Solidity language server extension for coc.nvim, leveraging the language server used in the Solidity by Nomic Foundation VS Code extension.
Built by the Nomic Foundation for the Ethereum community.
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In your vim/neovim, run this command:
:CocInstall @nomicfoundation/coc-solidity
In your coc-settings.json, the following settings are supported:
"@nomicfoundation/coc-solidity.telemetry": true|false
"@nomicfoundation/coc-solidity.formatter": "prettier"|"forge"|"none"
The solidity language server autocompletes references to existing symbols (e.g. contract instances, globally available variables and built-in types like arrays) and import directives (i.e. it autocompletes the path to the imported file).
Direct imports (those not starting with ./
or ../
) are completed based on suggestions from ./node_modules
.
Relative imports pull their suggestions from the file system based on the current solidity file's location.
Natspec documentation completion is also supported
Move through your codebase with semantic navigation commands:
Navigates to the definition of an identifier.
Navigates to the type of an identifier.
Shows all references of the identifier under the cursor.
Rename the identifier under the cursor and all of its references:
Apply solidity formatting to the current document.
The formatting configuration can be overriden through a .prettierrc
file, see Formatting Configuration.
Hovering the cursor over variables, function calls, errors and events will display a popup showing type and signature information:
As code is edited, Solidity by Nomic Foundation runs the solc compiler over the changes and displays any warnings or errors it finds.
This feature is only available in solidity files that are part of a Hardhat project, as Hardhat is used for import resolution, see Hardhat Projects for details.
Code actions, or quickfixes are refactorings suggested to resolve a solc warning or error.
A line with a warning/error that has a code action, will appear with small light bulb against it; clicking the light bulb will provide the option to trigger the code action.
A contract that implements an interface, but is missing functions specified in the interface, will get a solidity(3656)
error.
The matching code action Add missing functions from interface will determine which functions need to be implemented to satisfy the interface and add them as stubs to the body of the contract.
A function without a mutability keyword but which does not update contract state will show a solidity(2018)
warning, with solc
suggesting adding either the view
or pure
keyword depending on whether the function reads from state.
The matching code action Add view/pure modifier to function declaration resolves the warning by adding the keyword to the function signature.
A function in an inheriting contract, that has the same name and parameters as a function in the base contract, causes solidity(4334)
in the base contract function if it does not have the virtual
keyword and solidity(9456)
in the inheriting contract function if does not have the override
keyword.
The Add virtual specifier to function definition and Add override specifier to function definition code actions appear against functions with these errors.
A function without an accessibility keyword will cause the solidity(4937)
error.
Two code actions will appear against a function with this error: Add public visibility to declaration and Add private visibility to declaration.
When no license is specified on a contract, the solidity(1878)
warning is raised by the compiler. Similarly, when no compiler version is specified with a pragma solidity
statement, the compiler shows the solidity(3420)
warning. There are code actions available for quick fixes.
Some types require you to specify a data location (memory, storage, calldata), depending on where they are defined. The available code actions allow the user to add, change or remove data locations depending on the error being raised.
The solidity compiler requires explicit addresses to be in the correct checksummed format. This quickfix transforms any address to the expected format.
Hardhat's console.sol
can be imported with this quickfix. Please note that this only available on hardhat projects.
Solidity by Nomic Foundation provides enhanced functionality for Solidity files within a Hardhat project, including inline validation and quick fixes.
To take advantage of these features, use the File
menu to Open Folder
, and select the folder containing the hardhat.config.{js,ts}
file.
Inline validation (the display of compiler errors and warnings against the code) is based on your Hardhat configuration file. The version of the solc
solidity compiler used for validation is set within this file, see the Hardhat documentation for more details.
Solidity by Nomic Foundation will detect Hardhat projects (folders containing a hardhat.config.{js,ts}
file) within a monorepo, when the root of the monorepo is opened as a workspace folder.
The Hardhat config file that is used when validating a Solidity file is shown in the Solidity section on the Status Bar:
Running :call CocActionAsync('format')
will trigger document formatting.
If you encounter an issue with the plugin, you can inspect the server logs by running :CocCommand workspace.showOutput
. This can help troubleshooting the problem.
Sometimes, e.g. when installing node dependencies or switching branches, the language server may not pick up all the file system changes. If you are facing an issue, try running :CocRestart
, which will in turn restart the solidity language server.
Contributions are always welcome! Feel free to open any issue or send a pull request.
Go to CONTRIBUTING.md to learn about how to set up a development environment.
Hardhat Support Discord server: for questions and feedback.