ensure uniform return types. Closes #5461.

quarto-dev · May 9, 2023 · b8730e5 · b8730e5
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commit b8730e5
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diff --git a/src/resources/filters/common/pandoc.lua b/src/resources/filters/common/pandoc.lua
@@ -94,14 +94,16 @@ function markdownToInlines(str)
 end
 
 function stripTrailingSpace(inlines)
+  -- we always convert to pandoc.List to ensure a uniform
+  -- return type (and its associated methods)
   if #inlines > 0 then
     if inlines[#inlines].t == "Space" then
       return pandoc.List(tslice(inlines, 1, #inlines - 1))
     else
-      return inlines
+      return pandoc.List(inlines)
     end
   else
-    return inlines
+    return pandoc.List(inlines)
   end
 end