Failed to handle key `<tab>`: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'sep')
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Description
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Open VSCode for the Web.
- Open some folder containing a file
foo.txt. - Type
:e f - Press , expecting
foo.txtto autocomplete - See popup error
VSCodeVim version: 1.22.2
Stack trace
TypeError: Failed to handle key `<tab>`: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'sep')
at s (vscode-remote://127.0.0.1:49363/usr/local/google/home/gredelston/.vscode/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.22.2/out/extensionWeb.jsContributor guide
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Research direction
Reproduce in VSCode for the Web by opening a folder with foo.txt, entering :e f, and pressing . Start with the stack trace in out/extensionWeb.js and trace the null value associated with sep. Done means foo.txt autocompletes without the popup error.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100