AST edge missing from struct field assignments

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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30/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
scala
Domain
compilers

Research direction

Start by reproducing the struct field assignment foobarInstance.foo = 51; and inspect the corresponding AST shown in the issue. Trace the two calls around the missing edge, then verify that the resulting AST contains the expected connection between them.

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Description

When assigning a value to a struct's field (foobarInstance.foo = 51;), the corresponding part of the AST looks like this:

Between the two calls, there is no AST edge.

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