LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
Cast on global results in unknown type conversion
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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?
Annotations, Diagnostics/Syntax Checking
Expected Behaviour
Using ---@cast on a global variable behaves the same as for a local variable.
Actual Behaviour
Reproduction steps
---@type integer
TestingValue = 1
---@cast TestingValue +number
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported diagnostic in the Lua snippet using the Visual Studio Code extension, then trace how the ---@cast annotation handles the global TestingValue compared with a local variable. Done means casting the global no longer reports an unknown type conversion and behaves like the local-variable case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100