What does it mean? Any benefit of enabling them?
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Initially let's first understand what is a Language Server Protocol.
Language Server Protocol (LSP) :
The Language Server Protocol (LSP) defines the protocol used between an editor or IDE and a language server that provides language features like auto complete, go to definition, find all references etc. The goal of the Language Server Index Format (LSIF, pronounced like "else if") is to support rich code navigation in development tools or a Web UI without needing a local copy of the source code.
Dart Code announced few months earlier that they will switch to the Language Server Protocol for communicating with the Dart Language Server and this is being implemented now. See here
Advantages of using Language Server Protocol (LSP) :
- Auto Complete
- Documentation on hover
- Go to definition
Enabling it will give you a better coding experience with hints, auto completes etc which comes from the Dart Language Server instead of a local copy.
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