microsoft / microsoft/monaco-editor
[Bug] matchOnWordStartOnly does not work
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
Reproducible in vscode.dev or in VS Code Desktop?
- Not reproducible in vscode.dev or VS Code Desktop
Reproducible in the monaco editor playground?
- Not reproducible in the monaco editor playground
Monaco Editor Playground Link
Monaco Editor Playground Code
const value = ``;
// Hover on each property to see its docs!
const myEditor = monaco.editor.create(document.getElementById("container"), {
value,
language: "sql",
automaticLayout: true,
matchOnWordStartOnly: false,
});
monaco.languages.registerCompletionItemProvider("sql", {
triggerCharacters: [" "],
provideCompletionItems: () => {
return {
suggestions: [
{
label: "abc",
kind: monaco.languages.CompletionItemKind.Text,
},
{
label: "abcnamed",
kind: monaco.languages.CompletionItemKind.Text,
}
]
}
}
})
Reproduction Steps
Press space (will trigger suggestions) and then "name"
Actual (Problematic) Behavior
it closes suggestions and shows "No suggestions." when forcing them through ctrl+enter
Expected Behavior
It should show "abcname"
Additional Context
No response
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Research direction
Start with the linked Monaco Editor Playground reproduction and the completion provider using matchOnWordStartOnly: false. Reproduce the space-then-name sequence, then trace how forced completion filtering handles the option; done means the suggestions remain available and the expected abcname result is shown.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100