LuaLS/lua-language-server

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A Language Server Protocol implementation for Lua, written in Lua, providing features like autocompletion, type checking, diagnostics, formatting, and go-to-definition. It works with any LSP-compatible editor such as VS Code and Neovim.

Use cases

• get Lua autocompletion and hover docs in my editor
• type check my Lua codebase
• lint and format Lua code
• rename Lua symbols across a project
• generate documentation from Lua annotations
• set up Lua language support in Neovim

When to choose

• you write Lua in VS Code, Neovim, or any LSP-capable editor
• you need type checking and diagnostics for Lua 5.1 through 5.5 or LuaJIT
• you want annotation-based documentation generation for Lua

When to avoid

• you need language support for a language other than Lua
• your editor does not support the Language Server Protocol

Facets

application · maturity stable

linter formatter editor type-system documentation developer-tools programming-languages developer-tools text-editors parsers cross-platform editor-plugin cli windows lua language-server-protocol lsp type-checking autocompletion diagnostics neovim vscode linux macos

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