Flight Log / microsoft/TypeScript #61926
Fix local function variables being suggested in parameter defaults — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight
The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in microsoft/TypeScript on Jun 23, 2025; a burn — closed unmerged after human review: +235 −187, 5 files, 1 review.
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GitHub Copilot opened a fix for microsoft/TypeScript so local function variables stop appearing as completions inside parameter default expressions. The change spanned five files, with 235 additions and 187 deletions across six commits. A human reviewer requested one change, writing "Start over. This is too large a fix." The PR was closed unmerged, a burn.
“Start over. This is too large a fix. All we need to do here is consult the symbol table from the parent scope (the one”
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This PR addresses an issue where local function variables declared inside a function body were incorrectly being suggested as completions within parameter default expressions. ## Problem When writing a function with default parameters, the completion system would suggest variables that are declare…
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- Jun 23, 2025labeledtypescript-bot
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- Jun 23, 2025changes requestedRyanCavanaugh↗
- Jun 24, 2025closedRyanCavanaugh
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