Chapter 10: What Is the Language Server Protocol?

Chapter Overview

Part VI: Language Server Protocol | Tips 50-52

Understanding LSP architecture.

Tips in This Chapter

Tip	Title	Mastered
50	Understand the Language Server Protocol	[ ]
51	Meet LanguageClient-neovim	[ ]

Tip

Title

Mastered

50

Understand the Language Server Protocol

[ ]

51

Meet LanguageClient-neovim

[ ]

Key Concepts

LSP architecture: client-server model for IDE features.

LSP Features

Feature	Description
Completion	Context-aware suggestions
Diagnostics	Errors and warnings
Go to Definition	Jump to symbol definition
Find References	Find all usages
Hover	Documentation on hover
Rename	Project-wide rename
Code Actions	Quick fixes, refactors
Formatting	Auto-format code

Feature

Description

Completion

Context-aware suggestions

Diagnostics

Errors and warnings

Go to Definition

Jump to symbol definition

Find References

Find all usages

Hover

Documentation on hover

Rename

Project-wide rename

Code Actions

Quick fixes, refactors

Formatting

Auto-format code

Neovim Native LSP

The book discusses LanguageClient-neovim. Neovim 0.5+ has native LSP:

-- Neovim native LSP (what I use)
vim.lsp.buf.definition()
vim.lsp.buf.references()
vim.lsp.buf.hover()
vim.lsp.buf.rename()
vim.lsp.buf.code_action()