adamu
(Neo)vim and language servers
There is a thread about vim already, but I wanted to start one specifically about the language server.
What configuration do people use for integrating elixir-ls in vim? Are the integrations worth using?
Specifically, the elixir-ls readme suggests three options:
I’ve already read Mitchell Hanberg (ALE), Hauleth (vim-lsp) and David Bernheisel (coc-elixir)'s blog posts - but they are from 2018, 2019 and 2020 respectively, and all recommend different implementations. I was wondering if there have been more developments in the last few years that may change the recommendations, and if there is any de-facto standard?
Personally I was thinking of trying vim-lsp, but thought I’d check for a consensus before I go down the rabbit hole.
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TunkShif
I just made a guide on how to set up neovim for elixir development from scratch, hope that you will find it helpful!
wingyplus
If you’re using neovim, the neovim lsp is recommended since it’s built-in lsp integration for neovim since 0.5. It’s quite faster than the list above since it’s written in C + some Lua code (i believe). You just to install the neovim-lspconfig GitHub - neovim/nvim-lspconfig: Quickstart configs for Nvim LSP · GitHub to pre config lsp server that you want to use, elixir-ls already included.
But if you’re prefer vim-lsp, vim-lsp-settings GitHub - mattn/vim-lsp-settings: Auto configurations for Language Server for vim-lsp · GitHub is recommended.
AstonJ
I started writing a quick start guide (as mentioned here) but ran into issues with lspconfig too, so ended up installing Spacevim, which works but feels slower than Spacemacs (so I uninstalled it). The reason I wanted to use Neovim is because I wanted something that felt really snappy!
So currently I am leaning towards Doom Emacs - it’s much easier to set-up, feels pretty solid, and Emacs actually has some really nice features (as mentioned in this DT thread). People (or at least the person in that vid) says that once you know the basics of Vim then it’s a good time to transition to Emacs in Evil mode (i.e Doom Emacs or Spacemacs).
I’d still be interested in trying to get a working ‘fast’ Neovim set up tho… perhaps we can start a thread in members-only to work on putting together a step-by-step guide?
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cloudytoday
If you don’t mind its minimalism, I recommend Helix. It’s also a modal editor, but my config is ~20 lines (and that’s relatively big when compared to others). It just works and I go months without even thinking about it. One of its distinct pros compared to LVim and re Elixir specifically it’s that markdown in the docstrings is actually themed.
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