TypeScript `export =` syntax not highlighted with inline declarations

[wolfy1339]

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Description

The export = syntax isn't highlighted

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new TypeScript file
2. export an inline declaration (an object, a function, a string, etc.) (e.g. export = new Array();)
3. move that inline assignment to a variable, and export that variable
4. Note difference in scopes and highlighting

Expected behavior: For the export = to always be highlighted using the proper scopes

Actual behavior: No scopes are added thus the highlighting never happens

Edit by @rsese to add screenshot

Reproduces how often: 100%

Versions

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$ atom --version
Atom    : 1.35.0-nightly1
Electron: 2.0.14
Chrome  : 61.0.3163.100
Node    : 8.9.3

$ apm --version
apm  2.1.3
npm  6.2.0
node 8.9.3 x64
atom 1.35.0-nightly1
python 2.7.15
git 2.19.2.windows.1
visual studio 2015

Additional Information

When a variable is exported using this syntax, it gets the scope syntax--keyword syntax--control

[wolfy1339]

I think that it might help if this was brought up to date with changes from language-javascript

[rsese]

Thanks @wolfy1339! Can you share a couple of small code snippets to go along with your repro steps? We just want to make sure we're on the same page.

[wolfy1339]

Sure thing. Here are some:

export = () => { }

export = {}

export = []

[wolfy1339]

Here's some more too:

export = new Array();

export = Buffer.from()

[rsese]

Great thanks @wolfy1339 🙇