LSP-nimlangserver

A helper package that manages the nimlangserver language server.

Installation

Install the following packages via Package Control: 1. LSP 2. LSP-nimlangserver 3. Nim for syntax highlighting. 4. Debugger for Debugging Nim programs. 5. Terminus for running debugger tasks.

Configuration

You can edit the global settings by opening the Preferences: LSP-nimlangserver Settings from the Command Palette.

You can also have a project-specific configuration. Run the Project: Edit Project from the Command Palette and edit the following in the settings object.

{
    // folders: [
    //   ...
    // ]
    "settings": {
        "LSP": {
            "nimlangserver": {
                "settings": {
                    //Setting-here
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Applicable Selectors

This language server operates on views with the source.nim base scope.

Server Management

If the "binary" setting is set to a non-empty string (the default), then it will try to find the server binary in your system. If it fails, then it will prompt you to download it from Github. The server binary is automatically downloaded to $CACHE/Package Storage/LSP-nimlangserver.

Debugging

The Debugger package enables debugging Nim programs (among others). Some setup is required however.

Setting Up

• Read the README
• The adapter to install is lldb.
• Example configurations for debugging the current file:

{
    // folders: [
    //   ...
    // ]
    "debugger_configurations":
    [
        {
            "name": "Launch",
            "program": "${file_path}/${file_base_name}",
            "pre_debug_task": "Nim: compile for debugging",
            // "preRunCommands": ["command script import --allow-reload \"<PATH_TO_NIM_INSTALLATION_DIR>/tools/debug/nimlldb.py\""] // improves values representation (but may be buggy).
            "args": [],
            "cwd": "${file_path}"
        },
    ],
    "debugger_tasks": [
        {
            "name": "Nim: compile for debugging",
            "shell_cmd": "nim c -g ${file}",
            "file_regex": "^(.+.nim)\\((\\d+), (\\d+)\\) (.*)",
            "line_regex": "Error:"
        }
    ]
}

• You may also define tasks and configurations globally:
  • Run Preferences: Debugger Settings from the command palette.
  • Add the task or configuration to the global_debugger_tasks or the global_debugger_configuration settings respectively.