Replace VSCode-specific documentation links in hover responses with neovim-compatible navigation instructions#4
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[WIP] one thing ive always wanted to have available is for the on hover docs to give links like it does in @ionide/ionide-vscode-fsharp the problem is that what comes back from the on hover request isn't something that neovim can do anything with, it just po...
Replace VSCode-specific documentation links in hover responses with neovim-compatible navigation instructions
Aug 30, 2025
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Problem
Hover responses from the F# language server contain VSCode-specific command links that are unusable in neovim:
These links appear in hover documentation but don't work in neovim, leaving users with broken functionality where they can't navigate to symbol definitions.
Solution
This PR modifies the
textDocument/hoverhandler to automatically replace VSCode-specific documentation command links with helpful neovim navigation instructions.Before:
After:
Implementation Details
textDocument/hoverto process response content and replace documentation links_replace_documentation_links()that parses VSCode command URLs and replaces them with actionable neovim instructionsBenefits
gd,<C-]>)Users can now use standard neovim LSP navigation instead of seeing broken links. When they want to go to a symbol's definition, they simply place their cursor on the symbol and press
gdor<C-]>, which is the standard neovim way to navigate to definitions.Warning
Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)
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esm.ubuntu.com/usr/lib/apt/methods/https(dns block)If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:
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