1 files changed, 55 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/editors/code/src/commands/analyzer_status.ts b/editors/code/src/commands/analyzer_status.ts
index 5c56b9c4c..bb46a1990 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/commands/analyzer_status.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/commands/analyzer_status.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,61 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { Server } from '../server';
 
+const statusUri = vscode.Uri.parse('ra-lsp-status://status');
+
+export class TextDocumentContentProvider
+    implements vscode.TextDocumentContentProvider {
+    public eventEmitter = new vscode.EventEmitter<vscode.Uri>();
+    public syntaxTree: string = 'Not available';
+
+    public provideTextDocumentContent(
+        uri: vscode.Uri
+    ): vscode.ProviderResult<string> {
+        const editor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor;
+        if (editor == null) {
+            return '';
+        }
+        return Server.client.sendRequest<string>('ra/analyzerStatus', null);
+    }
+
+    get onDidChange(): vscode.Event<vscode.Uri> {
+        return this.eventEmitter.event;
+    }
+}
+
+let poller: NodeJS.Timer | null = null;
+
 // Shows status of rust-analyzer (for debugging)
-export async function handle() {
-    const status = await Server.client.sendRequest<string>(
-        'ra/analyzerStatus',
-        null
+
+export function makeCommand(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
+    const textDocumentContentProvider = new TextDocumentContentProvider();
+    context.subscriptions.push(
+        vscode.workspace.registerTextDocumentContentProvider(
+            'ra-lsp-status',
+            textDocumentContentProvider
+        )
     );
-    const doc = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument({ content: status });
-    await vscode.window.showTextDocument(doc, vscode.ViewColumn.Two);
+
+    context.subscriptions.push({
+        dispose() {
+            if (poller != null) {
+                clearInterval(poller);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    return async function handle() {
+        if (poller == null) {
+            poller = setInterval(
+                () => textDocumentContentProvider.eventEmitter.fire(statusUri),
+                1000
+            );
+        }
+        const document = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(statusUri);
+        return vscode.window.showTextDocument(
+            document,
+            vscode.ViewColumn.Two,
+            true
+        );
+    };
 }