LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
ipairs take string[] report "param-type-mismatch"
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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?
Type Checking
### Expected Behaviour
ipairs() can take param type string[]
### Actual Behaviour
call ipairs() with param type string[], it reports warn "param-type-mismatch"
### Reproduction steps
1. use ngx.re.split return string[]
2. use ipairs take string[]
3. reports warn "param-type-mismatch"
### Additional Notes
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### Log File
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Research direction
Reproduce the warning in the Visual Studio Code extension using ngx.re.split to produce a string[] and then passing it to ipairs(). Start by tracing the type-checking handling for ipairs and confirm that the call no longer reports param-type-mismatch for string[] input.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100