lsp-java VS vscode-java

Compare lsp-java vs vscode-java and see what are their differences.

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lsp-java vscode-java
9 35
626 2,037
0.5% 1.2%
4.9 9.0
26 days ago 6 days ago
Emacs Lisp TypeScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 only Eclipse Public License 2.0
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lsp-java

Posts with mentions or reviews of lsp-java. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-12.

vscode-java

Posts with mentions or reviews of vscode-java. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-12.
  • language support for java client couldn't create connection to server
    1 project | /r/vscode | 24 Apr 2023
    Can this issue on github help?
  • Java compiler problem with enums using windows1252 encoding
    1 project | /r/vscode | 13 Apr 2023
    More details about the problem over this issue on github: https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/issues/3060
  • How to automatically format Java code similar to Rust (rustfmt)?
    2 projects | /r/rust | 12 Apr 2023
    I've tried Google Java Format, following the settings here,
  • Problem with genSources
    1 project | /r/fabricmc | 18 Mar 2023
    It seems I actually got it to work in vscode. I found this thread, in which one person told to add: "java.eclipse.downloadSources": true, "java.maven.downloadSources": true, to the settings.json and it seems to work just fine now. Still thanks for your responses :)
  • Java Intellisense keeps breaking, every few minutes. Need to Clean Java Language Server Workspace to restore. MacOS, 1.75.0
    1 project | /r/vscode | 16 Feb 2023
    Can the retirement version solve the problem? If you are convinced that it is a version of BUG, you can submit a report on GitHub to get official personnel responses.
  • Plz Microsoft could you finally give YOUR OWN PLATFORM the care it deserves?
    2 projects | /r/ProgrammerHumor | 1 Jan 2023
    Good news :) https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/wiki/Formatter-settings
  • Child Folders that contains a java file in them is requiring a package statement how do I disable that feature
    1 project | /r/vscode | 30 Oct 2022
    There is currently no configuration to turn off. If you really need it, you can submit a feature request on GitHub.
  • Help setting up jdtls for java
    6 projects | /r/neovim | 2 Oct 2022
    -- πŸ’€ "/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk/", -- or '/path/to/java11_or_newer/bin/java' -- depends on if `java` is in your $PATH env variable and if it points to the right version. "-Declipse.application=org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core.id1", "-Dosgi.bundles.defaultStartLevel=4", "-Declipse.product=org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core.product", "-Dlog.protocol=true", "-Dlog.level=ALL", "-javaagent:" .. home .. "/.local/share/nvim/mason/packages/jdtls/lombok.jar", "-Xms1g", "--add-modules=ALL-SYSTEM", "--add-opens", "java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED", "--add-opens", "java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED", -- πŸ’€ "-jar", vim.fn.glob( home .. "/.local/share/nvim/mason/packages/jdtls/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.6.400.v20210924-0641.jar" ), -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -- Must point to the Change this to -- eclipse.jdt.ls installation the actual version -- πŸ’€ "-configuration", home .. "/.local/share/nvim/mason/packages/jdtls/config_" .. CONFIG, -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ -- Must point to the Change to one of `linux`, `win` or `mac` -- eclipse.jdt.ls installation Depending on your system. -- πŸ’€ -- See `data directory configuration` section in the README "-data", workspace_dir, }, on_attach = { require("jdtls").setup_dap({ hotcodereplace = "auto" }), require("jdtls.dap").setup_dap_main_class_configs(), }, capabilities = capabilities, -- πŸ’€ -- This is the default if not provided, you can remove it. Or adjust as needed. -- One dedicated LSP server & client will be started per unique root_dir root_dir = root_dir, -- Here you can configure eclipse.jdt.ls specific settings -- See https://github.com/eclipse/eclipse.jdt.ls/wiki/Running-the-JAVA-LS-server-from-the-command-line#initialize-request -- or https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java#supported-vs-code-settings -- for a list of options settings = { java = { eclipse = { downloadSources = true, }, configuration = { updateBuildConfiguration = "interactive", }, maven = { downloadSources = true, }, implementationsCodeLens = { enabled = true, }, referencesCodeLens = { enabled = true, }, references = { includeDecompiledSources = true, }, inlayHints = { parameterNames = { enabled = "all", -- literals, all, none }, }, format = { enabled = false, }, }, signatureHelp = { enabled = true }, completion = { favoriteStaticMembers = { "org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat", "org.hamcrest.Matchers.*", "org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*", "org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*", "java.util.Objects.requireNonNull", "java.util.Objects.requireNonNullElse", "org.mockito.Mockito.*", }, }, contentProvider = { preferred = "fernflower" }, extendedClientCapabilities = extendedClientCapabilities, sources = { organizeImports = { starThreshold = 9999, staticStarThreshold = 9999, }, }, codeGeneration = { toString = { template = "${object.className}{${member.name()}=${member.value}, ${otherMembers}}", }, useBlocks = true, }, }, flags = { allow_incremental_sync = true, }, -- Language server `initializationOptions` -- You need to extend the `bundles` with paths to jar files -- if you want to use additional eclipse.jdt.ls plugins. -- -- See https://github.com/mfussenegger/nvim-jdtls#java-debug-installation -- -- If you don't plan on using the debugger or other eclipse.jdt.ls plugins you can remove this
  • No Syntax Highlighting for Java
    1 project | /r/vscode | 9 Sep 2022
    This is the officially provided extension. if you follow this documentation, still no syntax highlighting, may really be a bug, suggest you file an issue on GitHub.
  • Java on Visual Studio Code Update – June 2022
    1 project | /r/java | 30 Jun 2022
    Try this fix but don't forget VS Code Lombok extension project has not been maintained for long time。

What are some alternatives?

When comparing lsp-java and vscode-java you can also consider the following projects:

eglot-jl - Wrapper for using Julia LanguageServer.jl with emacs eglot

eclipse.jdt.ls - Java language server

lsp-ltex - lsp-mode ❀️ LTEX

bash-language-server - A language server for Bash

lsp-grammarly - lsp-mode ❀️ grammarly

vscode-yaml - YAML support for VS Code with built-in kubernetes syntax support

lsp-metals - lsp-mode :heart: metals

vscode-haskell - VS Code extension for Haskell, powered by haskell-language-server

lsp-treemacs - lsp-mode :heart: treemacs

styleguide - Style guides for Google-originated open-source projects

lsp-dart - lsp-mode :heart: dart

vscode-java-dependency - Manage Java projects in Visual Studio Code.