leanprover / leanprover/lean4

No dot completion for identifiers in most cases

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Description

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Description

In most cases, dot autocompletion for identifiers outside of terms does not work (i.e. completion after foo.).

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Type #print Bool.

Expected behavior: At this point, possible completions like Bool.and should be shown.

Actual behavior: Autocompletion interrupts, leaving only a parser error.

Versions

Lean 4.21.0-nightly-2025-05-15

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Research direction

Reproduce the problem with #print Bool. and verify that completions such as Bool.and are absent while a parser error remains. Trace the identifier completion path for code outside terms, then confirm that dot completion works in this example and does not interrupt with a parser error.

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Assessment

Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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