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Syntax error markers do not go away after the issue is corrected
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Issue-Bug
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 1.9k
- Forks
- 547
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
System Details
OS: Windows 10 Enterprise
Version InstallDate OSArchitecture
------- ----------- --------------
10.0.14393 1/26/2017 7:52:53 PM 64-bit
code -v:
1.13.1
379d2efb5539b09112c793d3d9a413017d736f89
$pseditor.EditorServicesVersion:
Major Minor Build Revision
----- ----- ----- --------
1 4 0 0
Extensions:
DotJoshJohnson.xml@1.9.1
jchannon.csharpextensions@1.3.0
jmrog.vscode-nuget-package-manager@1.1.3
MS-DevSkim.vscode-devskim@0.1.4
ms-vscode.csharp@1.10.0
ms-vscode.PowerShell@1.4.0
ms-vsts.team@1.119.0
qinjia.seti-icons@0.1.3
Tyriar.theme-sapphire@0.2.1
$PSVersionTable:
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 5.1.14393.1358
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.14393.1358
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
Issue Description
VSCode error parser got stuck showing an error on a piece of code that had been corrected. Would not clear until after VSCode was closed/reopened.

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First steps
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- 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 reported VSCode error-parser behavior: show a syntax error, correct the code, and observe whether the marker remains until restart. Trace the parser and diagnostic update flow in the PowerShell extension; done means markers clear promptly after the underlying issue is corrected, without closing and reopening VSCode.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100