REditorSupport / REditorSupport/languageserver

lsp sees things that lintr doesnt

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Description

I might have a function defined in a separate file of functions that I source in the script. the linter warns about no global function definition, but if I use the jump to definition capability it takes me exactly where I need to go. so the lsp knows the function exists but the linter provided by lintr doesn't. I might turn off that linter capability in my .lintr file but I wish it worked properly for cases where the function is actually not available.

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Start by reproducing the case where an R script sources a separate functions file, then compare the LSP jump-to-definition result with the lintr no-global-function warning. Review how the .lintr configuration affects that warning and trace the two resolution paths. Done means sourced functions are recognized when available while genuinely unavailable functions still produce a warning.

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Tech stack
r
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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