How can I make label references work across multiple files with Neovim + tinymist?

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I have a Typst document split into multiple files. For example:

chapter.typ
main.typ

In chapter.typ, I have a link that points to a label defined in main.typ. Here’s the contents of both:

// chapter.typ
#link(<label1>)[Click me]
#pagebreak()

// main.typ
#include("chapter.typ")
#lorem(30)
<label1>Now you're here.

The problem is that tinymist marks the link with the diagnostic error ‘label <label1> does not exist in the document’ in Neovim.

Is it possible to tell tinymist to be aware of both files when handling links with labels and supress the error?

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I’ve found a solution here:

:lua vim.lsp.buf.execute_command({ command = 'tinymist.pinMain', arguments = { vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0) } })

This does make the error go away, although ‘unpinning’ the main file with :lua vim.lsp.buf.execute_command({ command = 'tinymist.pinMain', arguments = { nil } }) just prints out this error:

-32602: expect Option<PathBuf> at args[0]

It may not be ideal, but it’s better than nothing.

Update: I’ve just tried again, and I can’t reliably make it work using the command I pasted earlier, not even on the same minimal examples.

After some trial and error, I managed to make the error go away by restarting the language server from Neovim. (Even auto completion of the label worked.) However, when I quit Neovim and opened the files again, the error is back.

3

I have no idea what happened, but pinning the buffer works again (using Tinymist 0.12.16 and Neovim v0.10.3 on Arch Linux).

I can’t edit my reply anymore, so I’m just going to mark it as the solution the way it is.

4

Hi, I’m experiencing the same issue as Maxigaz, but I’m using VSCode, so the solution provided doesn’t work for me. Does anyone have any suggestions for resolving this in VSCode?

Alternatively, a more generalized solution that works across different editors would be even better.

I’m also struggling to understand how the “each file is its own module” philosophy applies to cross-referencing between modules and using bibliography references when writing a multi-file document. Could someone clarify this?

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I don’t use VSCode, but I did come across this suggestion while doing research.

And just like Neovim, VSCode also has its own notes for tinymist here.

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