LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
Feature Request: Add constant annotation to show a warning when modifying variables marked as const
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enhancement
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- Lua
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Description
Constant modifications can be detected in the editor in advance.
example:
```lua
---@const_type ErrorCode
local errorCode = {}
errorCode.NOT_FOUND = 10 --- show warnings attemp modify constant variables.
```
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing how LuaLS parses annotations and produces editor diagnostics, then trace the example's local table from its const annotation to the field assignment. Done means a const-marked variable produces a warning when modified, with behavior covered for the shown example.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100