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# Using GitHub Actions Language Server in Neovim
## Prerequisites
- Node.js 18+
- Neovim 0.11+ with the new LSP config format
## Setup Options
### Option 1: Install from npm (Recommended)
Once published, you can install globally:
```bash
npm install -g @actions/languageserver
```
Then configure Neovim to use the installed binary:
```lua
-- ~/.config/nvim/lsp/actionsls.lua
return {
cmd = { "actions-languageserver" },
filetypes = { "yaml.ghaction" }, -- GitHub Actions workflow files only
root_markers = { ".git" },
init_options = {
sessionToken = vim.fn.system("gh auth token"):gsub("%s+", ""),
logLevel = "info",
},
}
```
**Note:** This requires the package to be published to npm first.
### Option 2: Local Development Build
For development or if the npm package isn't published yet:
### 1. Clone and build
```bash
git clone https://github.com/actions/languageservices.git
cd languageservices
npm install
npm run build --workspaces --if-present
```
### 2. Bundle the server
The server needs to be bundled into a single file to avoid ESM module resolution issues:
```bash
cd languageserver
npx esbuild src/index.ts \
--bundle \
--platform=node \
--target=node18 \
--format=cjs \
--outfile=dist/server-bundled.cjs \
--external:vscode \
--loader:.json=json
```
This creates `dist/server-bundled.cjs` (~5.6MB) that contains the entire server.
### 3. Configure Neovim
Create `~/.config/nvim/lsp/actionsls.lua`:
```lua
return {
cmd = {
"/absolute/path/to/languageservices/languageserver/bin/actions-languageserver",
},
filetypes = { "yaml.ghaction" }, -- GitHub Actions workflow files only
root_markers = { ".git" },
init_options = {
sessionToken = vim.fn.system("gh auth token"):gsub("%s+", ""),
logLevel = "info",
},
}
```
**Important:** Replace `/absolute/path/to/languageservices` with your actual clone path.
## Filetype Detection for GitHub Actions Workflows
To ensure the LSP only runs on GitHub Actions workflow files (not all YAML files), set up filetype detection:
**Option A:** In `~/.config/nvim/init.lua`:
```lua
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({"BufRead", "BufNewFile"}, {
pattern = ".github/workflows/*.{yml,yaml}",
callback = function()
vim.bo.filetype = "yaml.ghaction"
end,
})
```
**Option B:** Create `~/.config/nvim/ftdetect/ghaction.vim`:
```vim
au BufRead,BufNewFile .github/workflows/*.yml,*.yaml setfiletype yaml.ghaction
```
This sets the filetype to `yaml.ghaction` for files in `.github/workflows/`, matching the `filetypes` setting in your LSP config.
### 4. Enable the LSP in your init.lua
Add to your Neovim configuration:
```lua
vim.lsp.enable('actionsls')
```
### 5. Restart Neovim
Open any `.github/workflows/*.yml` file. The filetype detection will set it to `yaml.ghaction`, and the language server will attach automatically.
## Files Created
- `languageserver/dist/server-bundled.cjs` - Bundled server (~5.6MB)
- `languageserver/bin/actions-languageserver` - Shell wrapper script
The `dist/` directory is gitignored; you'll need to rebuild after pulling updates.
## Troubleshooting
Check if the server is running:
```vim
:lua =vim.lsp.get_clients()
```
View LSP logs:
```bash
tail -f ~/.local/state/nvim/lsp.log
```
Manually start the server to test:
```vim
:lua vim.lsp.start({name='actionsls', cmd={'/path/to/bin/actions-languageserver'}, root_dir=vim.fn.getcwd(), init_options={sessionToken='', logLevel='info'}})
```
## Notes
- The main code change is in `languageserver/src/index.ts` to use dynamic imports, avoiding loading browser modules in Node.js
- The bundling step is necessary because TypeScript outputs ESM with bare imports that Node.js can't resolve
- Only workflow files in git repositories will activate the LSP (due to `root_markers = { ".git" }`)