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@overload fun
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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
Parameter Code Completion does not work when the constructor is defined.

### Actual Behaviour
Missing Code Completion for the overload
### Reproduction steps
---@class ABC.Parameter
---@field public a number
---@field public b number
---@class ABC
---@overload fun(tParameters?:ABC.Parameter):ABC
local a = {}
---@param tParameters ABC.Parameter
function a:new(tParameters)
local o = {}
setmetatable(o, self)
self.__index = self
return o
end
---@type ABC
local a
a({})
a:new({})
### Additional Notes
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Research direction
Start with the Lua-language-server completion handling for the reproduced constructor and @overload declarations. Run the provided Lua snippet in the Visual Studio Code extension on Windows, then trace how parameter completion is resolved for a constructor defined with @overload. Done means completion works for both `a({})` and `a:new({})` as shown in the reproduction.
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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
- 35/100