microsoft / microsoft/vscode-languageserver-node
Add support to shutdown a language server when idle
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- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
We are no running several language servers and we should add support to shut them down when they are idles for a period of time.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing how this repository represents and manages language-server lifecycles, then identify the entry points involved when several language servers are running. Define the idle period, shutdown behavior, and observable completion criteria before locating suitable tests for the lifecycle changes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- node.js, typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100