Fix #24 - trap autosuggest matching regex errors to avoid polluting c…

…onsole

src/Cakefile

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ task 'build', 'compile coffee, minify js, build annotated source', ->
       throw err if err
       console.log stdout
       console.log stderr
-  exec 'python ~/forks/pycco/pycco/main.py coffeetable.coffee', (err, stdout, stderr) ->
-    throw err if err
-    console.log stdout
-    console.log stderr
+  # exec 'python ~/forks/pycco/pycco/main.py coffeetable.coffee', (err, stdout, stderr) ->
+  #   throw err if err
+  #   console.log stdout
+  #   console.log stderr

src/coffeetable.coffee

@@ -210,24 +210,28 @@ buildAutosuggest = (text, e) ->
             if token.length > 0
                 working_items.push([working_items[working_items.length-1][0][token], token])
 
-        # Set up the matching pattern to match the last token entered.
+        # Set up the matching pattern to match the last token entered. This
+        # process is wrapped in a try/catch to prevent faulty regex matches
+        # from polluting the console with (inconsequential) errors.
         match_list = []
-        to_match = new RegExp('^' + tokens[tokens.length-1])
-
-        # Iterate over the properties of the latest working_item, running the
-        # matching pattern against the name of each one, building a list of
-        # the properties that match.
-        for attribute, value of working_items[working_items.length-1][0]
-            matches = to_match.exec(attribute)
-            if matches?.length > 0
-                # Push the name and type of property (for color coding)
-                match_list.push([attribute, typeof value])
-
-        # Sort the auto-suggest matches in ascending alphabetical order
-        match_list.sort()
-
-        # Display the list of matches
-        renderAutosuggest(working_items, match_list)
+        try
+            to_match = new RegExp('^' + tokens[tokens.length-1])
+
+            # Iterate over the properties of the latest working_item, running the
+            # matching pattern against the name of each one, building a list of
+            # the properties that match.
+            for attribute, value of working_items[working_items.length-1][0]
+                matches = to_match.exec(attribute)
+                if matches?.length > 0
+                    # Push the name and type of property (for color coding)
+                    match_list.push([attribute, typeof value])
+
+            # Sort the auto-suggest matches in ascending alphabetical order
+            match_list.sort()
+
+            # Display the list of matches
+            renderAutosuggest(working_items, match_list)
+        catch e
 
 
 # ### renderAutosuggest