evhub/coconut

Better IDE integration

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#537 opened on Mar 9, 2020

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Description

Really nice project.

Writing in coconut files, you lose all the IDE integrations for Python. For example, I use VSCode and all the intellicode and hints of course doesn't work for cocount.

I am not too familiar but perhaps theres needs to be a separate language server or maybe you could leverage the existing Python integrations. Either way, better IDE integration would be great.

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Research direction
Explore existing LSP implementations for Python to understand the protocol. Consider creating a proxy language server that translates Coconut code to Python for IDE features like IntelliSense. Investigate if the Coconut compiler can be extended to provide AST information for a custom LSP.
Tech stack
python
Domain
developer experiencetooling
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Over 1 week
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
PythonLanguage Server ProtocolVSCode extension development
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20