`copilot-language`: Support modifying fields of structs

[ivanperez-keera]

Description

Copilot currently supports reading values from fields of structs, but not changing them.

We'd like to be able to modify a struct by adjusting the values of specific fields.

Type

• Feature: new extension to the language.

Additional context

None.

Requester

• Ivan Perez

Method to check presence of bug

Not applicable (not a bug).

Expected result

Copilot provides a mechanism to update the field of a struct.

Desired result

Copilot provides a mechanism to update the field of a struct.

Proposed solution

Extend copilot-language to provide operations to modify fields of structs.

Extend copilot-core, copilot-c99 and other libraries accordingly.

Further notes

None.

[ivanperez-keera]

Change Manager: Confirmed that the issue exists.

[ivanperez-keera]

Technical Lead: Confirmed that the issue should be addressed.

[ivanperez-keera]

Technical Lead: Issue scheduled for fixing in Copilot 3.20.

Fix assigned to: @ivanperez-keera.