attempt to use emmylua_check for type checking

.emmyrc.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "runtime": {
+    "version": "LuaJIT",
+    "requirePattern": ["lua/?.lua", "lua/?/init.lua"]
+  },
+  "workspace": {
+    "library": ["$VIMRUNTIME", "$LLS_Addons/luvit"]
+  }
+}

.github/workflows/lint.yml

@@ -37,20 +37,28 @@ jobs:
           version: latest
           args: --check .
 
-  typecheck:
+  typecheck-emmylua:
     name: Typecheck sources
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
         neovim_version: ["v0.11.0"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Type Check Code Base
-        uses: stevearc/nvim-typecheck-action@v2
+      - name: Install emmylua_check from crates.io
+        uses: baptiste0928/cargo-install@v3
+        with:
+          crate: emmylua_check
+          version: '^0.10.0'
+      - name: Setup neovim
+        uses: rhysd/action-setup-vim@v1
         with:
-          configpath: .github/workflows/.luarc.json
-          path: lua
-          level: Warning
-          nvim-version: v0.11.0
+          neovim: true
+          version: ${{ matrix.neovim_version }}
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # TODO (sbadragan): need to fetch LLS_Addons -> luvit library as well
+      - name: Run emmylua_check
+        run: |
+          export VIMRUNTIME=$( nvim -u NORC --headless -c 'echo $VIMRUNTIME' -c 'q' 2>&1)
+          echo $VIMRUNTIME
+          emmylua_check -c .emmyrc.json ./lua ./tests

lua/grug-far/test/helpers.lua

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ function M.getBufExtmarksVirtText(buf, namespaceName)
 
   for i = 1, #marks do
     local _, _, _, details = unpack(marks[i])
+    ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: need-check-nil
     local virt_lines = details.virt_lines
     if virt_lines then
       for j = 1, #virt_lines do
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ function M.getBufExtmarksVirtText(buf, namespaceName)
       end
     end
 
+    ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: need-check-nil
     local virt_text = details.virt_text
     if virt_text then
       for l = 1, #virt_text do
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ end
 
 --- writes files given based on given spec to temp test dir
 --- clears out temp test dir beforehand
----@param files {[string]: string}
+---@param files {filename: string, content: string}[]
 ---@param dirs? string[]
 function M.writeTestFiles(files, dirs)
   vim.fn.delete('./temp_test_dir', 'rf')