Configurable LSP transport

.changeset/silent-ties-trade.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'vscode-graphql': minor
+---
+
+Make LSP transport configurable (ipc, stdio)

packages/vscode-graphql/esbuild.js

@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ const logger = console;
 const isWatchMode = arg === '--watch';
 
 build({
-  entryPoints: ['src/extension.ts', 'src/server/index.ts'],
+  entryPoints: [
+    'src/extension.ts',
+    'src/serverIpc/index.ts',
+    'src/serverStdio/index.ts',
+  ],
   bundle: true,
   minify: arg === '--minify',
   platform: 'node',

packages/vscode-graphql/package.json

@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@
           "description": "Schema cache ttl in milliseconds - the interval before requesting a fresh schema when caching the local schema file is enabled. Defaults to 30000 (30 seconds).",
           "default": 30000
         },
+        "vscode-graphql.transport": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": [
+            "ipc",
+            "stdio"
+          ],
+          "description": "The transport used between the language server and the client.",
+          "default": "ipc"
+        },
         "graphql-config.load.rootDir": {
           "type": [
             "string"

packages/vscode-graphql/src/extension.ts

@@ -25,27 +25,47 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
   );
 
   const config = getConfig();
-  const { debug } = config;
+  const { debug, transport } = config;
   if (debug) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.log('Extension "vscode-graphql" is now active!');
+    console.log(`Extension "vscode-graphql" is now activating (${transport})!`);
   }
 
-  const serverPath = path.join('out', 'server', 'index.js');
-  const serverModule = context.asAbsolutePath(serverPath);
-
   const debugOptions = {
     execArgv: ['--nolazy', '--inspect=localhost:6009'],
   };
 
+  let transportKind;
+  let server;
+  switch (transport) {
+    case 'ipc':
+      transportKind = TransportKind.ipc;
+      server = 'serverIpc';
+      break;
+    case 'stdio':
+      transportKind = TransportKind.stdio;
+      server = 'serverStdio';
+      break;
+    default:
+      if (debug) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.log('Transport not recognized. Defaulting to IPC!');
+      }
+      transportKind = TransportKind.ipc;
+      server = 'serverIpc';
+      break;
+  }
+  const serverPath = path.join('out', server, 'index.js');
+  const serverModule = context.asAbsolutePath(serverPath);
+
   const serverOptions: ServerOptions = {
     run: {
       module: serverModule,
-      transport: TransportKind.ipc,
+      transport: transportKind,
     },
     debug: {
       module: serverModule,
-      transport: TransportKind.ipc,
+      transport: transportKind,
       options: { ...(debug ? debugOptions : {}) },
     },
   };

packages/vscode-graphql/src/serverStdio/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// this lives in the same monorepo! most errors you see in
+// vscode that aren't highlighting or bracket completion
+// related are coming from our LSP server
+import { startServer } from 'graphql-language-service-server';
+
+// The npm scripts are configured to only build this once before
+// watching the extension, so please restart the extension debugger for changes!
+
+async function start() {
+  try {
+    await startServer({ method: 'stream' });
+  } catch (err) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.error(err);
+  }
+}
+
+void start();