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Multiple workspaces with separated config/cache directories

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
emacs-lisp, java

Research direction

Start by examining lsp-java's workspace and configuration handling, then trace how jdtls instances are created when multiple workspaces are opened in one Emacs session. Done means separate workspaces can run separate jdtls instances concurrently without one workspace being added to another.

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Description

Hi!

I am used to running separate language servers for separate projects (==workspaces in jdtls language?) in one Emacs session. Is this possible with lsp-java and jdtls? I can configure lsp-java to load one workspace, then restart Emacs (and kill all remaining java daemons/processes), then load another workspace.

However, when I load two workspaces in one Emacs session the newly loaded workspace is added to the other jdtls instance, instead of running a new instance.

Is it possible to have serparate jdtls instances serving separate workspaces at the same time?

Thank you for your help.

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