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Daedalus Language Server

Daedalus Language Server is a language server for Gothic's scripting language - Daedalus, created by Kirides. However, it is mostly known for a VSCode extension - vscode-daedalus.

Warning

This article is focused on the vscode-daedalus extension, but since DLS uses Language Server Protocol it could be implemented into other editors.

Installation

  1. Download the.vsix File: Navigate to the latest release page of the vscode-daedalus repository on GitHub. Download the .vsix file associated with the latest version available.

  2. Open VSCode: Launch Visual Studio Code on your computer.

  3. Access Extensions Tab: Go to the Extensions view in VSCode. You can do this by clicking on the square icon on the sidebar or pressing Ctrl+Shift+X.

  4. Install from VSIX: Click on the three dot icon located in the top right corner of the Extensions view to open the More Actions menu. Select the "Install from VSIX..." option.

  5. Select the.vsix File: A file dialog will appear asking for the path to the .vsix file you downloaded earlier. Navigate to the location where you saved the .vsix file, select it, and confirm the selection.

  6. Installation Process: VSCode will then proceed to install the Daedalus Language Server extension from the .vsix file. Once the installation is complete, you may need to reload VSCode to activate the new extension.

  7. Verify Installation: After reloading, check the Extensions view again to ensure that the Daedalus Language Server extension has been successfully installed.

Setup

Before opening a project there are some setting that have to be changed. The table below shows which CodePage you should use according to your language.

CodePage Languages
windows-1250 Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian
windows-1251 Russian, Ukrainian
windows-1252 German, English, French, Italian, Spanish
windows-1254 Turkish

By default, DLS use windows-1252 encoding, if you want to change you have to edit the settings.json file.

  1. Open the Command Palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P.
  2. Type settings.json and select the option that appears, usually labeled "Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)".
  3. Add the following lines at the end of the file (but before }), replacing "Windows-1250" with the appropriate code page for your language: 
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    "daedalusLanguageServer.fileEncoding": "Windows-1250",
"daedalusLanguageServer.srcFileEncoding": "Windows-1250",
"[daedalus]": {
    "files.encoding": "windows1250"
}

Now if you open a directory that contains e.g. GOTHIC.SRC file, the extension will parse it and give you all Language Server features.