lua-language-server
Lua development just got a whole lot better
The Lua language server provides various language features for Lua to make development easier and faster. With around half a million installs on Visual Studio Code, it is the most popular extension for Lua language support.
Features
๐ Over 20 supported annotations for documenting your codeโช Go to definition๐ฆบ Dynamic type checking๐ Find referencesโ ๏ธ Diagnostics/Warnings๐ต๏ธ Syntax checking๐ Element renaming๐จ๏ธ Hover to view details on variables, functions, and more๐๏ธ Autocompletion๐ Support for libraries๐ Code formatting๐ฌ Spell checking๐ ๏ธ Custom plugins๐ Documentation Generation
Install
The language server can easily be installed for use in VS Code, but it can also be used by other clients using the command line.
Visual Studio Code
The language server and Visual Studio Code client can be installed from the VS Code Marketplace.
Command Line
Check the wiki for a guide to install the language server for use on the command line. This allows the language server to be used for NeoVim and other clients that follow the language server protocol.
Supported Lua Versions
Version | Supported |
---|---|
Lua 5.1 | |
Lua 5.2 | |
Lua 5.3 | |
Lua 5.4 | |
LuaJIT |
Links
If you find any mistakes, please report it or open a pull request if you have a fix of your own
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Available Languages
en-us
๐บ๐ธ zh-cn
๐จ๐ณ zh-tw
๐น๐ผ pt-br
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โน Note: All translations are provided and collaborated on by the community. If you find an inappropriate or harmful translation, please report it immediately.
Are you able to provide a translation? It would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you to all contributors of translations!
Configuration
Configuration of the server can be done in a number of ways, which are explained more in-depth in the wiki.
Visual Studio Code
You can use the settings editor or edit the raw JSON file.
Other
See the configuration file wiki page.
Privacy
This language server has opt-in telemetry that collects usage data and sends it to the development team to help improve the extension. Read our privacy policy to learn more.
Contributors
Credit
Software that the language server (or the development of it) uses: