Language Server Protocol

<p>The Language Server Protocol (LSP) is an open, <a href="/facts/JSON-RPC/v2yyqEob">JSON-RPC</a>-based <a href="/facts/Communication_protocol/5uady7cB">protocol</a> for use between <a href="/facts/Source_code_editor/D0hecHMt">source code editors</a> or <a href="/facts/Integrated_development_environment/jbEINSQf">integrated development environments</a> (IDEs) and <a href="/facts/Server_(computing)/dEaYFD7r">servers</a> that provide "language intelligence tools": <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming language</a>-specific features like <a href="/facts/Autocomplete/eLNAGYlS">code completion</a>, <a href="/facts/Syntax_highlighting/cLCr5a6w">syntax highlighting</a> and marking of warnings and errors, as well as <a href="/facts/Code_refactoring/gkw9oVTE">refactoring</a> routines. The goal of the protocol is to allow programming language support to be implemented and distributed independently of any given editor or IDE. In the early 2020s, LSP quickly became a "norm" for language intelligence tools providers.
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Language Server Protocol