VSCode TypeScript Plugin and workspaces API

Question

I am writing a TypeScript language plugin for GraphQL and I need to access the project root at some places. I want to use the workspaces API to make this workspace ready.

I tried including vscode directly and that doesn't work

Is it possible to pass information like this from extension to language plugin or is there a way to access workspace API in language plugin?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 27 '18 at 02:22

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This is not possible. TypeScript server plugins run in a separate process from normal VS Code extensions and cannot access the normal VS code api.

This feature request would add a basic channel so that VS Code extensions to communicate with TS server plugins.

The other option that could work today is to open a communications pipe from your plugin to a vscode extension.

answered Jul 27 '18 at 02:22

Matt Bierner

Is there any documentation on opening the communication pipe method? – divyenduz Jul 27 '18 at 06:03
Ah! I think it is basic IPC you refer to. Because both extension and TS server plugin have access to the filesystem. – divyenduz Jul 27 '18 at 06:18
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Yes. Both can use node apis. It should work but I think you'd be the first to actually try so there may be some hidden challenges – Matt Bierner Jul 27 '18 at 18:38

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