LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
Is it possible to make the result of bit operations in a tooltip?
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enhancement
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- Lua
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Description
How are you using the lua-language-server?
Visual Studio Code Extension (sumneko.lua)
Which OS are you using?
Windows
What is the issue affecting?
Other
Expected Behaviour

Actual Behaviour

Reproduction steps
local a = 0x00001;
local b = 0x00010;
local c = bit.bor(a, b);
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Research direction
No files or tests are named. Reproduce the Lua example in the Visual Studio Code extension, then trace the language-server hover tooltip and bit-operation evaluation behavior. Done means the tooltip shows the computed result of bit.bor(a, b) for the reported example.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100