From 2f23313004cccdabbc95ad6ffef6795cddff5c87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yegappan Lakshmanan <yegappan@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:18:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] autocomplete overwrites the dot character in typescript
 files.  Fixes issue #71

---
 autoload/lsp/handlers.vim | 21 +++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/autoload/lsp/handlers.vim b/autoload/lsp/handlers.vim
index 9757e0a..0523b55 100644
--- a/autoload/lsp/handlers.vim
+++ b/autoload/lsp/handlers.vim
@@ -161,15 +161,20 @@ def ProcessCompletionReply(lspserver: dict<any>, req: dict<any>, reply: dict<any
       return
     endif
 
-    # Find the start column for the completion.  If any of the entries
-    # returned by the LSP server has a starting position, then use that.
     var start_col: number = 0
-    for item in items
-      if item->has_key('textEdit')
-	start_col = item.textEdit.range.start.character + 1
-	break
-      endif
-    endfor
+
+    # FIXME: The following doesn't work with typescript as one of the
+    # completion item has a start column that is before the special character.
+    # For example, when completing the methods for "str.", the dot is removed.
+    #
+    # # Find the start column for the completion.  If any of the entries
+    # # returned by the LSP server has a starting position, then use that.
+    # for item in items
+    #   if item->has_key('textEdit')
+    #     start_col = item.textEdit.range.start.character + 1
+    #     break
+    #   endif
+    # endfor
 
     # LSP server didn't return a starting position for completion, search
     # backwards from the current cursor position for a non-keyword character.
-- 
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