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Support scoped workspace/configuration with scopeUri for per-document-settings

This PR requires eclipse-lemminx/lemminx#1877

  • Change all xml.format.* settings scope from window to language-overridable to enable per-folder and per-language overrides
  • Add scope to splitAttributesIndentSize and closingBracketNewLine which were missing it
  • Rewrite ConfigurationRequest handler to support scopeUri with languageId for language-specific overrides (fixes [xml] sections)
  • Fix old handler bug where non-insertSpaces/tabSize sections returned no result when active editor matched scopeUri, causing array misalignment
  • Add xml.languageParticipants setting to register custom language IDs without requiring a separate extension
  • Listen to xml.languageParticipants configuration changes to update document selector dynamically

Fixes #722, #967, #1047, #1156

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  • New Features
    • Added a setting to register additional language IDs for XML language-server support.
    • Formatting options, including split-attribute indentation and closing-bracket behavior, can now be configured by language and workspace folder.
    • Configuration settings can be read for workspace-wide and document-specific contexts, including documents outside the active editor.
  • Documentation
    • Added guidance for enabling XML language features for custom language IDs and configuring formatting across languages and workspace folders.

The extension accepts additional language IDs through xml.languageParticipants. Formatting settings are language-overridable, and configuration requests support scoped and unscoped lookups.

Changes: Language participation and formatting

Layer / File(s) Summary
Register custom language participants
package.json, src/client/languageParticipants.ts, docs/Extensions.md
The extension adds string entries from xml.languageParticipants to its language set. It updates the set when the setting changes and fires onDidChange only when the set differs. Documentation describes file associations, optional per-language settings, and the syntax-coloring limitation.
Apply scoped formatting configuration
package.json, src/client/xmlClient.ts, docs/Formatting.md
Formatting settings use language-overridable scope. Requests without a scope URI use default workspace configuration. Scoped requests use editor options for xml.format.insertSpaces and xml.format.tabSize; other requests use scoped configuration and the open document's language ID when available. Documentation gives multi-root and language-specific examples.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to e84f1

Some configuration requests can leave the language server without settings, and languages added after startup may not receive XML features. Fix these paths before merging unless the limitations are explicitly accepted.

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Title check Passed The title clearly identifies support for scoped workspace configuration with scopeUri, which is the main change.
Description check Passed The description directly explains the configuration, formatting-scope, language-participant, and document-selector changes.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #722 requests resource-scoped extension settings for multi-root workspaces. The PR changes the xml.format.* settings to language-overridable scope and updates ConfigurationRequest to resol…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes remain within the PR scope. The configuration handler implements scoped and language-specific settings. xml.languageParticipants, dynamic document-selector updates, and the documentation…
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@angelozerr angelozerr changed the title Support scoped workspace/configuration with scopeUri for per-document Support scoped workspace/configuration with scopeUri for per-document-settings Oct 13, 2026
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- Around line 61-66: Validate the value returned by
`workspace.getConfiguration('xml').get` in the `update()` flow before iterating
it. Treat non-array values as an empty list so strings are not split into
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Comment on lines +61 to +66
const settingParticipants = workspace.getConfiguration('xml').get<string[]>('languageParticipants', []);
for (const languageId of settingParticipants) {
if (typeof languageId === 'string') {
languages.add(languageId);
}
}

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Guard against a non-array setting value.

get<string[]> returns the raw user value, and VS Code does not enforce the schema type at runtime. If a user sets xml.languageParticipants to a string or object, for...of can throw. A string value would add single characters as language IDs. An object throws a TypeError. The exception propagates out of update() during initial setup, and out of the configuration listener later. Check Array.isArray first.

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--- "a/src/client/languageParticipants.ts"
+++ "b/src/client/languageParticipants.ts"
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
       }
     }
 
-    const settingParticipants = workspace.getConfiguration('xml').get<string[]>('languageParticipants', []);
-    for (const languageId of settingParticipants) {
+    const settingParticipants = workspace.getConfiguration('xml').get<unknown>('languageParticipants', []);
+    for (const languageId of Array.isArray(settingParticipants) ? settingParticipants : []) {
       if (typeof languageId === 'string') {
         languages.add(languageId);
       }
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const settingParticipants = workspace.getConfiguration('xml').get<string[]>('languageParticipants', []);
for (const languageId of settingParticipants) {
if (typeof languageId === 'string') {
languages.add(languageId);
}
}
const settingParticipants = workspace.getConfiguration('xml').get<unknown>('languageParticipants', []);
for (const languageId of Array.isArray(settingParticipants) ? settingParticipants : []) {
if (typeof languageId === 'string') {
languages.add(languageId);
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Validate the value returned by `workspace.getConfiguration('xml').get` in the
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Comment on lines +78 to +81
const configListener = workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => {
if (e.affectsConfiguration('xml.languageParticipants')) {
if (update()) {
onDidChangeEmmiter.fire();

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Reconfigure the client when language participants change.

update() changes the local participant set, but the running LanguageClient keeps the documentSelector captured during construction. When xml.languageParticipants adds a language after startup, documents with that language can remain outside the selector and receive no XML language-client features. Removed languages can also remain selected.

Subscribe the client to languageParticipants.onDidChange and recreate or reconfigure it with the current selector. Updating only the local set does not fix this path.

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Subscribe the running LanguageClient to languageParticipants.onDidChange and
recreate or reconfigure it using the current documentSelector whenever
participants change, so added and removed languages are reflected; updating the
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const scope = doc
? { uri: scopeUri, languageId: doc.languageId }
: scopeUri;
const lastDot = item.section.lastIndexOf('.');

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Handle scoped requests without a section.

If a configuration item has a scopeUri but omits the optional section, item.section.lastIndexOf('.') throws. The handler then rejects the entire configuration request, including other items in the batch. Handle the absent section before splitting the key, and return the scoped configuration required by that request.

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Update the scoped-request handling around `item.section.lastIndexOf('.')` to
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I don't know if you're facing this too, but VS Code seems to be crashing pretty reliable when I try to add a second workspace folder when I try and debug the extension.

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I don't know if you're facing this too, but VS Code seems to be crashing pretty reliable when I try to add a second workspace folder when I try and debug the extension.

That's strange it is working for me?

Have you the same issue with vscode-xml which has been released?

settings

- Change all xml.format.* settings scope from window to
  language-overridable to enable per-folder and per-language overrides
- Add scope to splitAttributesIndentSize and closingBracketNewLine
  which were missing it
- Rewrite ConfigurationRequest handler to support scopeUri with
  languageId for language-specific overrides (fixes [xml] sections)
- Fix configuration resolution to use section prefix so that
  language-overridable settings (e.g. [axaml]) are properly resolved
- Fix old handler bug where non-insertSpaces/tabSize sections returned
  no result when active editor matched scopeUri, causing array
  misalignment
- Add xml.languageParticipants setting to register custom language IDs
  without requiring a separate extension
- Listen to xml.languageParticipants configuration changes to update
  document selector dynamically
- Document per-folder and per-language formatting overrides
- Document xml.languageParticipants setting in Extensions.md

Fixes redhat-developer#722, redhat-developer#967, redhat-developer#1047, redhat-developer#1156

Signed-off-by: azerr <azerr@redhat.com>
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} else {
result.push(workspace.getConfiguration(null, Uri.parse(item.scopeUri)).get(item.section));
result.push(workspace.getConfiguration().get(item.section));

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Return the full configuration for an unscoped item without a section.

If a configuration item omits both scopeUri and section, this branch calls .get(undefined) and returns undefined. The scoped branch handles the missing section, but an unscoped request still loses its configuration result. Return workspace.getConfiguration() when item.section is absent.

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Update the unscoped configuration branch in the code around `result.push` to
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I was able to get it working, I think it's the same bug that I've been facing for a while.

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Looks good! Thanks, Angelo!

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