LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
Square brackets ignore class field check
- 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?
Linux
### What is the issue affecting?
Type Checking, Diagnostics/Syntax Checking
### Expected Behaviour
Classes check fields correctness regardless of access form class["bad"] and class.bad should both cause error
### Actual Behaviour

### Reproduction steps
Create class with fields. Access to non-existing field using `["field-name"]`.
### Additional Notes
_No response_
### Log File
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the diagnostic in the Lua language server using a class field access written as class["field-name"], then compare it with class.field. Trace the type-checking and diagnostics path responsible for class field lookup; done means both access forms report nonexistent fields consistently.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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
- 38/100