LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
Linter shows me duplicate functions in tables
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- Dominant language
- 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?
Completion
Expected Behaviour
it doesn't show duplicates
Actual Behaviour

Reproduction steps
- Rewrite this code
- Trigger the autocompletion
Additional Notes
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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
Reproduce the issue in the Visual Studio Code extension on Windows using the reported table example, then trigger completion and compare the duplicate entries with the expected single entries. The work is done when table completion no longer shows duplicate functions and the behavior is covered by an appropriate regression check.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100