Next Steps

The following projects are planned to evolve Beacon’s language server from a solid MVP into a full-featured development companion.

Analyzer Integration

Tighten the connection between the LSP and analyzer so rename, references, and completions can operate across modules.

Cache analyzer results to avoid repeated full reanalysis after every edit.

Surface richer hover information (e.g., inferred types with provenance, docstrings).

Build a background indexer that scans the workspace root, populating symbol data for unopened files.

Add file watchers to refresh indexes when on-disk files change outside the editor.

Support multi-root workspaces and remote development scenarios.

Implement formatting (textDocument/formatting, rangeFormatting) and integrate with Beacon's formatting rules.

Expand code actions beyond the current quick fixes (remove unused, wrap with Optional) to include:

Extend semantic tokens with modifier support (documentation, deprecated symbols) and align with editor theming.

Adopt Tree-sitter’s incremental parsing to reduce reparse costs for large files.

Improve logging and telemetry so users can diagnose performance issues or protocol errors.

Harden handling of unexpected client input, ensuring the server degrades gracefully.

Publish editor-specific setup guides (VS Code, Neovim, Helix, Zed) alongside troubleshooting tips.

Automate documentation deployment (see deploy-docs workflow) and version docs with releases.

Encourage community extensions by documenting provider APIs and expected invariants.