Failed to handle key `<tab>`: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'sep')
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Description
To Reproduce
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- See error
VSCodeVim version: 1.24.2
Stack trace
TypeError: Failed to handle key `<tab>`: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'sep')
at s (http://localhost:8000/stable-d045a5eda657f4d7b676dedbfa7aab8207f8a075/web-extension-resource/vscodevim.vscode-unpkg.net/vscodevim/vim/1.24.2/extension/out/extensionWeb.jsContributor guide
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the failure while handling the key in VSCodeVim 1.24.2 and inspect the stack trace entry in extension/out/extensionWeb.js. Trace the null value involved in the reported sep read, then verify that the same key no longer produces the error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100