Svelte server syntax errors disappear when reopening a file

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Description

Information

VIM version

NVIM v0.12.2
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1774896198

Operating System:

Darwin prakriti 25.5.0 Darwin Kernel Version 25.5.0: Mon Apr 27 20:38:56 PDT 2026; root:xnu-12377.121.6~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 arm64

What went wrong

After opening, closing and reopening a svelte file syntax check disappears.
Also syntax highlight in the file is altered when syntax check becomes enabled. I don't think this is a positive side effect.

Reproducing the bug

1. Open svelte file with svelteserver linter enabled
2. See weird syntax highlight change + syntax errors highlighted
3. Open another non-svelte file
4. Return to previous file

Expected: syntax is still checked.
Actual: syntax is not checked

Workaround

The following command in ftplugin/svelte.vim solves the problem:

augroup SvelteReload
  autocmd! BufReadPost,BufUnload <buffer>
  " b:current_syntax and b:did_ftplugin survive nohidden unload; clear them so
  " vim-svelte-plugin rebuilds embedded TS/CSS syntax regions on reload.
  autocmd BufReadPost <buffer> unlet! b:current_syntax b:did_ftplugin | set syntax=svelte
  " ALE never re-attaches the native LSP (semantic tokens) after a nohidden
  " unload; tell it the buffer is closed so it re-opens it on the next lint.
  autocmd BufUnload <buffer> call ale#lsp#CloseDocument(str2nr(expand('<abuf>')))
augroup END

LLM says that bug happens because of the combination of the following confugiration used together:

1. set nohidden
2. https://github.com/leafOfTree/vim-svelte-plugin plugin
3. ALE as LSP

:ALEInfo

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Current Filetype: ale-info
Available Linters: []
Enabled Linters: []
Ignored Linters: []
Suggested Fixers:
'remove_trailing_lines' - Remove all blank lines at the end of a file.
'trim_whitespace' - Remove all trailing whitespace characters at the end of every line.

Global Variables:
let g:ale_cache_executable_check_failures = v:null
let g:ale_change_sign_column_color = v:null
let g:ale_command_wrapper = ''
let g:ale_completion_delay = 100
let g:ale_completion_enabled = 1
let g:ale_completion_max_suggestions = 50
let g:ale_disable_lsp = 'auto'
let g:ale_echo_cursor = v:true
let g:ale_echo_msg_error_str = 'Error'
let g:ale_echo_msg_format = '%code: %%s'
let g:ale_echo_msg_info_str = 'Info'
let g:ale_echo_msg_warning_str = 'Warning'
let g:ale_enabled = 1
let g:ale_fix_on_save = v:false
let g:ale_fixers = {}
let g:ale_history_enabled = v:true
let g:ale_info_default_mode = 'preview'
let g:ale_history_log_output = v:true
let g:ale_keep_list_window_open = 0
let g:ale_lint_delay = 200
let g:ale_lint_on_enter = v:true
let g:ale_lint_on_filetype_changed = v:true
let g:ale_lint_on_insert_leave = v:true
let g:ale_lint_on_save = v:true
let g:ale_lint_on_text_changed = 'never'
let g:ale_linter_aliases = {}
let g:ale_linters = {}
let g:ale_linters_explicit = v:false
let g:ale_linters_ignore = {}
let g:ale_list_vertical = v:false
let g:ale_list_window_size = 10
let g:ale_loclist_msg_format = '%code: %%s'
let g:ale_max_buffer_history_size = 20
let g:ale_max_signs = v:null
let g:ale_maximum_file_size = v:null
let g:ale_open_list = v:false
let g:ale_pattern_options = v:null
let g:ale_pattern_options_enabled = v:null
let g:ale_root = {}
let g:ale_set_balloons = v:false
let g:ale_set_highlights = v:true
let g:ale_set_loclist = v:true
let g:ale_set_quickfix = v:false
let g:ale_set_signs = v:true
let g:ale_sign_column_always = v:null
let g:ale_sign_error = v:null
let g:ale_sign_info = v:null
let g:ale_sign_offset = v:null
let g:ale_sign_style_error = v:null
let g:ale_sign_style_warning = v:null
let g:ale_sign_warning = v:null
let g:ale_sign_highlight_linenrs = v:null
let g:ale_type_map = {}
let g:ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api = v:true
let g:ale_use_global_executables = v:null
let g:ale_virtualtext_cursor = 'all'
let g:ale_warn_about_trailing_blank_lines = v:true
let g:ale_warn_about_trailing_whitespace = v:true

Command History:

Current Filetype: ale-info
Available Linters: []
Enabled Linters: []
Ignored Linters: []
Suggested Fixers:
'remove_trailing_lines' - Remove all blank lines at the end of a file.
'trim_whitespace' - Remove all trailing whitespace characters at the end of every line.

Global Variables:
let g:ale_cache_executable_check_failures = v:null
let g:ale_change_sign_column_color = v:null
let g:ale_command_wrapper = ''
let g:ale_completion_delay = 100
let g:ale_completion_enabled = 1
let g:ale_completion_max_suggestions = 50
let g:ale_disable_lsp = 'auto'
let g:ale_echo_cursor = v:true
let g:ale_echo_msg_error_str = 'Error'
let g:ale_echo_msg_format = '%code: %%s'
let g:ale_echo_msg_info_str = 'Info'
let g:ale_echo_msg_warning_str = 'Warning'
let g:ale_enabled = 1
let g:ale_fix_on_save = v:false
let g:ale_fixers = {}
let g:ale_history_enabled = v:true
let g:ale_info_default_mode = 'preview'
let g:ale_history_log_output = v:true
let g:ale_keep_list_window_open = 0
let g:ale_lint_delay = 200
let g:ale_lint_on_enter = v:true
let g:ale_lint_on_filetype_changed = v:true
let g:ale_lint_on_insert_leave = v:true
let g:ale_lint_on_save = v:true
let g:ale_lint_on_text_changed = 'never'
let g:ale_linter_aliases = {}
let g:ale_linters = {}
let g:ale_linters_explicit = v:false
let g:ale_linters_ignore = {}
let g:ale_list_vertical = v:false
let g:ale_list_window_size = 10
let g:ale_loclist_msg_format = '%code: %%s'
let g:ale_max_buffer_history_size = 20
let g:ale_max_signs = v:null
let g:ale_maximum_file_size = v:null
let g:ale_open_list = v:false
let g:ale_pattern_options = v:null
let g:ale_pattern_options_enabled = v:null
let g:ale_root = {}
let g:ale_set_balloons = v:false
let g:ale_set_highlights = v:true
let g:ale_set_loclist = v:true
let g:ale_set_quickfix = v:false
let g:ale_set_signs = v:true
let g:ale_sign_column_always = v:null
let g:ale_sign_error = v:null
let g:ale_sign_info = v:null
let g:ale_sign_offset = v:null
let g:ale_sign_style_error = v:null
let g:ale_sign_style_warning = v:null
let g:ale_sign_warning = v:null
let g:ale_sign_highlight_linenrs = v:null
let g:ale_type_map = {}
let g:ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api = v:true
let g:ale_use_global_executables = v:null
let g:ale_virtualtext_cursor = 'all'
let g:ale_warn_about_trailing_blank_lines = v:true
let g:ale_warn_about_trailing_whitespace = v:true

Command History:
(executable check - success) /Users/bogdangusiev/makabu/brad/realphotos-marketplace/node_modules/.bin/svelteserver
(started) ['/bin/zsh', '-c', '''/Users/bogdangusiev/makabu/brad/realphotos-marketplace/node_modules/.bin/svelteserver'' --stdio']

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