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title: Scala description: "Configure Scala language support in Zed, including language servers, formatting, and debugging."

Scala

Scala language support in Zed is provided by the community-maintained Scala extension. Report issues to: https://github.com/scalameta/metals-zed/issues

• Tree-sitter: tree-sitter/tree-sitter-scala
• Language Server: scalameta/metals

Setup

• Install Scala with cs setup (Coursier): https://www.scala-lang.org/download/
  • brew install coursier/formulas/coursier && cs setup
• REPL (Almond) Setup Instructions https://almond.sh/docs/quick-start-install
  • brew install --cask temurin (Eclipse foundation official OpenJDK binaries)
  • brew install coursier/formulas/coursier && cs setup
  • coursier launch --use-bootstrap almond -- --install

Configuration

Behavior of the Metals language server can be controlled with:

• .scalafix.conf file - See Scalafix Configuration
• .scalafmt.conf file - See Scalafmt Configuration

You can place these files in the root of your project or specifying their location in the Metals configuration. See Metals User Configuration for more.