Failed to handle key=. Failed to attach to neovim process. Timeout
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Description
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VSCodeVim version: 1.21.8
Stack trace
Error: Failed to handle key=
. Failed to attach to neovim process. Timeout
at p.statusBarText [as run] (/home/chen/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.8/src/neovim/neovim.ts:46:15)
at Object.vimState [as Run] (/home/chen/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.8/src/cmd_line/commandLine.ts:79:19)
at C.j [as exec] (/home/chen/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.8/src/actions/commands/commandLine.ts:144:50)
at C.execCount (/home/chen/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.8/src/actions/base.ts:230:42)
at I.actionToRecord [as runAction] (/home/chen/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.8/src/mode/modeHandler.ts:713:47)
at I.handledAsAction [as handleKeyAsAnAction] (/home/chen/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.8/src/mode/modeHandler.ts:662:43)
at I.text [as handleKeyEvent] (/home/chen/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.8/src/mode/modeHandler.ts:477:11)
at /home/chen/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.21.8/extensionBase.ts:370:73
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Research direction
Start with the stack-trace entry point at src/neovim/neovim.ts:46, then follow the command-line path through src/cmd_line/commandLine.ts and src/actions/commands/commandLine.ts. Reproduce the VSCodeVim 1.21.8 timeout and trace the Neovim attachment flow; done means the reported key no longer fails with a timeout.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vim, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100