LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
Cannot infer value type
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feat/generic
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Description
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---@generic V: string
---@param list V[]
---@return {[V]: true}
util.list_to_map = function(list)
local map = {}
for k, value in pairs(list) do
map[value] = true
end
return map
end
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Research direction
Reproduce the inference failure in VS Code using the Lua snippet from the issue and inspect the attached bug.log for diagnostics. Trace the language-server handling of the generic V parameter and the returned map type; done when the example infers the value type without the reported error.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100