eclipse-xtext / eclipse-xtext/xtext
XtextDocumentProvider#isReadOnly does not consider XtextReadonlyEditorInput
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Description
The method XtextDocumentProvider#isReadOnly may be invoked with an instance of XtextReadonlyEditorInput, but still decide not to be read only. I think editor input of that kind need special consideration here.


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Research direction
Start at XtextDocumentProvider#isReadOnly and inspect how it handles XtextReadonlyEditorInput. Trace the related editor-input behavior and existing tests, then verify that this input type is treated as read-only without changing other inputs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- desktop, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100