I'm afraid things still aren't clear for me. Is there a reason it's so hard to give a concrete example?
If I try to analogise from how LSP works for golang, I believe the LSP server does things like - complete symbol beginning with "Xyz" - tell me where so-and-so function is defined (e.g. so that the client editor can jump to it). I'm not sure if operations like that make sense for Org. Another possibility might be interacting, from a 3rd party editor, with a body of Org content that has been primarily written and managed in Emacs. If so, what would those interactions be? Marking a task as done? Something more complex than that? Or is it like: 3rd party editor opens an Org file and the user types some <random key sequence>. Editor asks the LSP server (Emacs) "what does <random key sequence> mean?", and the server replies "it means the Org entry should now look like this: ..." On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 at 15:58, TEC <tecos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Neil, > > Good to hear that you did take a look at the readme š. > > You can think of the LSP as a specification for cross-editor/IDE > extensions. The intent of this is to make some of Orgās functionality > accessible to the ~95% of people who donāt use Emacs, by hooking into Emacs > itself. > > Does that clear things up for you? You can also see > https://langserver.org/. > > All the best, > *Timothy* > > * From*: Neil Jerram <%22neil+jerram%22+%3cneiljer...@gmail.com%3E> > * Subject*: Re: Emacs as an Org LSP server > * To*: TEC <%22tec%22+%3ctecos...@gmail.com%3E> > * Cc*: "org-mode-email" <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org> > * Date*: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 23:46:12 +0800 > Thanks Timothy. I did read the README, but I'm afraid I still can't quite > picture a specific use. > > > On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 at 15:28, TEC <tecos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Neil, >> >> Iām going to quote you the readme from the linked github repo: >> >> Allow the unwashed masses to use Org, without using Emacs, using Emacs. >> >> Hereās the image from the readme [image: model.png] >> >> And hereās the first line from the first result of a google search for >> &ldquoLSPā: >> >> The Language Server Protocol (LSP) defines the protocol used between an >> editor or IDE and a language server that provides language features like >> auto complete, go to definition, find all references etc. >> >> That should give you an idea of the intent here. >> >> All the best, >> *Timothy* >> >> * From*: Neil Jerram <%22neil+jerram%22+%3cneiljer...@gmail.com%3E> >> * Subject*: Re: Emacs as an Org LSP server >> * To*: TEC <%22tec%22+%3ctecos...@gmail.com%3E> >> * Cc*: "org-mode-email" <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org> >> * Date*: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:41:05 +0800 >> Could you describe a use case? Apologies if I missed this in earlier >> threads. >> >> >> On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 at 10:44, TEC <tecos...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> A little progress update. >>> >>> https://github.com/tecosaur/org-lsp now exists. >>> >>> I have no idea what I'm doing, so if anyone has feedback on the current >>> idea, that would be much appreciated. >>> >>> TEC <tecos...@gmail.com> writes: >>> >>> > Hi Everyone, >>> > >>> > From the Org standardisation effort the idea of using Emacs as the >>> basis >>> > of an LSP server for Org has been mentioned a few times. >>> > >>> > I thought this deserved it's own thread so here it is :) >>> > >>> > I'm quite keen to investigate the viability of this idea. >>> > Some key questions that I think need addressing are: >>> > 1. How can we 'package' Emacs into an LSP client? >>> > 2. Assuming we use some language as the basis for the host how do we >>> > want to pick it? LSP library? Lisp? Are there any outstanding >>> > contenders. >>> > 3. How much effort is involved? Is it worth it to try to make Org more >>> > approachable* (without Emacs)? >>> > >>> > Lastly, but perhaps even more crucially --- who would be interested in >>> > working on this? I certainly am, but this feels like something that >>> > would be more viable with a small working group. >>> > >>> > Who's interested? >>> > >>> > Timothy. >>> > >>> > >>> > * I can't help but think that this hypothetical LSP server may serve >>> as >>> > a 'gateway drug' to Org in Emacs š >>> >>> >>>
