LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
Support for generic classes
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enhancement
feat/generic
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- Dominant language
- Lua
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Description
Describe the bug
Despite being mentioned in luanalysis, generic classes are not supported by this language server.
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Environment:
- OS: Arch Linux
- Client: VSCode
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 by reproducing the generic-class example from the issue in VSCode and compare the language server's behavior with the luanalysis reference mentioned in the report. Trace the language-server handling for generic classes and define done as correct support without the reported diagnostic or display failure.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100