References/navigation fail for Lombok fluent accessors with `chain=true`

[milic-marko]

Environment

• redhat.java: 1.54.0
• Lombok version: 1.18.46
• Java version: 25

Lombok configuration

lombok.config

# Generate fluent-style accessors, e.g. "name()" instead of "getName()",
# and "name(value)" instead of "setName(value)".
lombok.accessors.fluent = true

# Make generated setter-like methods return "this" so calls can be chained,
# e.g. "obj.name(value).age(42)".
lombok.accessors.chain = true

Reproduction

In the demo project:

demo.zip

1. Open Car.java
2. Locate the engine field
3. Run Find All References on engine

Actual behavior

VS Code / JDT LS reports:

No references found

However, the field is referenced from DemoApplication.java via:

car.engine()

Additionally:

• Navigating from car.engine() in DemoApplication.java
• Using Go to Definition / Peek Definition

points to a Lombok-generated @Getter method instead of resolving to the backing engine field.

Expected behavior

• Find All References on the engine field should include usages through Lombok fluent accessors such as:

car.engine()

• Go to Definition from car.engine() should resolve to the engine field (or the generated fluent accessor associated with that field), not the unrelated Lombok @Builder method.

Notes

The issue appears specifically related to:

lombok.accessors.fluent = true
lombok.accessors.chain = true

Standard JavaBean-style getters/setters do not appear to exhibit this behavior.