zls

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zigtools/zls

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ZLS is a non-official implementation of the Language Server Protocol for Zig in Zig. It provides developers with IDE features in their editor.

Installation

See the Installation Guide for editor and binary installation instructions.

From Source

Building ZLS requires a build of Zig master.

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git clone https://github.com/zigtools/zls
cd zls
zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe

Features

ZLS supports most language features, including simple type function support, using namespace, payload capture type resolution, custom packages, cImport and others. Support for comptime and semantic analysis is Work-in-Progress.

The following LSP features are supported:

Completions
Hover
Goto definition/declaration
Document symbols
Find references
Rename symbol
Formatting using zig fmt
Semantic token highlighting
Inlay hints
Code actions
Selection ranges
Folding regions

sublime-zig-language by @prime31
- Supports basic language features
- Uses data provided by src/data to perform builtin autocompletion
zig-lsp by @xackus
- Inspiration for ZLS
known-folders by @ziglibs
- Provides API to access known folders on Linux, Windows and Mac OS
zls by @zigtools
- Used by many ZLS developers to more efficiently work on ZLS

Quick Thanks :)

We’d like to take a second to thank all our awesome contributors and donators/backers/sponsors; if you have time or money to spare, consider partaking in either of these options - they help keep ZLS awesome for everyone!

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