LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
[Feature request]: Cast class fields
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Description
If I have any class, and I get a warning like the following on a function that is being given a class field as a parameter (e.g., tohex(class_name.class_field)):
Cannot assign `string|integer` to parameter `integer`.
[Lua Diagnostics.: param-type-mismatch]
Is there already a way to cast this class field? If not, could it be implemented?
When trying to cast something like ---@cast group.foreground -string, I get the warning:
Unknown type conversion variable `{}`.
[Lua Diagnostics.: unknown-cast-variable]
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Research direction
Start by tracing the unknown-cast-variable and param-type-mismatch diagnostics described in the issue, then inspect how casts currently resolve variables and class fields. Done means a cast such as ---@cast group.foreground -string is accepted and removes the reported type warning when the field is passed to an integer-only function.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100