Godot and Helix language server

Godot Version

4.4dev5 and 4.3

Question

Hi there,
I’ve been trying for a couple of days now to troubleshoot Godot and Helix not being able to connect through the language server. Used to use it all the time earlier on but this time I just can’t get it to work.
I don’t know enough about lsp to understand the error messages hree so I’m hoping someone else here is able to.

  1. I start Godot first and open the project
  2. I then open a terminal
  3. hx [path]
  4. open a file in the file picker
  5. try to go to definition of function,
    This results in the message “No configured language server supports goto-definition”.

hx --health output:

Config file: /home/swayworkstation/.config/helix/config.toml
Language file: /home/swayworkstation/.config/helix/languages.toml
Log file: /home/swayworkstation/.cache/helix/helix.log
Runtime directories: /home/swayworkstation/.config/helix/runtime;/usr/lib64/helix/runtime;/usr/bin/runtime
Runtime directory does not exist: /usr/bin/runtime
Clipboard provider: wl-paste+wl-copy
System clipboard provider: wl-paste+wl-copy
gdscript: 
✓ ncat                                  
None                                    
✘ gdformat                              
✓                                       
✓                                       
✓

language.toml file:

[language-server.godot]
command = "ncat" # or nc
args = [ "127.0.0.1", "6005"]

[[language]]
name = "gdscript"
language-servers = ["godot"]

Errors from the log:

024-11-22T12:46:08.990 helix_term::application [WARN] failed to load theme `Kanagawa` - Theme: file not found for: Kanagawa
    1  2024-11-22T12:46:58.613 helix_term::application [WARN] failed to load theme `catpuccin` - Theme: file not found for: catpuccin
    2  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
    3  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
    4  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
    5  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
    6  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
    7  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
    8  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
    9  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   10  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   11  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   12  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   13  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   14  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   15  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   16  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   17  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   18  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   19  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   20  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   21  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   22  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   23  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   24  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   25  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   26  2024-11-22T16:56:18.139 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   27  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   28  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   29  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   30  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   31  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   32  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   33  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] Exiting godot after unexpected error: Parse(Error("data did not match any variant of untagged enum ServerMessage", line: 0, column: 0))
   34  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   35  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: server closed the stream
   36  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   37  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   38  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   39  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   40  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   41  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   42  2024-11-22T16:56:18.140 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   43  2024-11-22T17:12:13.566 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] Exiting godot after unexpected error: Parse(Error("data did not match any variant of untagged enum ServerMessage", line: 0, column: 0))
   44  2024-11-22T17:12:13.566 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: server closed the stream
   45  2024-11-22T17:12:52.232 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: request 0 timed out
   46  2024-11-22T17:16:32.991 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] Exiting godot after unexpected error: Parse(Error("data did not match any variant of untagged enum ServerMessage", line: 0, column: 0))
   47  2024-11-22T17:16:32.991 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] Could not close request on a closed channel (id=Num(0))
   48  2024-11-22T17:17:14.881 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] godot err: <- StreamClosed
   49  2024-11-22T17:17:14.881 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] godot err: <- StreamClosed
   50  2024-11-22T17:17:14.893 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] Exiting godot after unexpected error: Parse(Error("data did not match any variant of untagged enum ServerMessage", line: 0, column: 0))
   51  2024-11-22T17:17:14.893 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: server closed the stream
   52  2024-11-22T17:24:26.755 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] godot err: <- StreamClosed
   53  2024-11-22T17:25:28.033 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] Exiting godot after unexpected error: Parse(Error("data did not match any variant of untagged enum ServerMessage", line: 0, column: 0))
   54  2024-11-22T17:25:28.033 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: server closed the stream
   55  2024-11-22T17:26:15.405 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] godot err: <- StreamClosed
   56  2024-11-22T17:27:49.161 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] Exiting godot after unexpected error: Parse(Error("data did not match any variant of untagged enum ServerMessage", line: 0, column: 0))
   57  2024-11-22T17:27:49.161 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: server closed the stream
   58  2024-11-22T17:28:19.370 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] godot err: <- StreamClosed
   59  2024-11-22T18:59:22.249 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] Exiting godot after unexpected error: Parse(Error("data did not match any variant of untagged enum ServerMessage", line: 0, column: 0))
   60  2024-11-22T18:59:22.249 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: server closed the stream
   61  2024-11-22T18:59:37.980 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] godot err: <- StreamClosed
   62  2024-11-22T18:59:38.049 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] Exiting godot after unexpected error: Parse(Error("data did not match any variant of untagged enum ServerMessage", line: 0, column: 0))
   63  2024-11-22T18:59:38.049 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: server closed the stream
   64  2024-11-22T19:00:22.059 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] godot err: <- StreamClosed
   65  2024-11-22T19:01:16.704 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] godot err <- "Ncat: Connection refused.\n"
   66  2024-11-22T19:01:16.704 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: server closed the stream
   67  2024-11-22T19:01:16.704 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] godot err: <- StreamClosed
   68  2024-11-22T19:01:46.504 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] Exiting godot after unexpected error: Parse(Error("data did not match any variant of untagged enum ServerMessage", line: 0, column: 0))
   69  2024-11-22T19:01:46.504 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: server closed the stream
   70  2024-11-22T19:03:31.244 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] godot err: <- StreamClosed
   71  2024-11-22T19:17:59.367 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   72  2024-11-22T19:17:59.368 helix_lsp::transport [ERROR] Exiting godot after unexpected error: Parse(Error("data did not match any variant of untagged enum ServerMessage", line: 0, column: 0))
   73  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   74  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_lsp [ERROR] failed to initialize language server: server closed the stream
   75  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   76  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   77  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   78  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   79  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   80  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   81  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   82  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   83  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   84  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   85  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   86  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   87  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   88  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   89  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   90  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   91  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   92  2024-11-22T19:17:59.371 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   93  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   94  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   95  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   96  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   97  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   98  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
   99  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  100  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  101  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  102  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  103  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  104  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  105  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  106  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  107  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  108  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  109  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  110  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  111  2024-11-22T19:17:59.372 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  112  2024-11-22T19:45:07.483 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  113  2024-11-22T19:45:07.483 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  114  2024-11-22T19:45:07.483 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  115  2024-11-22T19:45:07.483 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  116  2024-11-22T19:45:07.483 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  117  2024-11-22T19:45:07.483 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  118  2024-11-22T19:45:07.483 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  119  2024-11-22T19:45:07.483 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  120  2024-11-22T19:45:07.483 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
  121  2024-11-22T19:45:07.483 helix_term::application [ERROR] Discarding publishDiagnostic notification sent by an uninitialized server: godot
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I am facing the same issue. It also happens with the Zed editor.