LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
table validation is not working as expected
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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
"inject-field" or "undefined-field" should show an error in table definition
Actual Behaviour
"Lua.diagnostics.severity": {
"inject-field": "Error",
"undefined-field": "Error"
"missing-fields": "Error" // <-this works
},
---@type Foo
local entity = { -- <--expected error "bar is missing"
here_should_be_an_error ="but is not"
}
---@class (exact) Foo
---@field bar string
Reproduction steps
- Go to '...'
- Click '...'
- See error '...'
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the configuration and Lua snippet in the Visual Studio Code extension on Windows, then inspect which diagnostics are emitted for the exact class and table definition. Done means the expected field-related error is reported for the shown mismatch, with behavior verified against the configured diagnostic severities.
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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
- 35/100