LuaLS / LuaLS/lua-language-server
Inject library paths at runtime
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Description
Is there any way to pass library paths dynamically at runtime e.g. via environment variables like LUA_PATH?
My use-case is that I want to create an isolated development environment with Nix. Nix paths are hashed (/nix/store/rhb22df25vwdq5fr5dba8w873qciqgmg...) so they can change at any time, making static configs like .luarc.json ineffective.
Ideally, the server can pick up the current lua executable in the PATH and automatically detect all the libraries (this is how it works with pyright). Is this currently possible?
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Research direction
No source file, test, or entry point is named. Start by tracing how library paths and configuration are resolved, then inspect whether the server reads runtime environment variables or discovers the Lua executable; done means supporting the requested dynamic paths or documenting the existing limitation with tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100