Added required-root-patterns for situational lsp activation using globbing

helix-core/src/syntax.rs

@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ pub struct LanguageServerConfiguration {
     pub config: Option<serde_json::Value>,
     #[serde(default = "default_timeout")]
     pub timeout: u64,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+    pub required_root_patterns: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]

helix-lsp/src/client.rs

@@ -174,12 +174,11 @@ impl Client {
         args: &[String],
         config: Option<Value>,
         server_environment: HashMap<String, String>,
-        root_markers: &[String],
+        root_path: PathBuf,
-        manual_roots: &[PathBuf],
+        root_uri: Option<lsp::Url>,
         id: usize,
         name: String,
         req_timeout: u64,
-        doc_path: Option<&std::path::PathBuf>,
     ) -> Result<(Self, UnboundedReceiver<(usize, Call)>, Arc<Notify>)> {
         // Resolve path to the binary
         let cmd = which::which(cmd).map_err(|err| anyhow::anyhow!(err))?;
@@ -203,22 +202,6 @@ impl Client {
 
         let (server_rx, server_tx, initialize_notify) =
             Transport::start(reader, writer, stderr, id, name.clone());
-        let (workspace, workspace_is_cwd) = find_workspace();
-        let workspace = path::get_normalized_path(&workspace);
-        let root = find_lsp_workspace(
-            doc_path
-                .and_then(|x| x.parent().and_then(|x| x.to_str()))
-                .unwrap_or("."),
-            root_markers,
-            manual_roots,
-            &workspace,
-            workspace_is_cwd,
-        );
-
-        // `root_uri` and `workspace_folder` can be empty in case there is no workspace
-        // `root_url` can not, use `workspace` as a fallback
-        let root_path = root.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| workspace.clone());
-        let root_uri = root.and_then(|root| lsp::Url::from_file_path(root).ok());
 
         let workspace_folders = root_uri
             .clone()

helix-lsp/src/lib.rs

@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ impl Registry {
         doc_path: Option<&std::path::PathBuf>,
         root_dirs: &[PathBuf],
         enable_snippets: bool,
-    ) -> Result<Arc<Client>> {
+    ) -> Result<Option<Arc<Client>>> {
         let config = self
             .syn_loader
             .language_server_configs()
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ impl Registry {
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Language server '{name}' not defined"))?;
         let id = self.counter;
         self.counter += 1;
-        let NewClient(client, incoming) = start_client(
+        if let Some(NewClient(client, incoming)) = start_client(
             id,
             name,
             ls_config,
@@ -688,9 +688,12 @@ impl Registry {
             doc_path,
             root_dirs,
             enable_snippets,
-        )?;
+        )? {
-        self.incoming.push(UnboundedReceiverStream::new(incoming));
+            self.incoming.push(UnboundedReceiverStream::new(incoming));
-        Ok(client)
+            Ok(Some(client))
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
     }
 
     /// If this method is called, all documents that have a reference to language servers used by the language config have to refresh their language servers,
@@ -715,8 +718,8 @@ impl Registry {
                         root_dirs,
                         enable_snippets,
                     ) {
-                        Ok(client) => client,
+                        Ok(client) => client?,
-                        error => return Some(error),
+                        Err(error) => return Some(Err(error)),
                     };
                     let old_clients = self
                         .inner
@@ -756,13 +759,13 @@ impl Registry {
         root_dirs: &'a [PathBuf],
         enable_snippets: bool,
     ) -> impl Iterator<Item = (LanguageServerName, Result<Arc<Client>>)> + 'a {
-        language_config.language_servers.iter().map(
+        language_config.language_servers.iter().filter_map(
             move |LanguageServerFeatures { name, .. }| {
                 if let Some(clients) = self.inner.get(name) {
                     if let Some((_, client)) = clients.iter().enumerate().find(|(i, client)| {
                         client.try_add_doc(&language_config.roots, root_dirs, doc_path, *i == 0)
                     }) {
-                        return (name.to_owned(), Ok(client.clone()));
+                        return Some((name.to_owned(), Ok(client.clone())));
                     }
                 }
                 match self.start_client(
@@ -773,13 +776,14 @@ impl Registry {
                     enable_snippets,
                 ) {
                     Ok(client) => {
+                        let client = client?;
                         self.inner
                             .entry(name.to_owned())
                             .or_default()
                             .push(client.clone());
-                        (name.clone(), Ok(client))
+                        Some((name.clone(), Ok(client)))
                     }
-                    Err(err) => (name.to_owned(), Err(err)),
+                    Err(err) => Some((name.to_owned(), Err(err))),
                 }
             },
         )
@@ -880,18 +884,70 @@ fn start_client(
     doc_path: Option<&std::path::PathBuf>,
     root_dirs: &[PathBuf],
     enable_snippets: bool,
-) -> Result<NewClient> {
+) -> Result<Option<NewClient>> {
+    let (workspace, workspace_is_cwd) = helix_loader::find_workspace();
+    let workspace = path::get_normalized_path(&workspace);
+    let root = find_lsp_workspace(
+        doc_path
+            .and_then(|x| x.parent().and_then(|x| x.to_str()))
+            .unwrap_or("."),
+        &config.roots,
+        config.workspace_lsp_roots.as_deref().unwrap_or(root_dirs),
+        &workspace,
+        workspace_is_cwd,
+    );
+
+    // `root_uri` and `workspace_folder` can be empty in case there is no workspace
+    // `root_url` can not, use `workspace` as a fallback
+    let root_path = root.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| workspace.clone());
+    let root_uri = root.and_then(|root| lsp::Url::from_file_path(root).ok());
+
+    let mut globset = globset::GlobSetBuilder::new();
+    let required_root_patterns = &ls_config.required_root_patterns;
+    if !required_root_patterns.is_empty() {
+        for required_root_pattern in required_root_patterns {
+            match globset::Glob::new(required_root_pattern) {
+                Ok(glob) => {
+                    globset.add(glob);
+                }
+                Err(err) => {
+                    log::warn!(
+                        "Failed to build glob '{}' for language server '{}'",
+                        required_root_pattern,
+                        name
+                    );
+                    log::warn!("{}", err);
+                }
+            };
+        }
+        match globset.build() {
+            Ok(glob) => {
+                if !root_path
+                    .read_dir()?
+                    .filter_map(|e| e.ok())
+                    .map(|e| e.file_name())
+                    .any(|filename| glob.is_match(filename))
+                {
+                    return Ok(None);
+                }
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                log::warn!("Failed to build globset for language server {name}");
+                log::warn!("{}", err);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     let (client, incoming, initialize_notify) = Client::start(
         &ls_config.command,
         &ls_config.args,
         ls_config.config.clone(),
         ls_config.environment.clone(),
-        &config.roots,
+        root_path,
-        config.workspace_lsp_roots.as_deref().unwrap_or(root_dirs),
+        root_uri,
         id,
         name,
         ls_config.timeout,
-        doc_path,
     )?;
 
     let client = Arc::new(client);
@@ -923,7 +979,7 @@ fn start_client(
         initialize_notify.notify_one();
     });
 
-    Ok(NewClient(client, incoming))
+    Ok(Some(NewClient(client, incoming)))
 }
 
 /// Find an LSP workspace of a file using the following mechanism: