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`workspace.library` does not honor `workspace.ignoreDir`
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Description
### How are you using the lua-language-server?
NeoVim
### Which OS are you using?
MacOS
### What is the issue affecting?
Other
### Expected Behaviour
I think it would make sense to also honor the `workspace.ignoreDir` setting when including libraries via `workspace.library`.
My use case is probably rather niche but it pretty much breaks the indexing:
I have a local library that I want to include via `workspace.library`, at the root of the library is a directory `.direnv` which includes symlinks to nix derivations (which intern include more than 100000 lua files)
So I would expect a configuration like
```json
"workspace": {
"ignoreDir": [".direnv"],
"library": "path-to-lib"
}
```
to not index files inside `/.direnv`
### Actual Behaviour
Every file inside the library path is indexed
### Reproduction steps
Follow example from above
### Additional Notes
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with the reported workspace.library path and workspace.ignoreDir setting in NeoVim on macOS. Trace how library paths are indexed and verify that files under /.direnv are excluded while other library files remain indexed; completion is demonstrated by the reproduction no longer indexing those files.
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