microsoft / microsoft/language-server-protocol
Add a request so that the server can ask the client for user input
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Description
Hello,
is it possible to add to the specification a request sent from the server to the client allowing the user to provide a string value for a given prompt ?
It would be very similar to ShowMessageRequest but without the actions items, the client would have to reply with a string value provided by the user.
Metals has an LSP extension that does this called Inputbox and is used for various commands as a follow up to server commands.
I don't know if other servers have a similar extension but I think it make sense to add it.
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Start by comparing the existing ShowMessageRequest in the LSP 3.17 specification with Metals' Inputbox extension. Determine the protocol shape and compatibility implications for a server-to-client string-input request; done means the proposal has a settled specification and agreed response behavior.
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- typescript
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- api
- Issue type
- Feature
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