Perl::LanguageServer - Language Server and Debug Protocol Adapter for Perl

This is a Language Server and Debug Protocol Adapter for Perl

It implements the Language Server Protocol which provides
syntax-checking, symbol search, etc. Perl to various editors, for
example Visual Stuido Code or Atom.

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

It also implements the Debug Adapter Protocol, which allow debugging
with various editors/includes

https://microsoft.github.io/debug-adapter-protocol/overview

To use both with Visual Studio Code, install the extention "perl"

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=richterger.perl

Any comments and patches are welcome.

FEATURES

* Language Server

  * Syntax checking
  * Symbols in file
  * Symbols in workspace/directory
  * Goto Definition
  * Find References
  * Supports multiple workspace folders
  * Run on remote system via ssh

* Debugger

  * Run, pause, step, next, return
  * Support for coro threads
  * Breakpoints 
  * Conditional breakpoints
  * Breakpoints can be set while programm runs and for modules not yet loaded
  * Variable view, can switch to every stack frame or coro thread
  * Set variable
  * Watch variable
  * Tooltips with variable values
  * Evaluate perl code in debuggee, in context of every stack frame of coro thread
  * Automatically reload changed Perl modules while debugging
  * Debug mutiple perl programm at once
  * Run on remote system via ssh

INSTALLATION

To install this module, run the following commands:

	perl Makefile.PL
	make
	make test
	make install

NOTE: This module uses Compiler::Lexer. The version on cpan (0.22) is
buggy crashes from time to time. Please use the version from github 
(https://github.com/goccy/p5-Compiler-Lexer) until
a new version is published to cpan.
For your convinence a working snapshot from github of Compiler::Lexer
is included in this distribution and will be installed when you
run Makefile.PL

NOTE: Only tested with Perl 5.18 and newer. So in case you want to use
is with older versions of Perl slight modifications might be necessary.

To use it with Visual Studio Code, install the extention "perl"


SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION

After installing, you can find documentation for this module with the
perldoc command.

    perldoc Perl::LanguageServer

You can also look for information at:

    Github:
        https://github.com/richterger/Perl-LanguageServer

    RT, CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here)
        http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Perl-LanguageServer

    AnnoCPAN, Annotated CPAN documentation
        http://annocpan.org/dist/Perl-LanguageServer

    CPAN Ratings
        http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Perl-LanguageServer

    Search CPAN
        http://search.cpan.org/dist/Perl-LanguageServer/


LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2018-2020 grichter

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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