Failed to handle key `.`: vimState.commandLine unexpectedly undefined
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Description
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Open VSCode for the Web.
- Open a folder containing
foo.txt. - Type
:e foo.txt. - See error
VSCodeVim version: 1.22.2
Stack trace
Error: Failed to handle key `.`: vimState.commandLine unexpectedly undefined
at t.assertDefined (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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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue in VSCode for the Web by opening a folder containing foo.txt and running :e foo.txt. Start from the stack trace in out/extensionWeb.js and trace the command-line handling that leads to vimState.commandLine being undefined. Done means the command completes without the key-handling error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100