Text Editor Configuration

You can use the language server protocol dhall-lsp-server with different editors:

The current LSP implementation features the following extensions:

  • completion

  • documentFormatting

  • hover

Follow the install instructions from the getting started tutorial to download the dhall-lsp-server. Make sure the command is in your search PATH.

VIM

Using LanguageClient:

../_images/lsp-vim.png

Installation

Using vim-plug

If it is not already installed, you can setup vim-plug by running:

curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim

Then add this to your ~/.vimrc file:

call plug#begin('~/.local/share/nvim/plugged')

Plug 'autozimu/LanguageClient-neovim', {
    \ 'branch': 'next',
    \ 'do': 'bash install.sh',
    \ }

Plug 'vmchale/dhall-vim'

call plug#end()

Finally, restart vim and run :PlugInstall

Configuration

To enable dhall-lsp-server with vim LanguageClient, add this to your ~/.vimrc file:

let g:LanguageClient_serverCommands = {
    \ 'dhall': ['dhall-lsp-server'],
    \ }

" comment the next line to disable automatic format on save
let g:dhall_format=1

" Always draw sign column. Prevent buffer moving when adding/deleting sign.
set signcolumn=yes

" Required for operations modifying multiple buffers like rename.
set hidden

" Map keybinding
nnoremap <F5> :call LanguageClient_contextMenu()<CR>
nnoremap <silent> K :call LanguageClient#textDocument_hover()<CR>

Usage

Here are the commands you need to know:

Keys | Action —- | —— C-x C-o | auto complete, should work automatically when using deoplete/nvim-completion-manager :cn or :cp | navigate to the next or previous error K | describe thing F5 | show all lsp client functions

EMACS

Using lsp-mode:

../_images/lsp-emacs.png

Installation

Using use-package

If it is not already installed, you can setup use-package by adding this to your ~/.emacs.d/init.el file:

;; setup melpa
(require 'package)
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/"))
(package-initialize)
(unless package-archive-contents
  (package-refresh-contents))

;; install use-package
(unless (package-installed-p 'use-package)
  (package-install 'use-package))

Or read the other possible integration at lsp-mode configuration

Configuration

To enable dhall-lsp-server with emacs lsp-mode, add this to your ~/.emacs.d/init.el file:

;; dhall-mode highlight the syntax and run dhall format on save
(use-package dhall-mode
  :ensure t
  :config
  (setq
    ;; uncomment the next line to disable automatic format
    ;; dhall-format-at-save nil

    ;; comment the next line to use unicode syntax
    dhall-format-arguments (\` ("--ascii"))

    ;; header-line is obsoleted by lsp-mode
    dhall-use-header-line nil))

;; lsp-mode provides the lsp client and it configure flymake to explain errors
(use-package lsp-mode
  :ensure t
  :init (setq lsp-keymap-prefix "C-c l")
  :hook ((dhall-mode . lsp))
  :commands lsp)

For a more complete integration, add these extra packages:

;; lsp-ui shows type annotations on hover
(use-package lsp-ui
  :ensure t
  :hook ((lsp-mode-hook . lsp-ui-mode)))

;; company-lsp simplifies completion-at-point
(use-package company-lsp
  :ensure t
  :after company
  :init
    (push 'company-lsp company-backends))

Check lsp-mode configuration to configure helm, ivy and which-key.

Usage

Here are the commands you need to know:

  • completion-at-point

  • flymake-goto-next-error

  • lsp-describe-thing-at-point (not needed when using lsp-ui)

  • lsp-describe-session

vscode

Using PanAeon/vscode-dhall-lsp-server:

../_images/lsp-codium.png

Installation

Click on the Extensions button and install:

  • Dhall Language Support

  • Dhall LSP Server

Configuration and Usage

Check the extensions README