Why is the minimum requirement of node version so high? (>14)

[shrikrishnaholla]

Troubleshooting: LSP-eslint

Version

• LSP: 1.16.1
• Sublime Text: 4121

Server Test Run

• exit code: -1
• output

Node.js version requirement failed. Expected minimum: 14.0.0, got 12.20.1.

Server Configuration

• command

[
  "${node_bin}", 
  "${server_path}", 
  "--stdio"
]

• shell command

• selector

source.js | source.ts | source.jsx | source.tsx | source.js.jsx | source.js.react | source.ts.react | text.html.vue | text.html.basic

• priority_selector

source.js | source.ts | source.jsx | source.tsx | source.js.jsx | source.js.react | source.ts.react | text.html.vue | text.html.basic

• init_options

{}

• settings

{
  "codeAction": {
    "disableRuleComment": {
      "enable": true, 
      "location": "separateLine"
    }, 
    "showDocumentation": {
      "enable": true
    }
  }, 
  "codeActionOnSave": {
    "enable": true, 
    "mode": "all"
  }, 
  "format": false, 
  "nodePath": null, 
  "onIgnoredFiles": "off", 
  "options": {}, 
  "packageManager": "npm", 
  "probe": [
    "javascript", 
    "javascriptreact", 
    "typescript", 
    "typescriptreact", 
    "html", 
    "vue", 
    "markdown"
  ], 
  "quiet": false, 
  "rulesCustomizations": [], 
  "run": "onType", 
  "useESLintClass": false, 
  "validate": [
    "javascript", 
    "javascriptreact"
  ]
}

• env

{}

Active view

• File name

/path/to/file

• Settings

{
  "auto_complete_selector": "meta.tag, source - comment - string.quoted.double.block - string.quoted.single.block - string.unquoted.heredoc", 
  "lsp_active": true, 
  "syntax": "Packages/Babel/JavaScript (Babel).sublime-syntax"
}

• base scope

source.js

Project / Workspace

• folders

[
  "/path/to/folder"
]

• is project: False

LSP configuration

## System PATH - /home//.nvm/versions/node/v12.20.1/bin - /usr/local/sbin - /usr/local/bin - /usr/bin - /bin - /usr/sbin - /sbin - /home//.local/bin

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I cannot upgrade to v14 yet, because of dependencies in some of my projects. Hence am not able to use this LSP server, although I'd like to. Is there any particular reason that the minimum required version is so high?

[rwols]

Is there any particular reason that the minimum required version is so high?

Yes. VSCode ships with v14.

[rwols]

If the user doesn't have node in his/her $PATH, then this package offers to download a modern node that is local to ST.

I don't know if there's a way to install a local node runtime, and then use that local node, while also having a system node in the $PATH. @rchl probably knows more about that.

[rchl]

Yes, open Preferences: LSP Utils Settings from Command Palette and set local runtime per instructions there.

The reason that 14 is required is because the underlaying eslint server requires Node 14+.