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Required steps to create Language Server with Maven [message #1839033]

Thu, 11 March 2021 15:41

Bilal Bas

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Hi everyone,

I'm trying to create a language server with Xtext for VS Code. For that, I followed this tutorial (https://www.eclipse.org/Xtext/documentation/340_lsp_support.html).
When creating a file in eclipse, the language server works but I don't get code completion. Is there anything I have to do to enable code completion?
But now to my actual question: When creating the project, I selected everything as shown in the tutorial. I wrote a simple grammar (even tried the grammar in the tutorials) and generated the Xtext artifacts. But after that, what are the necessary steps in order to successfully get the jar file that I can use for the VS Code extension. I'm not that familiar with Eclipse and Java. Maybe I'm missing something obvious?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

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Re: Required steps to create Language Server with Maven [message #1839042 is a reply to message #1839033]

Thu, 11 March 2021 16:31

Christian Dietrich

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for eclipse

may sure you define the content type correct (file extension with *, basetype text)
that you open the file with generic editor (maybe have a validation to make sure it works in general)

for vscode: check out this example with gradle and xtext 2.24 on this branch
https://github.com/itemis/xtext-languageserver-example/tree/cd_224wip

there is a vscode-extension-self-contained
which you should be able to adapt to your dsl

you can copy the server there,
and adapt the extension.ts and
build the extensin with npm and vsce

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Re: Required steps to create Language Server with Maven [message #1839079 is a reply to message #1839042]

Fri, 12 March 2021 14:19

Bilal Bas

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Thank you for your quick reply. By copying the server, do you mean the jar files into src/mydsl/lib? I created the jar files by selecting "Run As Maven Install" in the .parent project.

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Re: Required steps to create Language Server with Maven [message #1839084 is a reply to message #1839079]

Fri, 12 March 2021 16:06

Christian Dietrich

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copy it in a way so that it can be executed by the extension. where exactly depends e.g if you choose fat jar or not etc.

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Re: Required steps to create Language Server with Maven [message #1839086 is a reply to message #1839084]

Fri, 12 March 2021 16:46

Bilal Bas

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Okay got it. Thank you very much :)

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Re: Required steps to create Language Server with Maven [message #1839275 is a reply to message #1839033]

Thu, 18 March 2021 14:53

Bilal Bas

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Hi again,

I still have some issues running my language server.
First of all I would like to describe my steps:
1. Create new Xtext Project with following options:
- Project name, Language and Extension with default values
- Java Version: JavaSE-11
2. Select Generic IDE Support with:
- Preferred Build System: Maven
- Build Language Server: FatJar
- Source Layout: Plain
3. Create Project
4. Right click on org.xtext.example.mydsl.parent and select "Run As: Maven install"
5. Create a VS Code Extension with this extension.ts file (https://github.com/itemis/xtext-languageserver-example/blob/cd_224wip/vscode-extension-self-contained/src/extension.ts)
6. Remove the disposable2 part
7. Copy the generated file "org.xtext.example.mydsl.ide-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-ls.jar" into src/bin
8. Inside src/bin create a file "mydsl-standalone" with following content (java -jar org.xtext.example.mydsl.ide-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-ls.jar) and "mydsl-standalone.bat" with (java -jar %~dp0\org.xtext.example.mydsl.ide-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-ls.jar) (Got those from here: https://github.com/alexandrelombard/sarl-vscode/tree/master/src/sarl/bin)

Now when I run the extension, I get following error message:
Exception in thread "main"
Exception: com.google.inject.internal.util.$ComputationException thrown from the UncaughtExceptionHandler in thread "main"
[Info - 15:52:20] Connection to server got closed. Server will restart.

Am I missing something?

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Re: Required steps to create Language Server with Maven [message #1839288 is a reply to message #1839275]

Thu, 18 March 2021 18:09

Christian Dietrich

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in fear you have to remote debug the server.
likely some guice error#
does it work when you call the java command on command line?
which java version is the java command you call?
which xtext version do you use?
did you deselect "eclipse" in the wizard?
how does the META-INF services folder in your jar look like. what is the content of the ISetup file there?

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[Updated on: Thu, 18 March 2021 19:50]

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Re: Required steps to create Language Server with Maven [message #1839289 is a reply to message #1839288]

Thu, 18 March 2021 18:26

Christian Dietrich

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can you also provide your ls jar somewhere?

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Re: Required steps to create Language Server with Maven [message #1839311 is a reply to message #1839289]

Fri, 19 March 2021 08:26

Bilal Bas

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No when I call it in the command line I get the same error message
When I type java -version I get this:
- java version "1.8.0_171"
- Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_171-b11)
- Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.171-b11, mixed mode)

My Xtext version: 2.254.0
Yes I deselected Eclipse in the wizard

The contents of my ISetup file:

org.xtext.example.mydsl.ide.MyDslIdeSetup

Jar file is attached

Attachment: org.xtext.example.mydsl.ide-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-ls.jar
(Size: 16.19MB, Downloaded 29 times)

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Re: Required steps to create Language Server with Maven [message #1839323 is a reply to message #1839311]

Fri, 19 March 2021 10:13

Christian Dietrich

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if you have java 11 in the code you should also use it to run.

running with java 8 gives me the same error as you have
with java 11 no issue

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