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Function: detectIndent() ​

detectIndent(node, source): string | null

Detects the indentation string preceding a CST node. Scans backwards from the node's start position until a newline or non-whitespace character is found.

Parameters ​

node ​

CST

The CST node to analyze.

source ​

string

The full source string.

Returns ​

string | null

The indentation string (e.g., " ", "\t") if the node starts on a new line (or start of file). Returns null if the node follows non-whitespace content on the same line (inline).