generator: Implement the go line compiler directive in generated files

[joerdav]

There is a Go compiler directive //line, which can be used to reference other files. Historically gopls would support this directive, but subsequently dropped support golang/go#55043

There is an issue in gopls to propose reintroducing this golang/go#65001

It could be valuable for templ to implement this directive for the future, so that if this directive is implemented in gopls it'll work with generated templ files.

Solution

In *_templ.go files, all symbols that could be referenced by .go files should be defined with the //line directive, for example:

Generated file

//line index.templ:20
func Index() templ.Component {
...

This should apply to code generated by all keywords templ, css and script.

[joerdav]

For now I think we should close this, the implementation did work but the go line directive also affected other parts of the application in unexpected ways.

[noor-tg]

so what is the alternative to handle this with go lsp or can I start templ lsp inside go files and it work too ?