Hi folks! @absynce and I paired a bit to improve the
`elm-language-server` configuration. We have realised that sometimes
`elm-language-server` settings were being reset to default. We had been
configuring `elm-language-server` like this:
```json
"lsp": {
"elm-language-server": {
"initialization_options": {
"disableElmLSDiagnostics": true,
"onlyUpdateDiagnosticsOnSave": true,
"elmReviewDiagnostics": "warning"
}
}
}
```
And then we noticed that the following communication happened:
```
// Send:
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"workspace/didChangeConfiguration","params":{"settings":{}}}
// Receive:
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":5,"method":"workspace/configuration","params":{"items":[{"section":"elmLS"}]}}
// Send:
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":5,"result":[null],"error":null}
```
In `elm-language-server` the settings from `didChangeConfiguration`
[replace the initial
settings](edd6813388/src/common/providers/diagnostics/diagnosticsProvider.ts (L188)).
Setting the value to `{}` effectively resets the configuration options
to defaults.
In Zed, `initialization_options` and `workspace_configuration` are two
different things, but in `elm-language-server` they are coupled.
Additionally, `elm-language-server` is requesting workspace
configuration for the `elmLS` section that doesn't exist.
This PR:
1. Fixes settings reset on `didChangeConfiguration` by populating
`workspace_configuration` from `initialization_options`
2. Makes workspace configuration requests work by inserting an extra
copy of the settings under the `elmLS` key in `workspace_configuration`
— this is a bit ugly, but we're not sure how to make both kinds of
configuration messages work in the current setup.
This is how communication looks like after the proposed changes:
```
// Send:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "workspace/didChangeConfiguration",
"params": {
"settings": {
"disableElmLSDiagnostics": true,
"onlyUpdateDiagnosticsOnSave": true,
"elmReviewDiagnostics": "warning",
"elmLS": {
"disableElmLSDiagnostics": true,
"onlyUpdateDiagnosticsOnSave": true,
"elmReviewDiagnostics": "warning"
}
}
}
}
// Receive:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 4,
"method": "workspace/configuration",
"params": {
"items": [
{
"section": "elmLS"
}
]
}
}
// Send:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 4,
"result": [
{
"disableElmLSDiagnostics": true,
"onlyUpdateDiagnosticsOnSave": true,
"elmReviewDiagnostics": "warning"
}
],
"error": null
}
```
Things we have considered:
1. Extracting the `elm-language-server` settings into a separate
section: we haven't found this being widely used in Zed, seems that all
language server configuration should fall under the top level `lsp`
section
2. Changing the way `elm-language-server` configuration works:
`elm-language-server` has got integrations with multiple editors,
changing the configuration behaviour would mean updating all the
existing integrations. Plus we are not exactly sure if it's doing
anything wrong.
Release Notes:
- Improved elm-language-server configuration options
Co-authored-by: Jared M. Smith <absynce@gmail.com>