LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
@generic return ignores question mark
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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
Type of `y` in example below is `integer?`
### Actual Behaviour
Type of `y` in example below is `integer`
### Reproduction steps
```lua
---@generic T
---@param test T
---@return T?
function Func(test)
end
--- @return integer?
function Func2()
end
local x = 0
local y = Func(x)
local z = Func2()
```
### Additional Notes
`T | nil` works as a workaround.
### Log File
_No response_
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Research direction
Reproduce the Lua snippet in the Visual Studio Code extension and inspect the inferred types for y and z, comparing T? with the T | nil workaround. Done means the generic @return T? preserves nil so y is integer?, while the existing Func2 result remains integer?.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100