go-langserver is a Go language server that speaks Language Server Protocol. It supports editor features such as go-to-definition, hover, and find-references for Go projects.

Open in Sourcegraph

To build and install the standalone go-langserver run

go get github.com/sourcegraph/go-langserver

If you run into performance issues while using the language server, it can be very helpful to attach a CPU or memory profile with the issue report. To capture one, first install Go and then:

Capture a heap (memory) profile:

go tool pprof -svg $GOPATH/bin/go-langserver http://localhost:6060/debug/pprof/heap > heap.svg

Capture a CPU profile:

go tool pprof -svg $GOPATH/bin/go-langserver http://localhost:6060/debug/pprof/profile > cpu.svg

Since these capture the active resource usage, it's best to run these commands while the issue is occuring (i.e. while memory or CPU is high).