LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
Packing multiple returns into a table only shows first return value
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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
The code below should show `{ [1]: string, [2]: number, [3]: table }`
### Actual Behaviour

### Reproduction steps
```lua
---@return string foo
---@return number bar
---@return table baz
function test()
return "foo", 123, {};
end;
local stuff = { test() };
```
### Additional Notes
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### Log File
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue in the Visual Studio Code extension using the supplied Lua function and table-construction snippet, then trace the type-checking path for packed multiple returns. Done means the inferred table reports string at index 1, number at index 2, and table at index 3 instead of only the first return value.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100