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xargs commands with more than one optional argument are not recognized as optional

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#2,314 opened on May 8, 2022

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Description

Environment

  • TeXstudio: VERSION 4.2.3 (git 4.2.3)
  • Qt: 6.3.0 R
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro
  • TeX distribution: MiKTeX-pdfTeX 4.10 (MiKTeX 22.1)

Desired behavior

Using xargs to create a command with more than one optional argument, TexStudio recognizes that those are optional arguments and autocompletes the command as such.

Current behavior

image The command is used as if those arguments were not optional and thus the command doesn't read those arguments at all (since they should be enclosed by [] instead of {}).

How to reproduce

Create a command with more than one optional argument using xargs.

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Research direction
Examine the cwl parsing logic in TeXstudio, specifically how optional arguments with xargs are recognized and distinguished from required arguments. Look for the relevant code in the completion engine or cxx file that handles argument types.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
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3
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C++LaTeX
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