LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server

Line with just a space in gitignore causes whole project to be ignored

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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?

Diagnostics/Syntax Checking

Expected Behaviour

An empty space (literally just ) along with "Lua.workspace.useGitIgnore" : true being set seems to be causing my whole project to be ignored.

Actual Behaviour

I'd expect it to be ignored. The .gitignore docs (https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore#_pattern_format) say:

Trailing spaces are ignored unless they are quoted with backslash ("").

Reproduction steps
  1. Assign global in a.lua: x = 100
  2. Add .gitignore with empty space character
  3. See below:
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Removing the .gitignore file fixes the issue.

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Research direction

Reproduce the behavior with the Lua.workspace.useGitIgnore setting enabled, a .gitignore containing only a space, and the a.lua assignment described in the issue. Trace the gitignore handling used by diagnostics and verify that a whitespace-only line is ignored without causing the whole project to be ignored.

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Assessment

Tech stack
lua
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
64/100

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