Exclude `nil` function name from error
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- Lua
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Description
local function f(_)
require("checks")("number")
end
assert(pcall(f, ""))
-- bad argument #1 to nil (number expected, got string)
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Research direction
Start by running the Lua reproduction from issue #61 and trace how checks builds the argument error when the function name is nil. Done means the failing call no longer includes "nil" in the error message while the type-checking failure remains clear.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100