[Repo Assist] Monthly Activity 2026-02

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Activity for February 2026

2026-02-22 (Run 1)

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] Fix uint32 underflow in semantic token length for multiline ranges #1449: Fix uint32 underflow in semantic token length for multiline ranges (Closes #1407)
• 💬 Commented on Length data underflow for multiline token in response for textDocument/semanticTokens/full #1407: Described root cause and linked to fix PR
• 💬 Commented on Does not work on FreeBSD #1444: Suggested debugging steps for FreeBSD startup failure
• 💬 Commented on The language server tries to access files in / on Linux #716: Suggested symlink detection fix in WorkspacePeek.fs
• 🏷️ Labelled The Linter Diagnostics test is very flaky, it needs to be looked at #700 with bug, help wanted

2026-02-22 (Run 2)

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] docs: remove deprecated --background-service-enabled from README settings #1451: docs: remove deprecated --background-service-enabled from README (Closes #1306)
• 💬 Commented on Invalid This qualifier is redundant when a variable is shadowed by a property with the same name and compatible signature #1259: Explained false positive "This qualifier is redundant" is an upstream FCS issue
• 💬 Nudged stale PR NegateBooleanExpression code fix #1252 (nojaf — open since March 2024)
• 💬 Nudged stale PR Add a code fix for adding missing seq before {…} #1333 (edgarfgp — draft since December 2024)
• 🏷️ Labelled F# diagnostics reported to clients should only contain a help link if that link actually resolves to a live URL #1437 with enhancement, help wanted
• 🏷️ Labelled missing parentheses in function type definition #1340 with bug

2026-02-22 (Run 3)

• 💬 Commented on Support semantic token for | null #1381: Explained | null semantic token gap is an FCS limitation; outlined FCS fix vs FSAC workaround paths
• 💬 Commented on F# diagnostics reported to clients should only contain a help link if that link actually resolves to a live URL #1437: Suggested implementation approaches for diagnostic help links

2026-02-22 (Run 4)

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] feat: add FSharp.notifications.backgroundServiceProgress config option #1452: feat: add FSharp.notifications.backgroundServiceProgress config option (Closes #1431)
• 💬 Commented on ### Excessive LSP progress Notifications During Typing #1431: Linked to the new PR implementing the background progress config

2026-02-22 (Run 5)

• ✅ PR [Repo Assist] docs: remove deprecated --background-service-enabled from README settings #1451 merged
• 💬 Commented on inheritdoc entries are not followed and resolved in our tooltips/documentation #1415: Outlined implementation approach for (inheritdoc) support in TipFormatter.fs
• 💬 Commented on Property setters are not suggested when in a constructor - they should be! #1414: Suggested debugging steps to identify where property-setter completions are missing
• 🏷️ Labelled Property setters are not suggested when in a constructor - they should be! #1414, inheritdoc entries are not followed and resolved in our tooltips/documentation #1415 with help wanted

2026-02-22 (Run 6)

• 💬 Commented on Implement Call Heirarchy and Type Heirarchy members #1097: Updated status — Call Hierarchy ✅ complete, Type Hierarchy ❌ still TODO; outlined FCS APIs needed
• 💬 Commented on get () should not be renamed when renaming a property #1269: Described root cause of get() being renamed alongside property; suggested filter fix approach
• 🏷️ Labelled get () should not be renamed when renaming a property #1269 with help wanted

2026-02-22 (Run 7)

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] fix: skip get/set accessor keywords and deduplicate ranges in TextDocumentRename #1453: fix: skip get/set accessor keywords and deduplicate ranges in TextDocumentRename (Closes #1269)

2026-02-22 (Run 8)

• 💬 Commented on Improve explicit fields completion in constructor #1322: Analysed root cause of missing named-arg completions in constructor calls; outlined FSAC vs FCS fix paths
• 💬 Commented on Type checking hangs with newly built TypeProvider #1307: Asked for repro on current version; suggested OTel tracing for diagnosis
• 🏷️ Labelled Improve explicit fields completion in constructor #1322 with enhancement, help wanted
• 🏷️ Labelled Type checking hangs with newly built TypeProvider #1307 with needs investigation

2026-02-22 (Run 9)

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] fix: add '{' to completion trigger characters for interpolated strings #1454: fix: add { to completion trigger characters for interpolated strings (Closes #962)
• 💬 Commented on No autocomplete for tokens within interpolated strings (within Ionide/VSCode) #962: Explained root cause and linked to fix PR

2026-02-22 (Run 10)

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] fix: encode non-ASCII path chars as UTF-8 percent sequences in FilePathToUri #1455: fix: encode non-ASCII path chars as UTF-8 percent sequences in FilePathToUri (Closes #840)
• 💬 Commented on Some features do not work when path contains unicode characters #840: Described root cause and linked to fix PR
• 💬 Commented on Code-fix for _.Property / _.MethodCall() / _.IndexerAccess[idx] shorthand for accessor functions #1194: Provided implementation sketch for _.Property code fix

2026-02-22 (Run 11)

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] fix: disable inline values by default to restore pipeline hints #1456: fix: disable inline values by default to restore pipeline hints (Closes #1214)
• 💬 Commented on Remove inline values that replace pipeline hints #1214: Explained root cause and linked to fix PR
• 🏷️ Labelled Remove inline values that replace pipeline hints #1214, Code action: suggest to create missing parameter as local binding #1271, More concise completion info with OptionalAttribute/DefaultParameterValueAttribute #1310 with help wanted

2026-02-22 (Run 12)

• 💬 Commented on Code-fix for _.Property / _.MethodCall() / _.IndexerAccess[idx] shorthand for accessor functions #1194: Corrected previous comment — ReplaceLambdaWithDotLambda code fix already implements this feature; issue can be closed
• 🏷️ Labelled Extract out build evaluation/project-system-y things to a separate process #1408 with help wanted

2026-02-22 (Run 13)

• 💬 Commented on missing parentheses in function type definition #1340: Traced missing-parens bug to two code paths; proposed FSAC-side workaround for AddExplicitTypeAnnotation.fs

2026-02-22 (Run 14)

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] fix: wrap ambiguous function-type segments in parens in AddExplicitTypeAnnotation #1457: fix: wrap ambiguous function-type segments in parens in AddExplicitTypeAnnotation (Closes #1340)

2026-02-22 (Run 15)

• 💬 Commented on Need tests for the Fixes.resolveNamespace function #706: Noted resolveNamespaceTests now exists — issue resolved; suggested closing
• 💬 Commented on [Packaging] Release zips don't maintain unix permissions #715: Noted FSAC now releases via NuGet only — issue obsolete; suggested closing

2026-02-22 (Run 16)

• 💬 Commented on Make the CLI parser not barf on unknown tokens #1026: Noted TreatUnmatchedTokensAsErrors = false already set — issue resolved; suggested closing
• 💬 Commented on Adopt workspaceFolders #733: Noted PR Adopt workspaceFolders instead of deprecated RootPath/RootUri (stages 1 & 2) #1427 partially implements workspaceFolders (stages 1 & 2)

2026-02-22 (Run 17)

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] fix: use Display instead of CanonicalTypeTextForSorting for signature help parameter types #1458: fix: use Display instead of CanonicalTypeTextForSorting for signature help parameter types (Closes #1029)
• 💬 Commented on Descriptions showing "Microsoft.FSharp.Core.char"  #1029: Identified root cause and linked to fix PR
• 💬 Commented on Info Panel: Put Union members on separate lines #822: Noted union cases already render on separate lines — suggested closing
• 💬 Commented on Function application signature help: only first parameter is ever highlighted #744: Explained FCS GetMethods limitation; outlined fix via mfv.CurriedParameterGroups

2026-02-23 (Run 18)

• ✅ PRs [Repo Assist] feat: add FSharp.notifications.backgroundServiceProgress config option #1452, [Repo Assist] fix: skip get/set accessor keywords and deduplicate ranges in TextDocumentRename #1453, [Repo Assist] fix: add '{' to completion trigger characters for interpolated strings #1454, [Repo Assist] fix: encode non-ASCII path chars as UTF-8 percent sequences in FilePathToUri #1455 merged to main
• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] changelog: prepare v0.84.0 release #1460: changelog: prepare v0.84.0 release (summarises changes since v0.83.0)
• 💬 Commented on Fallback to decompilation for go-to-def when sourcelink doesn't find metadata #865: Analysed missing SourceLink→decompile fallback path in ParseAndCheckResults.fs

2026-02-23 (Run 19)

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] fix: preserve nullable type annotations in hover tooltips #1461: fix: preserve nullable type annotations in hover tooltips (Closes #1352)
• 💬 Commented on hover tooltip does not show nullable values as possibly null #1352: Root cause analysis — formatFSharpType used TypeDefinition.DisplayName (strips | null); fix uses typ.Format context
• 🏷️ Labelled Add Support for Breaking Down Type Signatures in Tooltips #1203, F# interactive directives not showing docs once written down, also true for #nowarn, coloring is not conistent (purple?) #1225, hover tooltip does not show nullable values as possibly null #1352 with help wanted

2026-02-23 (Run 20)

• ✅ PR [Repo Assist] fix: preserve nullable type annotations in hover tooltips #1461 closed (merged or rejected)
• 🔧 Created PR: fix: handle href and langword in (seealso) XML doc rendering (partially addresses See and SeeAlso XMLDoc comments should be links/commands #1027)
• 💬 Commented on See and SeeAlso XMLDoc comments should be links/commands #1027: Noted seealso href/langword improvement; explained full cref→command-URI path as follow-up
• 🏷️ Labelled unnecessary parentheses analyzer trigger in chained function call #1362 with needs investigation (upstream fix tracked in More misc parens fixes dotnet/fsharp#18350)

Suggested Actions for Maintainer

Comprehensive list of all pending actions requiring maintainer attention (excludes items already actioned and checked off).

• Review PR [Repo Assist] changelog: prepare v0.84.0 release #1460: changelog: prepare v0.84.0 release — summarises 5 merged fixes/features since v0.83.0 — Review
• Review PR (seealso fix, pending number): fix: handle href and langword in seealso XML doc rendering — improves tooltip rendering for href/langword seealso tags — Review
• Review PR Support rendering | null syntax for nullable values in tooltips #1353: Support rendering | null syntax for nullable values in tooltips — open since Feb 2025 — Review
• Review PR Find All References for Partial/Active Patterns #1440: Find All References for Partial/Active Patterns — open since Jan 2026 — Review
• Check comment See and SeeAlso XMLDoc comments should be links/commands #1027: Repo Assist noted seealso href improvement and outlined follow-up work — View

Future Work for Repo Assist

• Implement full cref → command:fsharp.showDocumentation URI rendering in (see) and (seealso) tags (See and SeeAlso XMLDoc comments should be links/commands #1027)
• Implement (inheritdoc cref="...") resolution in TipFormatter.fs (inheritdoc entries are not followed and resolved in our tooltips/documentation #1415)
• Type Hierarchy (Implement Call Heirarchy and Type Heirarchy members #1097): implement prepareTypeHierarchy, supertypes, subtypes using FCS FSharpEntity APIs
• Continue backlog triage from issue LSIF support for FSAC #900 onwards (cursor updated from InfoPanel generic parameter formatting & tests #870 to LSIF support for FSAC #900)
• Check dependency versions (Task 4 still never done)

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