Flight Log / microsoft/vscode #252116
Fix debug expression hover for TypeScript non-null assertions (!) — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight
The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in microsoft/vscode on Jun 23, 2025; a burn — closed unmerged after human review: +26 −3, 3 files, 4 reviews.
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GitHub Copilot attempted a fix in microsoft/vscode so debug hover evaluates full expressions containing the TypeScript non-null assertion operator. The change touched three files with 26 additions and three deletions across five commits. Four reviews left four comments and no change requests. The pull request was closed unmerged, a burn after human review.
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When debugging in VS Code, hovering over expressions containing the TypeScript non-null assertion operator `!` (like `a!.length`) did not evaluate the complete expression. Instead, it would incorrectly break up the expression and only evaluate partial segments. ## Problem The issue was in the `get…
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- Jun 25, 2025closedroblourens
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Cite this flight: AgentRiders Flight Log, microsoft/vscode#252116, record updated Nov 3, 2026, https://agentriders.com/logs/microsoft/vscode/252116/
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