A minimal typescript-language-server
integration plugin to set up the language
server via nvim-lspconfig and add
commands for convenience. Written in TypeScript and transpiled to Lua using
TypeScriptToLua.
This plugin is in beta status. It's stable enough for daily use, but breaking changes are possible.
Requires Neovim 0.7.
Install the plugin with your favorite plugin manager, then add
require("typescript").setup()
to your config. This will set up the plugin and
typescript-language-server
with default settings.
The following example shows all available options and their defaults:
require("typescript").setup({
disable_commands = false, -- prevent the plugin from creating Vim commands
debug = false, -- enable debug logging for commands
go_to_source_definition = {
fallback = true, -- fall back to standard LSP definition on failure
},
server = { -- pass options to lspconfig's setup method
on_attach = ...,
},
})
Note that command-specific configuration affects Vim commands, not the Lua API.
Important: if you have require("lspconfig").tsserver.setup({})
anywhere in
your config, make sure to remove it and pass any options you were using under
the server
key. lspconfig doesn't allow more than one setup call, so your
config will not work as expected.
The plugin exposes Vim commands as well as a Lua API. Vim commands are
buffer-local, so you'll have access to them once tsserver
has attached.
The following commands are async by default, but you can make them run
synchronously by adding a !
to Vim commands or passing { sync = true }
to
Lua commands.
-
Add missing imports:
:TypescriptAddMissingImports
/require("typescript").actions.addMissingImports()
-
Organize imports:
:TypescriptOrganizeImports
/require("typescript").actions.organizeImports()
-
Remove unused variables:
:TypescriptRemoveUnused
/require("typescript").actions.removeUnused()
-
Fix all:
:TypescriptFixAll
/require("typescript").actions.fixAll()
Despite the name, this command fixes a handful of specific issues, most notably non-async functions that use
await
and unreachable code. -
Rename file:
:TypescriptRenameFile
/require("typescript").renameFile(source, target)
This command is always asynchronous. The Vim command will always operate on the current buffer and prompt for a rename target, while the Lua version requires specifying the full path to a
source
andtarget
. -
Go to source definition:
:TypescriptGoToSourceDefinition
/require("typescript").goToSourceDefinition(winnr, opts)
TypeScript 4.7 contains support for a new experimental editor command called Go To Source Definition. It’s similar to Go To Definition, but it never returns results inside declaration files. Instead, it tries to find corresponding implementation files (like .js or .ts files), and find definitions there — even if those files are normally shadowed by .d.ts files.
The command requires a position and derives it from the current window when using the Vim command or from the given
winnr
when using the Lua API.opts
is a table containing the following options:fallback
: determines whether to fall back to a standard LSP definition request when the server fails to find a source definition.
The plugin defines handlers for off-spec methods that are not otherwise supported by Neovim.
_typescript.rename
: invoked after certain code actions (e.g. when extracting a function to local / global scope).
Instead of using the above Vim commands, you can instead add commands to your code action menu using null-ls.
- Add missing imports
- Fix all
- Organize imports
- Remove unused
require("null_ls").setup({
sources = {
..., -- add to your other sources
require("typescript.extensions.null-ls.code-actions"),
},
})
- Inlay hints (waiting for upstream support)
- Anything not supported by
typescript-language-server
itself
- Clone the repo and run
npm install
. - Change or add TypeScript source files under the
src/
directory. - Try out your changes locally using
npm run dev
. - Build your changes before committing using
npm run build
.
Lua-only extensions live in the extensions/
directory. Running npm run build
copies extensions to the appropriate plugin directory and makes them available
to Neovim under the typescript.extensions
namespace (or a subdirectory if you
choose to use one).
If you update or add a Lua file, make sure to run npm run build
before
committing! Your changes will not take effect otherwise.
Integration tests are in Lua and depend on
plenary.nvim. Run make test
from
the root of the repo.
Thanks to everyone who sponsors my projects and makes continued development / maintenance possible!