LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
can not complete param for "overload" functions
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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?
Completion
Expected Behaviour
complete param for all overload functions
Actual Behaviour
can only complete params whose param count exactly matches
Reproduction steps
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create a
lib.lua---@meta test_lib ---@param p0 string|'aa'|'bb' function test(p0) end ---@param p0 string|'cc'|'dd' ---@param p1 number function test(p0, p1) end -
create a
test.lua(|is the cursor position)test(|) -
input
'(single quote) to complete, and only the first function'sp0can be completed -
if the input is
test(|, 0), then the second function'sp0can be completed
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Research direction
Reproduce the completion behavior with the lib.lua and test.lua examples in the issue, starting from the overload definitions and the call-site completion scenario. Investigate the completion path for overloaded functions and verify that parameter suggestions from all matching overloads appear when the argument list is incomplete.
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