vala-language-server(1)

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version 0.48.7 · 5 versions
, in alpine 3.24

💅 vala-language-server — like, the manual page bestie 💅

ok so first things first: this is the vala-language-server(1) page from the General Commands Manual, and yes i'm gonna walk you through it because it's genuinely iconic and also short enough that you have zero excuses 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

vala-language-server — Code Intelligence for Vala and Genie.

that's it. that's the name section. slay 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

vala-language-server

no flags, no arguments, no chaos. you just run it. periodt 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so vala-language-server is a language server protocol implementation for Vala and Genie. iykyk.

the way that it just... enables features?? like, bestie, it gives you:

  • auto-complete ✨
  • go-to-definition 🔥
  • hover 👑
  • symbol documentation 🌈
  • and more 💜

all of this works in editors/plugins that support Vala and the Language Server Protocol. so if your editor is LSP-pilled, you're eating good tonight 🍓

🧚 ENVIRONMENT 🧚

here's the little trick that nobody tells you about (jk, the manpage tells you):

  • G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=all — set this environment variable when you launch vala-language-server and you'll get debugging output enabled 💀 super useful when things are being weird
lowkey this is the move when you're debugging. no cap 🔍

💀 BUGS 💀

found a bug? do not suffer in silence, bestie 😭 please file bugs at:

https://github.com/vala-lang/vala-language-server

that's the link. go there. be free 🦋

🌟 AUTHOR 🌟

the main characters behind this whole thing 💅

  • Ben Iofel <ben@iofel.me>
  • Princeton Ferro <princetonferro@gmail.com>

okay that's the whole page!! 🎀 it's giving short and sweet and genuinely useful, which honestly is the best vibe. anyway this sign-off is for the General Commands Manual version dated 2025-05-09, i.e. vala-language-server(1) — mwah, go write some Vala, bestie 💖✨🌈

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