Microsoft Language Server Protocol (LSP): A possible revolution for Notepad++?

Michael Vincent

@Ekopalypse said in Microsoft Language Server Protocol (LSP): A possible revolution for Notepad++?:

You need to pip-install pyflakes and jedi and use the PS3 alpha version.

Sorry for the following probably basic Python questions, but I’m getting this error when running my startup.py:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\usr\bin\npp64\plugins\PythonScript\scripts\startup.py", line 31, in <module>
    from python_ide import IDE
  File "C:\usr\bin\npp64\plugins\PythonScript\scripts\python_ide.py", line 8, in <module>
    from pyflakes import api
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pyflakes'

I’m assuming this is because PyFlakes is not installed in my PythonScript3 distro. I did a:

python3 -mpip install pyflakes jedi

and it worked to install to my OS python:

PS VinsWorldcom C:\usr\bin\npp64\plugins\PythonScript > python3 -V
Python 3.6.3
PS VinsWorldcom C:\usr\bin\npp64\plugins\PythonScript > python3
Python 3.6.3 (v3.6.3:2c5fed8, Oct  3 2017, 18:11:49) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import jedi
>>> import pyflakes

So I’m guessing I need to have PythonScript3 find my local Python3 libraries or install PyFlakes and Jedi in the PythonScript3 lib/ directory.

Any tips?

Cheers.

Ekopalypse

@Michael-Vincent

which PS3 plugin did you install? Depending on it you have to use the correct python version and copy
the pythonXX.dll to the PS plugin directory.
Like I have the latest PS, hence I use python 3.8

Ekopalypse

@Michael-Vincent

Now I’m thinking that, if I remember correctly, you have to use python 3.8. PS3 started with this version.

Michael Vincent

@Ekopalypse said in Microsoft Language Server Protocol (LSP): A possible revolution for Notepad++?:

which PS3 plugin did you install? Depending on it you have to use the correct python version and copy
the pythonXX.dll to the PS plugin directory.

I installed v3.0.4 and have the DLL for python 3.8 (that was bundled with the above ZIP) already in place:

PS VinsWorldcom C:\usr\bin\npp64\plugins\PythonScript > ls -al
total 5680
drwxr-x---  1 VinsWorldcom                0 Nov  5 15:00 .\
drwxr-x---  1 VinsWorldcom                0 Nov  5 15:00 ..\
drwxr-x---  1 VinsWorldcom                0 Sep  7 07:33 doc\
drwxr-x---  1 VinsWorldcom                0 Nov  5 14:27 lib\
-rw-r----a  1 VinsWorldcom          4209224 Jul 20 16:06 python38.dll
-rw-r----a  1 VinsWorldcom          1606144 Sep  7 07:31 PythonScript.dll
drwxr-x---  1 VinsWorldcom                0 Nov  5 14:34 scripts\

Am I to understand that I need to upgrade my OS Python3.6 version to match the 3.8 for PythonScript?

Cheers.

Ekopalypse

@Michael-Vincent

Yes, and copy the pythonXX.dll from the installation to C:\usr\bin\npp64\plugins\PythonScript
then PS sees all your pip installed modules.
In addition, check the prefer installed python libraries from PS configuration dialog.

Michael Vincent

@Ekopalypse

Thanks - I actually got it working by copying PyFlakes, Jedi (and Parso which seemed to be a Jedi dependency) install directories from my system Python3 to the PythonScript/lib folder.

Autocompletion now works for “objects”:

import socket

addrs = socket.getaddrinfo("localhost", 12345, socket.AF_UNSPEC, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
sock = None

for addr in addrs:
    af, socktype, proto, cname, sa = addr

    try:
        sock = socket.socket(af, socktype, proto)
[...]

and then typing:

sock. brings up a list of all methods I can call on the socket object - but it’s slow - noticeably slow in populating that autocomplete list.

Pretty cool though! I’ll do some more playing with this and thanks for the script and help setting it up.

Cheers.

Ekopalypse

@Michael-Vincent

it should be slow only for the first time it discovers an object. If you use certain objects more often
then others, you could try to preload them jedi.preload_module(['os','sys', ...])

Michael Vincent

@Ekopalypse said in Microsoft Language Server Protocol (LSP): A possible revolution for Notepad++?:

preload them jedi.preload_module([‘os’,‘sys’, …])

Thanks for the tip! Python is obviously not my strength; hence, the want for some “IDE-lite” help from Notepad++.

Cheers.

Ekopalypse

@Michael-Vincent

:-D - the same would happen to me if I try to write perl :-D

TroshinDV

@pidgeon777 said in Microsoft Language Server Protocol (LSP): A possible revolution for Notepad++?:

Microsoft Language Server Protocol (LSP) defines the protocol used between an editor or IDE and a language server that provides language features like autocomplete, go to definition, find all references etc.:

У меня есть немного для php, js, vbs, 1C, MySql.
https://github.com/trdm/jn-npp-scripts

Michael Vincent

@Ekopalypse said in Microsoft Language Server Protocol (LSP): A possible revolution for Notepad++?:

ok, this is my “lsp” script (called python_ide.py)

I wonder if this pylspclient can be used? It’s supposedly an LSP client written in Python so theoretically PythonScript could run it.

I’ve been playing with it from the command line with my system Python3 and not having much luck with the examples/python-language-server.py script included and having the python-language-server installed.

Cheers.

Ekopalypse

@Michael-Vincent

let me have a look and play with it a bit.

Ekopalypse

@Michael-Vincent

It looks like the main problem might be that this lspclient is written for Python2.
Let me see if I can make a working version. Probably in 6-7 hours.

Michael Vincent

@Ekopalypse said in Microsoft Language Server Protocol (LSP): A possible revolution for Notepad++?:

lspclient is written for Python2

Weird - it seems to “run” OK - not throwing any errors, but just not initializing with the language server:

PS VinsWorldcom ~\source\personal\pylspclient\examples > python3 .\python-language-server.py
2020-12-02 10:19:26,251 UTC - WARNING - pyls.config.config - Failed to load pyls entry point 'autopep8': No module named 'pycodestyle'

2020-12-02 10:19:26,297 UTC - WARNING - pyls.config.config - Failed to load pyls entry point 'pycodestyle': No module named 'pycodestyle'

2020-12-02 10:19:26,301 UTC - WARNING - pyls.config.config - Failed to load pyls entry point 'pydocstyle': No module named 'pydocstyle'

2020-12-02 10:19:26,492 UTC - WARNING - pyls.config.config - Failed to load pyls entry point 'rope_completion': No module named 'rope'

2020-12-02 10:19:26,496 UTC - WARNING - pyls.config.config - Failed to load pyls entry point 'rope_rename': No module named 'rope'

{'capabilities': {'codeActionProvider': True, 'codeLensProvider': {'resolveProvider': False}, 'completionProvider': {'resolveProvider': False, 'triggerCharacters': ['.']}, 'documentFormattingProvider': True, 'documentHighlightProvider': True, 'documentRangeFormattingProvider': True, 'documentSymbolProvider': True, 'definitionProvider': True, 'executeCommandProvider': {'commands': []}, 'hoverProvider': True, 'referencesProvider': True, 'renameProvider': True, 'foldingRangeProvider': True, 'signatureHelpProvider': {'triggerCharacters': ['(', ',', '=']}, 'textDocumentSync': {'change': 2, 'save': {'includeText': True}, 'openClose': True}, 'workspace': {'workspaceFolders': {'supported': True, 'changeNotifications': True}}, 'experimental': {}}}
init =  None

NOTE: I made 2 small changes to the the examples/python-language-server.py script:

diff --git a/examples/python-language-server.py b/examples/python-language-server.py
index 72026e5..0e67858 100644
--- a/examples/python-language-server.py
+++ b/examples/python-language-server.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ReadPipe(threading.Thread):
             line = self.pipe.readline().decode('utf-8')

 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    pyls_cmd = ["python", "-m", "pyls"]
+    pyls_cmd = ["python3", "-m", "pyls"]
     p = subprocess.Popen(pyls_cmd, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     read_pipe = ReadPipe(p.stderr)
     read_pipe.start()
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     root_uri = 'file:///path/to/python/project'
     workspace_folders = [{'name': 'python-lsp', 'uri': root_uri}]
     print(lsp_client.initialize(p.pid, None, root_uri, None, capabilities, "off", workspace_folders))
-    print(lsp_client.initialized())
+    print("init = ", lsp_client.initialized())

     lsp_client.shutdown()
     lsp_client.exit()

Cheers.

Ekopalypse

@Michael-Vincent - I tried to make it work but after three
Npp crashes I decided to make my implementation work with python3.
I’ll keep working on it an updates will be made available via the github repo.

Michael Vincent

@Ekopalypse said in Microsoft Language Server Protocol (LSP): A possible revolution for Notepad++?:

I’ll keep working on it an updates will be made available via the github repo.

I’ll keep checking back then - thanks!

pidgeon777

A plugin implementing an LSP client in Notepad++ has finally been released.

https://github.com/Ekopalypse/NppLspClient

Credits to @Ekopalypse for that.

I encourage everyone to give it a try and report back for any found issue.

Ekopalypse

… but bear in mind that this is in an early alpha stage and that there is another plugin that already covers some pitfalls when it comes to implementing LSP for Npp and Scintilla.