Failed to handle key `(`: Invalid regular expression: /r(/: Unterminated group
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Description
easymotion
\2sa( or \2sb) or \3sab) etc
VSCodeVim version: 1.24.3
Stack trace
SyntaxError: Failed to handle key `(`: Invalid regular expression: /r(/: Unterminated group
at new RegExp (<anonymous>)
at getMatchesForString (c:\Users\serj\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.24.3\src\actions\plugins\easymotion\easymotion.cmd.ts:133:9)
at t.SearchByCharCommand.getMatches (c:\Users\serj\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.24.3\src\actions\plugins\easymotion\easymotion.cmd.ts:154:12)
at t.SearchByCharCommand.exec (c:\Users\serj\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.24.3\src\actions\plugins\easymotion\easymotion.cmd.ts:78:28)
at t.SearchByCharCommand.fire (c:\Users\serj\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.24.3\src\actions\plugins\easymotion\easymotion.cmd.ts:163:16)
at g.exec (c:\Users\serj\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.24.3\src\actions\plugins\easymotion\easymotion.cmd.ts:329:20)
at process.j (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
at g.execCount (c:\Users\serj\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.24.3\src\actions\base.ts:215:42)
at I.actionToRecord [as runAction] (c:\Users\serj\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.24.3\src\mode\modeHandler.ts:739:47)
at I.handledAsAction [as handleKeyAsAnAction] (c:\Users\serj\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.24.3\src\mode\modeHandler.ts:688:43)
at I.text [as handleKeyEvent] (c:\Users\serj\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.24.3\src\mode\modeHandler.ts:505:11)
at c:\Users\serj\.vscode\extensions\vscodevim.vim-1.24.3\extensionBase.ts:359:73
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Research direction
Start in src/actions/plugins/easymotion/easymotion.cmd.ts, especially getMatchesForString at line 133, using the reported easymotion input involving ( to reproduce the failure. Trace how the search pattern is formed and verify that the action completes without an unterminated regular-expression error for the reported key.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vim, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100