onivim/oni

Language server over TCP

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#2,350 opened on Jun 24, 2018

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Description

As per https://langserver.org/ , language_server-ruby is very basic where as https://github.com/castwide/solargraph supports more capabilities.

Solargraph, however, only supports TCP; the author is suggesting he was getting more performant results over TCP vs stdio, this is why he kept TCP. ref: https://github.com/castwide/solargraph/issues/65

The author will take a look at stdio again but it would make sense for Oni to support TCP, especially it might be faster.

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Research direction
Examine the existing Language Server Protocol integration in Oni, focusing on how stdio transport is implemented (e.g., in `src/Editor/LanguageServer.ts` or similar). Create a new TCP transport class that follows the LSP JSON RPC over TCP specification. Ensure the new transport can be selected via configuration. Test with a language server like Solargraph that supports TCP.
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typescriptnodejs
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frontendtooling
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Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
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GitNode.js
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65