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walk.js aborts with error if input contains ES6 code

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#3 opened on Sep 19, 2016

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Perhaps because walk.js does not support ES6?

Example: start.js.txt

TypeError: types[type] is not a function
    at walk (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/optimize-js/node_modules/walk-ast/lib/walk.js:17:16)
    at Object.skip (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/optimize-js/node_modules/walk-ast/lib/types.js:293:3)
    at walk (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/optimize-js/node_modules/walk-ast/lib/walk.js:17:16)
    at Object.exports.BinaryExpression.exports.LogicalExpression.exports.AssignmentExpression (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/optimize-js/node_modules/walk-ast/lib/types.js:243:3)
    at walk (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/optimize-js/node_modules/walk-ast/lib/walk.js:17:16)
    at Object.skip (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/optimize-js/node_modules/walk-ast/lib/types.js:293:3)
    at walk (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/optimize-js/node_modules/walk-ast/lib/walk.js:17:16)
    at Object.exports.ExpressionStatement (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/optimize-js/node_modules/walk-ast/lib/types.js:32:3)
    at walk (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/optimize-js/node_modules/walk-ast/lib/walk.js:17:16)
    at Object.skip (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/optimize-js/node_modules/walk-ast/lib/types.js:293:3)

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Investigate the walk ast module to add support for ES6 node types.
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