map compile errors with bounded matching app/client/src/pages/Editor/CustomWidgetBuilder/Editor/CodeEditors/mapCompileErrorsToLintErrors.ts, app/client/src/pages/Editor/CustomWidgetBuilder/Editor/CodeEditors/JSEditor.tsx, app/client/src/plugins/Linting/constants.ts	The mapper returns bounded prefixes and marks mid-word truncation for literal matching. JSEditor delegates compile error mapping to the helper.
Apply literal annotation matching app/client/src/components/editorComponents/CodeEditor/lintHelpers.ts	Lint annotation lookup uses indexOf matching when the literal-match error code is present.
Validate bounded compile error mapping app/client/src/pages/Editor/CustomWidgetBuilder/Editor/CodeEditors/mapCompileErrorsToLintErrors.test.ts	Tests cover prefix results, default and literal error codes, long-word truncation, and syntax-error annotations.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 489c3

This change improves Custom Widget handling of malformed JavaScript and stale lint state, but errors reported at column zero may still be underlined at an incorrect position. The remaining impact is limited to editor error presentation.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 7 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address the linked issues by preventing large-source regular-expression failures, preserving editor access after syntax errors, and preventing stale lint errors. Regression tests cover the…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All code and test changes support the stated objectives. The lint-array fix, literal matching fallback, compile-error mapping, and regression tests are directly related to the linked issues.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the primary change: preventing Custom Widget Builder crashes caused by large syntax errors.
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Inline comments:
In
`@app/client/src/pages/Editor/CustomWidgetBuilder/Editor/CodeEditors/mapCompileErrorsToLintErrors.ts`:
- Line 81: Update the ch calculation in mapCompileErrorsToLintErrors to preserve
a defined d.column value of 0, applying the column-plus-two offset instead of
treating it as absent. Extend the existing column: 0 test with an assertion that
ch equals 2.
- Line 45: Update the prefix handling in the mapCompileErrorsToLintErrors flow
so a source beginning with a word longer than 128 characters does not restore a
mid-word prefix; use a bounded no-boundary matching path for this case while
preserving the existing boundary matcher elsewhere. Add a regression test
covering malformed input that starts with more than 128 word characters and
verifies getLintAnnotations produces the syntax-error underline.

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