microsoft / microsoft/language-server-protocol

Support that servers can provide file system implementations and read from remote file systems as well

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Description

Currently servers are restricted to read files from their local file systems. LSP should offer ways that servers can:

  • implement file systems
  • read from and write to other remote file systems.

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing LSP specification and the issue's discussion to understand how file access is currently defined. The issue is complete when the protocol clearly specifies how servers can implement file systems and read from or write to remote file systems, with the scope agreed by maintainers.

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Assessment

Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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