LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
The type of keys used to index [] tables is not checked
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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
Some warning should be raised if you use [5] on a table, for example.
### Actual Behaviour
In the expression `tbl[x]`, the type of x is not checked at all
### Reproduction steps
```lua
---@type table -- or string[]
local IntStr = {}
---@type table
local StrInt = {}
IntStr[5] = "hi" -- ok
IntStr["a"] = "b" -- "a" should produce a warning
StrInt["a"] = 5 -- ok
StrInt[5] = 6 -- 5 should produce a warning
```
### Additional Notes
Probably related to #1861
### Log File
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Research direction
Start with the Lua reproduction in the issue and inspect the type-checking path for table indexing. Verify that mismatched key types produce warnings for both integer-keyed and string-keyed tables, while the matching assignments remain valid.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100