How should I package my Language Server with my client?

Question

I'm trying to create a language server for VSCode. It's made up of a client and a server, communicating over RPC.

The official docs have a working example, with the language-server split into in two directories, the client and the server.

What I want to do is to package both into a VSIX file, so I can install them together.

In their example, they say cd to the client directory and run vsce package. However, If I do that and install the resultant package, VSCode says

"Error: Cannot find module '/home/blah/vscode.language-client-example-0.0.1/server/server.js"

I can't run vsce package in the server directory, as it complains

"Error: Missing publisher name"

How do I package it?

"I'm trying to create a language server for VSCode." -> if you're doing a Language Server, it should be for more than VSCode ;) — Mickael, Aug 12 '17 at 08:36

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 04 '17 at 07:30

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You can publish extension and try. Official doc for publishing extensions

In short for publishing, follow below steps

npm install -g vsce
vsce publish

answered Jul 04 '17 at 07:30

Raj

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Your question says you used `vsce package` not the `vsce publish` command. – Raj Jul 05 '17 at 09:47
Yes, because I don't want to publish it publicly – Charles Shiller Jul 05 '17 at 16:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 27 '19 at 16:36

Both for packaging as well as publishing you need to register a publisher.

In the docs they explain how to create a publisher for yourself: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/working-with-extensions/publishing-extension#create-a-publisher

Then in your (root) package.json add your publisher id: "publisher": "my-publisher"

After that both package and publish should work with vsce.

How should I package my Language Server with my client?

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