README.md

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ZLS is a non-official implementation of the Language Server Protocol for Zig in Zig. It provides developers with IDE features in their editor.

Installation

See the Installation Guide for editor and binary installation instructions.

From Source

Building ZLS requires a build of Zig master.

git clone https://github.com/zigtools/zls
cd zls
zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe

Features

ZLS supports most language features, including simple type function support, using namespace, payload capture type resolution, custom packages, cImport and others. Support for comptime and semantic analysis is Work-in-Progress.

The following LSP features are supported:

• Completions
• Hover
• Goto definition/declaration
• Document symbols
• Find references
• Rename symbol
• Formatting using zig fmt
• Semantic token highlighting
• Inlay hints
• Code actions
• Selection ranges
• Folding regions

Related Projects

• sublime-zig-language by @prime31
  • Supports basic language features
  • Uses data provided by src/data to perform builtin autocompletion
• zig-lsp by @xackus
  • Inspiration for ZLS
• known-folders by @ziglibs
  • Provides API to access known folders on Linux, Windows and Mac OS
• zls by @zigtools
  • Used by many ZLS developers to more efficiently work on ZLS

Quick Thanks :)

We'd like to take a second to thank all our awesome contributors and donators/backers/sponsors; if you have time or money to spare, consider partaking in either of these options - they help keep ZLS awesome for everyone!