LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
Code color breaks frequently
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Info Needed
- Dominant language
- Lua
- Stars
- 4.4k
- Forks
- 442
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
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
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Actual Behaviour
Code coloring breaks frequently after doing edits

Reproduction steps
Not sure how to repro but it happens every day for me
Additional Notes
No response
Log File
No response
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the Visual Studio Code extension on Windows and try to observe the reported code-coloring failure after edits. The issue provides no reproducible steps, log file, source file, or test; done would require a reliable reproduction and verified restoration of coloring without regressions.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100