RPM Spec File Language Server
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This is a proof of concept implementation of a server implementing the Language Server Protocol <https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/>_ for
RPM Spec files.
Please share your feature requests with us by opening an issue <https://github.com/dcermak/rpm-spec-language-server/issues/new/choose>,
creating a discussion <https://github.com/dcermak/rpm-spec-language-server/discussions/new/choose>
or chat with us on matrix in #rpm-spec-language-server:matrix.org <https://matrix.to/#/%23rpm-spec-language-server%3Amatrix.org?via=matrix.org&via=one.ems.host>_.
Supported LSP endpoints
- autocompletion of macro names, spec sections and preamble keywords
- jump to macro definition
- expand macros on hover
- breadcrumbs/document sections
Requirements
- Python >= 3.9
poetry <https://python-poetry.org/>_
Running the server
- Install the dependencies via
poetry install - Launch the server in tcp mode (binds to ```127.0.0.1:2087
by default) viapoetry run rpm_lsp_server``
Alternatively, you can build the python package, install the wheel and run the module directly:
.. code-block:: shell-session
poetry build pip install --user dist/rpm_spec_language_server-*.whl python -m rpm_spec_language_server
The server requires the spec.md <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/master/docs/manual/spec.md>_
file. It can either use the locally installed copy from the rpm package or
(if the documentation has not been installed) from a locally cached version in
~/.cache/rpm/spec.md. The language server will fetch the spec.md from
the upstream github repository if neither of the previous options.
Container Mode
The rpm-spec-language-server is a server that supports an experimental container mode. In this mode, the server is launched inside a container with the package directory mounted into the running container. This allows you to have access to a different distribution than your current one.
The container mode can currently handle only one package open. The RPM spec file must be in the top-level directory. Additionally, the server must communicate via TCP. This means that you might have to reconfigure your lsp-client, if it assumes to communicate via stdio.
To enable the container mode with Podman, proceed as follows:
.. code-block:: shell-session
# ensure that the spec file is in the current working directory! distri
where you replace $distri with one of tumbleweed, leap-15.5,
leap-15.6, fedora or centos.
To use Docker, get the exact launch command as shown below:
.. code-block:: shell-session
distri |
sed -e 's/podman/docker/' -e 's|distri|'
In the example above, replace $distri with the desired distribution.
Supported distributions/tags
fedora: based onfedora:latesttumbleweed: based ontumbleweed:latestcentos: based oncentos:stream9leap-15.5: based onleap:15.5leap-15.6: based onleap:15.6
Clients
VSCode
A very simple VSCode client is available in clients/vscode/. Building
requires nodejs and the npm package manager:
.. code-block:: shell-session
npm run package
Install the created rpm-spec-language-server-$VERSION.vsix and launch
the language server in tcp mode.
vis with vis-lspci <https://gitlab.com/muhq/vis-lspc>_
Add to your ~/.config/vis/visrc.lua this code:
.. code-block:: lua
lsp = require('plugins/vis-lspc')
lsp.ls_map['rpmspec'] = {
name = 'RPMSpec',
cmd = 'python3 -mrpm_spec_language_server --stdio'
}
Neovim with built-in LSP client
Copy the file clients/neovim/rpmspec.lua_ to your /lsp/
directory (most likely $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/lsp/) and modify
according to your installation.
Neovim with coc.nvim_ plugin
.. warning::
coc.nvim_ is licensed under the non-free "activist" Anti 996 License_
Open nvim, run :CocConfig, and merge the following JSON into your
configuration
.. code-block:: json
{
"languageserver": {
"spec": {
"command": "rpm_lsp_server",
"args": ["--stdio"],
"filetypes": ["spec"]
}
}
}
Emacs with lsp-mode.el_
lsp-mode has builtin support for the rpm-spec-language-server. All you have
to do is to require 'lsp-rpm-spec and launching lsp-mode. With
use-package, this can be implemented as follows utilizing rpm-spec-mode:
.. code-block:: lisp
(use-package lsp-mode :ensure t :commands (lsp lsp-deferred) :hook ((rpm-spec-mode . lsp-deferred)))
(use-package rpm-spec-mode :ensure t :mode "\.spec'" :config (require 'lsp-rpm-spec))
Emacs with eglot.el
eglot is the builtin LSP Client for Emacs. Support for the
rpm-spec-language-server can be added by evaluating the following snippet
(e.g. in your init.el or directly in the scratch buffer):
.. code-block:: lisp
(require 'eglot) (add-to-list 'eglot-server-programs '(rpm-spec-mode . ("localhost" 2087)))
Then start the language server in tcp mode and invoke eglot via M-x eglot.
.. _coc.nvim: https://github.com/neoclide/coc.nvim
.. _Anti 996 License: https://github.com/neoclide/coc.nvim/blob/master/LICENSE.md
.. _lsp-mode.el: https://emacs-lsp.github.io/lsp-mode/
.. _clients/neovim/rpmspec.lua:
clients/neovim/rpmspec.lua