Ask HN: Is there a library for creating cross-editor plugins?

3 pointsby snrji7 anni fa2 comments

Hi there, assume that you have an idea for a plugin for text editors (or IDEs), but you don't want to mess up with the specifics of Sublime's API or Atom's API. Is there any higher level API that would help me abstract away from Vim's, Emacs' or IntelliJ's APIs?

I'm not looking for specially fancy features, so it should be possible. However, I don't know if I'm looking the right keywords.

2 comments

siliconshinobi7 anni fa

If the plugin you want to make is around language support in an editor (i.e. autocomplete, goto definition, or documentation), the Language Server Protocol might work.

https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/

https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/impleme...

snrji7 anni fa

Hey! I didn't see your answer. That's very useful, thanks!