LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
New line triggered replace tab indent to spaces
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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?
Formatting
Expected Behaviour
do nothing
Actual Behaviour
tab indent replaced to spaces
Reproduction steps
add new line
Additional Notes
configuration has no effect
"Lua.format.enable": false,
"Lua.format.defaultConfig": {
"indent_style": "tab"
},
Log File
No response
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
Reproduce the formatting issue in the Visual Studio Code Extension on Linux using the reported indent configuration, then trace the language-server formatting entry point involved when a new line is added. Done means adding a line no longer replaces tab indentation with spaces and the shown formatting configuration has the expected effect.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100