parser: unexpected token `goto`

[kkharji]

Hello @JohnnyMorganz

I was trying to format the following file :

https://github.com/pwntester/octo.nvim/blob/master/lua/octo/model/octo-buffer.lua

but got the following message

Could not format file lua/octo/model/octo-buffer.lua: 
error parsing: error occurred while creating ast: 
unexpected token `goto`. (starting from line 171, character 9 and ending on line 171, character 13)

Additionally, when I commented that line I got similar error related to ::continue::

more info pwntester/octo.nvim#193

[JohnnyMorganz]

Hey @tami5

It looks like you have some Lua5.2+ code. How did you install stylua?
If you installed it through cargo, make sure you include --features lua52:

cargo install stylua --features lua52

If you installed through GitHub releases or if this is from the GitHub action, then there may be something else wrong here

[kkharji]

Hey @tami5

It looks like you have some Lua5.2+ code. How did you install stylua?
If you installed it through cargo, make sure you include --features lua52:

cargo install stylua --features lua52

If you installed through GitHub releases or if this is from the GitHub action, then there may be something else wrong here

🤨 I don't think neovim is running on lua52, luajit is which as far as I know it's basically lua51. Maybe support this syntax is supported in luajit 🤔. I'm not sure.

[clason]

Yes, LuaJIT includes some extensions from Lua 5.2, and in particular goto and ::labels::; see https://luajit.org/extensions.html.

[kkharji]

Thanks @clason, It would be cool to have a stylua version for luajit.

[JohnnyMorganz]

The LuaJIT extensions should be covered in Lua 5.2 mode (mainly the goto and label syntax, which is the same in both).

The only difference is when using goto as an identifier - if LuaJIT is built without the -DLUAJIT_ENABLE_LUA52COMPAT flag this becomes an issue (as shown in #229) https://luajit.org/extensions.html

In the case you showed though, this isn't an issue. Building with the Lua52 flag will work for your usecase

[pwntester]

Thanks @JohnnyMorganz! Can I configure https://github.com/JohnnyMorganz/stylua-action to use the lua52 flag?

[JohnnyMorganz]

Thanks @JohnnyMorganz! Can I configure https://github.com/JohnnyMorganz/stylua-action to use the lua52 flag?

It currently has all flags enabled (which hasn't proved a major issue thus far). Running it as-is should work

[pwntester]

Going a little bit off-issue (maybe), do you have any idea what can cause this error then?

[JohnnyMorganz]

Going a little bit off-issue (maybe), do you have any idea what can cause this error then?

Hm, thats a strange one. Let me take a look further

[JohnnyMorganz]

Going a little bit off-issue (maybe), do you have any idea what can cause this error then?

Ah, I see the issue. In your lint.yml workflow file, you have this: https://github.com/pwntester/octo.nvim/blob/722b6b5985ad52a02017e861a469fa9018dc2a24/.github/workflows/lint.yml#L14

          args:  stylua --color always --check lua/

What this is essentially running is stylua stylua --color always --check lua/, so you are passing stylua again as an argument - it is trying to format all the files in a "stylua" directory, which doesn't exist!
It should be:

          args:  --color always --check lua/

Maybe the error message could be slightly easier to understand

(Sorry for the delay, got distracted!)

[pwntester]

🤦🏼 Thanks a lot, that fixed it!

[kkharji]

😆 that was my bad, thanks @JohnnyMorganz . I guess this is no longer an issue