Vscode-r: Enable Real Time Lintr in Problems Tab

[Kalaschnik]

Until recently I was using R Tools, which was showing Lintr results pretty much in real time within VS Code’s Problem.

However, when using the current exension the lintr is not working anymore. The entry "r.lintr.enable": true is now an unknown configuration setting.

Yet, linting through R using lintr::lint("test.r") works fine.

Is there anything else I need to set?

[renkun-ken]

Linting is provided by languageserver on document open, change and save. Please make sure you have vscode-r-lsp and languageserver installed, and make sure you enabled r.lsp.diagnostics in VSCode settings (which is on by default).

You could customize the linting according to https://github.com/REditorSupport/languageserver#linters.

[renkun-ken]

We may need a major improvement of README to make clear the setup of multiple parts including vscode-R, vscode-r-lsp, languageserver, and radian on Windows, Linux/macOS so that it is easier for user to have the full experience these parts combined has to offer.

[Kalaschnik]

Hey renkun-ken,
thanks for clarification! Indeed updating the doc would greatly benefit new users. I successfully performed the following steps to enable linting:

1. Install R package install.packages("languageserver")
2. Install VS Code R LSP Client
3. Add this to (workspace) settings: "r.lsp.path": "C:\\Program Files\\R\\[R VERSION]\\bin\\x64\\R.exe"
4. Restart VS Code
5. Profit

[renkun-ken]

Closing now.