Failed to handle key=g. Illegal value for `line`
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Description
To Reproduce
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- See error
VSCodeVim version: 1.18.5
Stack trace
Error: Failed to handle key=g. Illegal value for `line`
at d._lineAt (/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:571:740)
at Object.lineAt (/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:570:715)
at le (/Users/isaacmoovn/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.18.5/out/extension.js:1:206217)
at n.execActionWithCount (/Users/isaacmoovn/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.18.5/out/extension.js:1:206753)
at F.executeMovement (/Users/isaacmoovn/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.18.5/out/extension.js:11:175649)
at F.runAction (/Users/isaacmoovn/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.18.5/out/extension.js:11:171527)
at F.handleKeyAsAnAction (/Users/isaacmoovn/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.18.5/out/extension.js:11:170985)
at F.handleKeyEvent (/Users/isaacmoovn/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.18.5/out/extension.js:11:167823)
at Object.promise (/Users/isaacmoovn/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.18.5/out/extension.js:9:216277)
at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:94:5)
at async Object.runTasks (/Users/isaacmoovn/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.18.5/out/extension.js:11:327644)
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing key=g with VSCodeVim 1.18.5, then trace the handling path in out/extension.js corresponding to the stack trace. Done means the key no longer produces “Illegal value for line” in the reported scenario.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100