LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
`--doc` CLI argument does not work
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Description
### How are you using the lua-language-server?
Command Line
### Which OS are you using?
Windows WSL
### What is the issue affecting?
Other
### Expected Behaviour
Document generation, as documented here:
https://luals.github.io/wiki/usage/#--doc
### Actual Behaviour
```sh
rhys@RhysDesktop:~/example-lua$ ~/lua-language-server/bin/lua-language-server --doc ~/example-lua/
root uri = file:///home/rhys/example-lua/
script/cli/doc/export.lua:304: attempt to concatenate a nil value (local 'outputDir')
stack traceback:
script/cli/doc/export.lua:304: in field 'serializeAndExport'
script/cli/doc/init.lua:235: in upvalue 'callback'
script/lclient.lua:129: in function
stack traceback:
script/lclient.lua:123: in function 'await.errorHandle'
script/await.lua:35: in function 'await.checkResult'
(...tail calls...)
[C]: in function 'xpcall'
script/timer.lua:52: in upvalue 'mWakeup'
script/timer.lua:93: in upvalue 'onTick'
script/timer.lua:236: in function 'timer.update'
script/lclient.lua:139: in method 'start'
script/cli/doc/init.lua:201: in function 'cli.doc.runCLI'
script/cli/init.lua:22: in main chunk
[C]: in function 'require'
/home/rhys/lua-language-server/main.lua:78: in main chunk
(bootstrap.lua):85: in main chunk
[C]: in ?
script/lclient.lua:124: [19:48:24.474][error][#0:script/lclient.lua:123]: script/cli/doc/export.lua:304: attempt to concatenate a nil value (local 'outputDir')
stack traceback:
script/cli/doc/export.lua:304: in field 'serializeAndExport'
script/cli/doc/init.lua:235: in upvalue 'callback'
script/lclient.lua:129: in function <script/lclient.lua:128>
stack traceback:
script/lclient.lua:123: in function 'await.errorHandle'
script/await.lua:35: in function 'await.checkResult'
(...tail calls...)
[C]: in function 'xpcall'
script/timer.lua:52: in upvalue 'mWakeup'
script/timer.lua:93: in upvalue 'onTick'
script/timer.lua:236: in function 'timer.update'
script/lclient.lua:139: in method 'start'
script/cli/doc/init.lua:201: in function 'cli.doc.runCLI'
script/cli/init.lua:22: in main chunk
[C]: in function 'require'
/home/rhys/lua-language-server/main.lua:78: in main chunk
(bootstrap.lua):85: in main chunk
[C]: in ?
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'error'
script/lclient.lua:124: in function 'await.errorHandle'
script/await.lua:35: in function 'await.checkResult'
(...tail calls...)
[C]: in function 'xpcall'
script/timer.lua:52: in upvalue 'mWakeup'
script/timer.lua:93: in upvalue 'onTick'
script/timer.lua:236: in function 'timer.update'
script/lclient.lua:139: in method 'start'
script/cli/doc/init.lua:201: in function 'cli.doc.runCLI'
script/cli/init.lua:22: in main chunk
[C]: in function 'require'
/home/rhys/lua-language-server/main.lua:78: in main chunk
(bootstrap.lua):85: in main chunk
[C]: in ?
/home/rhys/lua-language-server/bin/lua-language-server: script/lclient.lua:149: two hours later ...
====== C -> S ======
====== S -> C ======
====================
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'error'
script/lclient.lua:149: in method 'start'
script/cli/doc/init.lua:201: in function 'cli.doc.runCLI'
script/cli/init.lua:22: in main chunk
[C]: in function 'require'
/home/rhys/lua-language-server/main.lua:78: in main chunk
(bootstrap.lua):85: in main chunk
[C]: in ?
```
### Reproduction steps
1. Create a new folder
2. Add any documented lua file, I used this:
```lua
---@param x number
function foo(x) end
```
3. Run `lua-language-server --doc <path-to-folder>`
### Additional Notes
I tried this on both Windows and WSL with the same result.
### 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
Start with script/cli/doc/export.lua at the serializeAndExport failure on line 304, then trace how script/cli/doc/init.lua invokes it for `--doc`. Reproduce the command against a folder containing the documented Lua file. Done means the command completes without the nil `outputDir` error and generates the expected documentation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100