eclipse-xtext / eclipse-xtext/xtext

[Language Server] Hover needs to improve as xtext-eclipse.

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Description

As for Xtext language server, Hover works only for the documentation section. For eclipse, hover gets provided at many places. We are not getting any advantage by Xtext grammar. At least it should be configurable where with the configuration we can select the eclipse behavior or different behavior.
I would like to understand sense to have hover only for documentation section.

Do we have any plan to make things separated and common for eclipse and LSP?

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Research direction

Start by comparing hover behavior in the Xtext language server with the Eclipse behavior described in the issue. No files, tests, or entry points are named, so first locate the language-server hover implementation and its Eclipse counterpart. Done requires an agreed configuration or separation approach and corresponding implementation scope.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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