Automattic / Automattic/harper

"harper_ls::backend: Settings must be an object." when lsp server is used in kate

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bug config-options-prefs-settings harper-ls
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Description

**Describe the bug**
`harper-ls --stdio` fails when ran inside kate

**To Reproduce**
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. Open Kate
2. Go to Settings -> Configure Kate -> LSP Client -> User Server Settings
3. Paste in ```{
"servers": {
"markdown": {
"command": ["harper-ls","--stdio"],
"rootIndicatorFileNames": [".git",".marksman.toml"],
"url": "https://writewithharper.com",
"highlightingModeRegex": "^Markdown$"
}
}
}```
4. Open a markdown file and accept the prompt

**Expected behavior**
Harper should load as the default language server for markdown with this configuration, it errors out instead

**Screenshots**
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**Platform**
Kate LSP Client Support and likely KDevelop as well

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure with `harper-ls --stdio` using the supplied Kate LSP Client User Server Settings and a Markdown file. Trace how the server handles this configuration at startup; done means Kate can load Harper as the default Markdown language server without the “Settings must be an object” error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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