Sublime Text: Configure Go LSP

#go #sublimetext #lsp #editor

Here is how to configure LSP (language server protocol) for Go development in Sublime Text.

Prerequisites

go
gopls
gotools (gofmt, goimports...)

Packages

sublimelsp/LSP

LSP settings

Open LSP Settings, then paste the below one

// for MacOS

{ "clients": { "gopls": { "command": [ "<path_to>/go/bin/gopls", "-v", "-rpc.trace", "-logfile=<path_to>/gopls.log" ], "enabled": true, "env": { "PATH": "<echo $PATH in terminal then paste its value here>" }, "scopes":["source.go"], "syntaxes": ["Packages/Go/Go.sublime-syntax"], "settings": { "gopls.usePlaceholders": true, "gopls.completeUnimported": true, }, "languageId": "go" } } }

// for Windows

{ "clients": { "gopls": { "command": [ "<path_to>\\bin\\gopls.EXE", "-v", "-rpc.trace", "-logfile=<path_to>\\gopls.log" ], "enabled": true, "scopes":["source.go"], "syntaxes": ["Packages/Go/Go.sublime-syntax"], "settings": { "gopls.usePlaceholders": true, "gopls.completeUnimported": true, }, "languageId": "go" }, } }

LSP Key Binding

Search LSP Key Binding then paste the below value into the field

[ // Go To Definition { "command": "lsp_symbol_definition", "args": { "side_by_side": false }, "keys": [ "ctrl+d" ], "context": [ { "key": "lsp.session_with_capability", "operator": "equal", "operand": "definitionProvider" }, { "key": "auto_complete_visible", "operator": "equal", "operand": false } ] }, ]