v0.5.0

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Admittedly, it's been a long while since the last release, but we've laid the groundwork for some exciting new features.

Since November, we've built out our search and indexing infrastructure that allows lexical to find interesting bits of your source code and highlight them for you later. We went through five separate backends before settling on one that is super duper fast, memory efficient(ish) and is written in pure elixir.

Presently, we're using this to power our newest features, find references and go to definition. We've implemented both for modules, module attributes and functions. You'll notice that when lexical starts, it will index your project's source code. This is a one-time operation that should be quick, indexing lexical's and its dependencies 193,000 lines of source code takes around 10 seconds. This means that indexing is on by default, and there's no way to turn it off any more. We've crossed the rubicon, folks, and there's no turning back.

Other good news, because of the indexing infrastructure, we no longer have to do a full build when lexical starts for the first time. This means the startup time has dramatically improved. On the lexical project, it has dropped from 12 seconds to 2.

And we've made a ton of bug fixes and usability improvements since 0.4.1 as well. Some highlights include:

• Find References and go to definition for Modules, Module Attributes, Structs and Functions
• Support for elixir version 1.16
• Handled renaming of rtx to mise
• Multiple improvements to the hover popup
• Improved ease of writing new code actions
• Undefined variables diagnostics error for HEEx templates
• Code action: Suggested function names
• Completions for typespecs
• Improved nix flake

As always, I'd like to thank @scottming, @zachallaun and @Blond11516 who were instrumental in getting the core of the language server to the state it is today. Also, thank you @hauleth for ensuring the nix flake works.

What's Changed

• Correctly activate rtx during boot by @zachallaun in Correctly activate rtx during boot #430
• Fix specs in Lexical.Document.Path by @zachallaun in Fix specs in Lexical.Document.Path #433
• Improve incompatible version errors on boot by @zachallaun in Improve incompatible version errors on boot #389
• i96: send and log messages by @jollyjerr in i96: send and log messages #420
• Put module below call signature for hover funs/types by @zachallaun in Put module below call signature for hover funs/types #434
• Fix diagnostics issue when config_env is called. by @scottming in Fix diagnostics issue when config_env is called. #439
• Fix crash on boot due to precedence bug and stdio log by @zachallaun in Fix crash on boot due to precedence bug and stdio log #444
• Find References by @scohen in Find References #405
• Code Actions refactor by @scohen in Code Actions refactor #453
• Consider arity in function ordering by @yerguden in Consider arity in function ordering #442
• Ignore undefined variables error for HEEx files by @scottming in Ignore undefined variables error for HEEx files #463
• Fix: Erlang function calls in pipes were incorrectly formatted by @scohen in Fix: Erlang function calls in pipes were incorrectly formatted #476
• Fix: Stutter when completing inside string interpolations by @scohen in Fix: Stutter when completing inside string interpolations #464
• Fix: Don't raise an exception if the build directory doesn't exist by @scohen in Fix: Don't raise an exception if the build directory doesn't exist #481
• Add Vim ALE configuration details by @jparise in Add Vim ALE configuration details #484
• Removed unhelpful completion for :: symbol by @mdshamoon in Removed unhelpful completion for :: symbol #485
• Add heex to filetype list for neovim by @soundmonster in Add heex to filetype list for neovim #487
• Added completions for typespecs by @scohen in Added completions for typespecs #478
• Analysis by @zachallaun in Analysis #457
• Fix module completion error after a dot by @zachallaun in Fix module completion error after a dot #496
• Add replacing unknown remote function to code actions by @sheldak in Add replacing unknown remote function to code actions #443
• Move from flake-utils to flake-parts by @hauleth in Move from flake-utils to flake-parts #498
• Make the warning: prefix optional in rename function regex by @soundmonster in Make the warning: prefix optional in rename function regex #500
• Fix Diagnostic.Result to_lsp with 4-elem tuple position by @bangalcat in Fix Diagnostic.Result to_lsp with 4-elem tuple position #502
• Optimise the manual loading of dependent apps and modules. by @scottming in Optimise the manual loading of dependent apps and modules. #455
• Add instructions for LunarVim installation by @dimitarvp in Add instructions for LunarVim installation #510
• Handle compilation exiting by @scohen in Handle compilation exiting #514
• Fix the issue of project.log not displaying logs when developing Lexical with version 1.15. by @scottming in Fix the issue of project.log not displaying logs when developing Lexical with version 1.15. #512
• Find function references by @scohen in Find function references #516
• Added percentage based progress reporters by @scohen in Added percentage based progress reporters #519
• Fix the expand_selector in the case of a syntax error. by @scottming in Fix the expand_selector in the case of a syntax error. #524
• Added reindex command by @scohen in Added reindex command #522
• Fix the termination issue of Document.Store caused by incomplete syntax errors. by @scottming in Fix the termination issue of Document.Store caused by incomplete syntax errors. #528
• Support mise (new name for rtx) by @x-ji in Support mise (new name for rtx) #544
• Fixed alias crash on unquote by @scohen in Fixed alias crash on unquote #545
• Fixed crash that would happen during imports by @scohen in Fixed crash that would happen during imports #546
• Support Elixir 1.16 by @scottming in Support Elixir 1.16 #535
• chore(nix): update deps hash by @hauleth in chore(nix): update deps hash #557
• Replace remote function now handles erlang functions by @scohen in Replace remote function now handles erlang functions #555
• Correct docs for expand_alias by @zachallaun in Correct docs for expand_alias #562
• Resolve function definitions without parens by @zachallaun in Resolve function definitions without parens #563
• Correctly resolve imported calls by @zachallaun in Correctly resolve imported calls #565
• Implemented find references for module attributes by @scohen in Implemented find references for module attributes #558
• Correctly resolve &Module.function/arity syntax by @zachallaun in Correctly resolve &Module.function/arity syntax #566
• Switched over to mise rather than rtx by @scohen in Switched over to mise rather than rtx #580
• ETS backend write-ahead log by @scohen in ETS backend write-ahead log #554
• Struct discovery now uses the index by @scohen in Struct discovery now uses the index #582
• Bumped garbage collection for some of our more intensive processes by @scohen in Bumped garbage collection for some of our more intensive processes #600
• Made indexer return streams rather than lists by @scohen in Made indexer return streams rather than lists #598
• Calling find references on a defstruct call finds defined structs by @scohen in Calling find references on a defstruct call finds defined structs #607
• GC'd processes every 5 seconds by @scohen in GC'd processes every 5 seconds #608
• Zipped package now keeps file permissions by @scohen in Zipped package now keeps file permissions #609

New Contributors

• @jollyjerr made their first contribution in i96: send and log messages #420
• @yerguden made their first contribution in Consider arity in function ordering #442
• @jparise made their first contribution in Add Vim ALE configuration details #484
• @mdshamoon made their first contribution in Removed unhelpful completion for :: symbol #485
• @soundmonster made their first contribution in Add heex to filetype list for neovim #487
• @sheldak made their first contribution in Add replacing unknown remote function to code actions #443
• @bangalcat made their first contribution in Fix Diagnostic.Result to_lsp with 4-elem tuple position #502
• @dimitarvp made their first contribution in Add instructions for LunarVim installation #510
• @x-ji made their first contribution in Support mise (new name for rtx) #544

Full Changelog: v0.4.1...v0.5.0

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