Install for Kate with Nix
Supported operating systems:
1. Install prerequisites
In order to install quick-lint-js' Nix package, you must first install Nix or NixOS.
Install Kate version 19 or newer.
2. Install quick-lint-js
Open a terminal, and run the following command:
nix-env -iA nixpkgs.quick-lint-js
If the above command fails with “error: attribute 'quick-lint-js' in selection path 'nixpkgs.quick-lint-js' not found”, your Nixpkgs is out of date. Either update Nixpkgs, or install from quick-lint-js' repository instead:
nix-env -f https://c.quick-lint-js.com/releases/3.2.0/source/quick-lint-js-3.2.0.tar.gz -iA quick-lint-js
3. Configure Kate
Open the LSP Client tab in Kate's settings. In your User Server Settings, paste the following configuration:
{
"servers": {
"javascript": {
"command": ["quick-lint-js", "--lsp-server"],
"documentLanguageId": true,
"highlightingModeRegex": "^JavaScript.*$",
"root": "",
"url": "https://quick-lint-js.com/install/kate/"
}
}
}