"Go to definition" (in LSP) should also look for classes, functions for a class constant
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Description
E.g. $x = MyClass is normally treated like a global constant MyClass.
If a user hasn't finished typing the line, it's possible that it is referring to a function or global constant.
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Research direction
Locate the LSP "Go to definition" implementation and its existing tests, then trace how a class constant reference is resolved. Verify behavior for an incomplete $x = MyClass expression by checking whether matching classes, functions, and global constants are offered as definition targets.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100