Very large hints returned sometimes
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Description
If a large function is defined something like
foo x = do
case x of
-- many many lines of case matching and processing, where clauses, etc
then the redundant do hint will repeat the entire text for function foo twice, once with the do and once without.
This can result in unwieldy hints, especially when they are presented as a pop-up on hovering in an IDE.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the redundant do hint with the large Haskell function example in the issue and inspect how the hint is rendered. Trace the code that constructs this hint and determine how to avoid repeating the full function while retaining a useful suggestion; done means large hints no longer duplicate the entire function text.
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- Tech stack
- haskell
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100