Metals: Metals doesn't offer autofill scaladoc comment without underlying string of valid scala code

[banzecrew]

When i try to insert scaladoc comment, metals offer do this automatically like at screenshot

As you can see, there is valid definition of function "repeatString" under the comment

But if i:

• remove
• comment
• write comment after function definition

then metals will not offer me an autofilling

Installation:

• Operating system: macOS
• VSCode version: June 2020 (version 1.47.1)
• Metals version: v1.9.2

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scaladoc autofill

[tgodzik]

Thanks for reporting! This is working intended, scaladoc comments as far as I know are added for methods, classes etc.

What is your use case in this situation? Why would you add a scaladoc comment without Scala code to accompany it? This would just be a simple comment and not really useful in any kind of documentation (unless I am mistaken.)

[banzecrew]

Hi!
Sorry for delay.

Sometimes i exactly know what i will write(it's about code), so i want write a comment before i will starting write class/methods definitions.

[tgodzik]

We could just add an empty comment if nothing is defined afterwards, something like:

/**
  *
  */

shouldn't be too difficult. This needs to be done in the Metals server though, so I will move it there.