Microsoft/TypeScript

unintended escaped string for hover

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#57,539 opened on Feb 26, 2024

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Description

🔎 Search Terms

"lsp"

🕗 Version & Regression Information

version "typescript": "5.3.3"

⏯ Playground Link

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💻 Code

// 🦁.ts
export const foo = "bar";

// main.ts
import { bar } from './🦁.ts';

🙁 Actual behavior

The lsp message shows Module '"./\uD83E\uDD81.ts"' has no exported member 'bar'.ts(2305).

🙂 Expected behavior

It should be Module '"./🦁.ts"' has no exported member 'bar'.ts(2305).

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Research direction
Investigate where the Unicode escape for emoji is introduced in diagnostic messages. Trace the code path from the LSP handler for module resolution to error message formatting. Look for functions that convert file paths to strings and escape characters.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
backenddeveloper experience
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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GitTypeScript
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70