LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server

Documentation doesn't contain the descriptions of classes.

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Description

How are you using the lua-language-server?

Visual Studio Code Extension (sumneko.lua)

Which OS are you using?

Linux

What is the issue affecting?

Other

Expected Behaviour

Example input:

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Expecting output like:

#Action

<fields & methods>

Actual Behaviour

Example output:

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Here's what I see when mousing over it in VSCode:

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Reproduction steps

Build docs using LuaLSP's CLI, see that descriptions get stripped/not output.

Additional Notes

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the LuaLS CLI path that builds documentation and reproduce the issue using the documented example. Compare the generated output with the expected class description, fields, and methods; done means descriptions are retained in the generated documentation.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
lua
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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