> We could create a parser framework that allowed a client to get some sort of generic AST and reference graph
I think this is assuming too much about how the language server is going to work. For example, does it parse everything greedily, or does it know how to parse stuff on demand? If the AST is in-memory in the editor, that might not work too well with giant projects that need lazy parsing. A language server might also want to do really fancy things like bust its file cache on INotify events.
I think this is assuming too much about how the language server is going to work. For example, does it parse everything greedily, or does it know how to parse stuff on demand? If the AST is in-memory in the editor, that might not work too well with giant projects that need lazy parsing. A language server might also want to do really fancy things like bust its file cache on INotify events.