Starting the Language Server (LS)

This part of the guide covers the server side development for KEITH, the language server (LS).

Register start hook (Eclipse)

Currently the LS is an eclipse application and it has to be started as one. To do this the Manifest.mf in the META-INF folder of your langauge server plugin has to be changed. In extensions tab a new extension point for org.eclipse.core.runtime.applications has to be created. This has to map to your start class of your language server, which has to be an IApplication that implements a start method.

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Language Registration

Bindings

Starting and connecting

Connection via Socket

Connection via stdin/stdout

Developing a LS extension

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var iLanguageServerExtensions = <Object>newArrayList(languageServer) // list of all language server extensions
for (lse : KielerServiceLoader.load(ILanguageServerContribution)) { // dynamically load all contributions to add LS extensions
	iLanguageServerExtensions.add(lse.getLanguageServerExtension(injector))
}

The resulting list of implementions is used to add the extensions to the language server.

Register an extension (on server side)

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