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Failed to handle key=p. Illegal argument: character must be non-negative

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To Reproduce
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  2. Click on '....'
  3. Scroll down to '....'
  4. See error

VSCodeVim version: 1.21.7

Stack trace
Error: Failed to handle key=p. Illegal argument: character must be non-negative
    at T (/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:5:1232)
    at new P (/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:87:18149)
    at new P (/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:87:17480)
    at W.with (/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:87:19782)
    at y.getCursorPosition (/home/dev-labs/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.7/src/actions/commands/put.ts:376:27)
    at y.exec (/home/dev-labs/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.7/src/actions/commands/put.ts:62:36)
    at runMicrotasks (<anonymous>)
    at process.j (internal/process/task_queues.js:93:5)
    at y.execCount (/home/dev-labs/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.7/src/actions/base.ts:231:42)
    at I.actionToRecord [as runAction] (/home/dev-labs/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.7/src/mode/modeHandler.ts:713:47)
    at I.handledAsAction [as handleKeyAsAnAction] (/home/dev-labs/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.7/src/mode/modeHandler.ts:662:43)
    at I.text [as handleKeyEvent] (/home/dev-labs/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.7/src/mode/modeHandler.ts:477:11)
    at /home/dev-labs/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.7/extensionBase.ts:370:73

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Research direction

Start in src/actions/commands/put.ts at getCursorPosition (line 376) and exec (line 62), then reproduce the error by pressing p with VSCodeVim 1.21.7 in VS Code. Done means the put command handles the reproduced case without reporting the illegal non-negative-character argument.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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