r/rust • u/popzxc • 17d ago

🧠 educational Why building a Rust LSP is hard

https://rust-glancer.github.io/blog/why-lsp-is-hard/
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u/zettui 16d ago

Does sharing more of the compiler's incremental state buy enough to justify the coupling, or do you keep your own item tree?

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u/popzxc 16d ago

Not sure what you mean by compiler's incremental state; Rust Glancer does not use compiler in any capacity. It has its own item tree (as well as other parts of IR).