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Elixir-ls provides Language Server Protocol support as well as VS Code Debug Protocol support which gives extra powers to VS Code, NeoVim, Emacs, and the like.

https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls

I do agree that automated refactoring would be an amazing productivity improvement.

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Unless I did something wrong with my setup the elixir LS is kind of lackluster compared to a full IDE. It doesn't have any automatic refactoring (even variable renaming) nor does it provide automatic detection of syntax errors. It's pretty much just symbol lookup and some autocomplete functionality.

I'll quote myself here:

> I do agree that automated refactoring would be an amazing productivity improvement.

ElixirLS dev here. We are open for community contributions

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