# haskell-lsp-client
This package is intended for developers of text editors who want to make their text editor
compatible with the [Language Server Protocol](https://github.com/Microsoft/language-server-protocol/blob/master/protocol.md).
I have developed this package with plans to integrate it in the [Yi editor](https://github.com/yi-editor/yi).
## The example client
Contained in this repository is an example client. This example client just runs the [Haskell IDE Engine](https://github.com/alanz/haskell-ide-engine/)
and opens the file specified on the command line. Then it waits a second to let HIE check the
file for errors and such.
To run the example:
1. Download and install the Haskell IDE Engine. (make sure `hie` is on your PATH)
2. `git clone https://github.com/noughtmare/haskell-lsp-client`
3. `cd haskell-lsp-client`
4. `stack build`
5. `stack exec example-client -- example/Main.hs`
On my system it shows something about a capability registration request and that a certain hoogle
database is used. You can replace example/Main.hs with any haskell file you would like to check.
It reports ghc errors and hlint suggestions.