LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
Code colors completely gone
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Description
### How are you using the lua-language-server?
Other
### Which OS are you using?
Linux
### What is the issue affecting?
Other
### Expected Behaviour
There should be colors in the code
### Actual Behaviour
there's none
### Reproduction steps
open any lua file in helix with this language configuration
```
[[language]]
name = "lua"
scope = "source.lua"
roots = ["."]
file-types = ["lua"]
comment-token = "--"
indent = { tab-width = 4, unit = " " }
language-servers = ["lua-language-server"]
```
this has worked in the past, but it's suddenly broken
### Additional Notes
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### Log File
_No response_
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Research direction
Reproduce the missing colors in Helix with the Lua language configuration shown in the issue, then inspect the language-server interaction involved in code coloring. Done means that colors are restored for Lua files in this configuration and the reproduction no longer occurs.
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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
- 25/100