Blame LSP

A simple Git Blame Language Server for use in the Helix editor.

A tiny Language Server (LSP) that shows git blame info on code actions ⎇ ${author}, ${when} · ${message} ↗

Motivation

Pretty much the only thing I miss after moving away from the noisy environment in VSCode and Zed (How many AI popups do we need?) is Gitlens.

Usage in Helix

You need to add the LSP to you languages config, usually located in ~/.config/helix/languages.toml.

Define the server

[language-server.blame-lsp]
command = "blame-lsp"
args = ["--stdio"]

Then for all languages you want Blame-LSP add it as a server

[[language]]
name = "javascript"
language-servers = ["eslint", "typescript-language-server", "blame-lsp"]
formatter = { command = "npx", args = ["prettier", "--parser", "typescript"] }
auto-format = true

[[language]]
name = "typescript"
language-servers = ["eslint", "typescript-language-server", "blame-lsp"]
formatter = { command = "npx", args = ["prettier", "--parser", "typescript"] }
auto-format = true

The order you add it is signiticant. In this case I have it at the end so it appears as the last item in the code actions menu, if you put it first it will be first.

Install & build locally

npm i
npm run build
npm link