[PATCH] D67096: [clangd][vscode] Add a flag to enable semantic highlighting in clangd

[Ilya Biryukov via Phabricator via cfe-commits]

ilya-biryukov added inline comments.


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Comment at: clang-tools-extra/clangd/clients/clangd-vscode/src/extension.ts:113
   const semanticHighlightingFeature =
-      new semanticHighlighting.SemanticHighlightingFeature();
+      new semanticHighlighting.SemanticHighlightingFeature(
+          getConfig<boolean>('semanticHighlighting'));
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ilya-biryukov wrote:
> hokein wrote:
> > ilya-biryukov wrote:
> > > hokein wrote:
> > > > ilya-biryukov wrote:
> > > > > hokein wrote:
> > > > > > ilya-biryukov wrote:
> > > > > > > Why not avoid calling `clangdClient.registerFeature` instead?
> > > > > > > Would allow to:
> > > > > > > - not change the `SemanticHighlightingFeature` class, keeping it simpler,
> > > > > > > - ensure we do not do any extra work if the feature is disabled.
> > > > > > good point, done.
> > > > > Should we update other uses of `semanticHighlightingFeature` too?
> > > > > 
> > > > > `context.subscriptions.push(vscode.Disposable.from(semanticHighlightingFeature))` probably ensures we call `dispose()` when the `clangdClient` is getting removed, I guess we definitely don't need that.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Other uses as well:
> > > > > - no need to pass notification is highlighting is disabled.
> > > > > - no need to cleanup if highlighting is disabled.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Maybe assign null or undefined to `semanticHighlightingFeature` when the flag is false?
> > > > > At each usage we can check whether the `semanticHighlightingFeature` is not null and only call relevant methods if that's the case.
> > > > I don't think it is worth updating all usages, it is no harm to keep them here even when the highlighting is disabled (the dispose is a no-op; we never receive notifications from clangd); and it would add more guard code which I'd avoid.
> > > How can we be sure that nothing bad is going to happen?
> > > In particular, we are "binding" notification handling, but never registered a feature. How can we be sure we won't actually get any notifications?
> > > 
> > > If we don't create the object in the first place, we are confident nothing harmful can be done with it.
> > > 
> > > How can we be sure we won't actually get any notifications?
> > If we receive a notification, that means we have clangd bugs. 
> > 
> > I understand you point here, an ideal solution is to avoid too many usages of `SemanticHighlightingFeature` in the client side, after D67165, it'd help simplify the patch here.
> > If we receive a notification, that means we have clangd bugs.
> True, but that might happen. It'd be better to not break in that case.
> D67165 is definitely moving in the right direction, thanks!
It should be much simpler to **not** construct the `semanticHighlightingFeature` with D67165, right?
```
if (getConfig<boolean>('semanticHighlighting')) {
  const semanticHighlightingFeature =
      new semanticHighlighting.SemanticHighlightingFeature();
  context.subscriptions.push(
      vscode.Disposable.from(semanticHighlightingFeature));
  clangdClient.registerFeature(semanticHighlightingFeature);
}
```

Could we do that?


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