secondlife / secondlife/sl-vscode-plugin
Cannot add new Lua script
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- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 33
- Forks
- 15
- Avg merge
- 14h 50m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 9
Description
The VSCode extension does not seem to support creating new Lua scripts. It does seem to support creating LSL scripts, but not Lua.
- Explore in IDE
- In VSCode select "New File"
- .lsl is a new script file.
- .lua, .luau, and .slua are all treated as notecards.
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue in the VSCode extension using the listed steps, checking how New File handles .lsl, .lua, .luau, and .slua. Trace the extension's script-file recognition or creation entry point; done means Lua extensions are treated like LSL scripts rather than notecards.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- devtools, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 72/100