curriculum: Need a more robust way to test for destructuring in the Use Destructuring Assignment to Assign Variables from Arrays challenge

Per this forum topic, it was discovered our test for detecting destructuring, is not very flexible

Link to challenge

For example, the following should pass as the current challenge is written.

let a = 8, b = 6;
// change code below this line
let arr = [a, b];
[b, a] = arr;

// change code above this line
console.log(a); // should be 6
console.log(b); // should be 8

My first thought was to change the instructions to state something like:

Use destructuring assignment to swap the values of a and b so that a receives the value stored in b, and b receives the value stored in a. Do not create any additional variables to solve this challenge.

While that would deal with the above code being used, it would not deal with something like:

let a = 8, b = 6;
// change code below this line
[b, a] = Array(a,b); // or [b, a] = [a].concat(b);

// change code above this line
console.log(a); // should be 6
console.log(b); // should be 8

Anyone have any thoughts on how best to change this challenge’s instructions and/or test?

[moT01]

No, nothing is wrong @ShubhamCanMakeCommit. That sounds similar to my “easier” suggestion. I would be fine fixing it like this.

[moT01]

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