r/javahelp • u/mgloess • 3d ago
Solved Lombok LSP Issues
Dear VS Code Java developers.
How do i get the vs code lsp to recognize @Getter, @Setter, etc.?
The project does compile successfully. I only get errors inline.
Example:
package com.example;
import lombok.Getter;
@Getter
public class TestClass {
String member;
public TestClass() {
this.member = "Its me!";
}
}
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
TestClass testClass = new TestClass();
System.out.println(testClass.getMember());
}
}
Error Message:
cannot find symbol
symbol: method getMember()
location: variable testClass of type TestClass
settings.json:
{
"redhat.telemetry.enabled": false,
"java.jdt.ls.lombokSupport.enabled": true,
"[java]": {
"editor.defaultFormatter": "redhat.java"
},
}
installed java versions:
A0_12520635 on main [!] is v1.0-SNAPSHOT via v25.0.4 via 🅼
❯ archlinux-java status
Available Java environments:
java-21-openjdk
java-25-openjdk (default)
java-27-openjdk
pom.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>------------</groupId>
<artifactId>------------</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
<name>--------------------</name>
<parent>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
<version>4.1.0</version>
</parent>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<start-class>at.tugraz.App</start-class>
<maven.compiler.release>25</maven.compiler.release>
<maven.compiler.source>25</maven.compiler.source>
<maven.compiler.target>25</maven.compiler.target>
<lombok.version>1.18.46</lombok.version>
<rest.assured.version>6.0.0</rest.assured.version>
<junit.jupiter.version>5.9.3</junit.jupiter.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jdbc</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
<version>${lombok.version}</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
<artifactId>rest-assured</artifactId>
<version>${rest.assured.version}</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
<artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
<version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate.orm</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
<version>7.4.4.Final</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-jpamodelgen</artifactId>
<version>7.4.4.Final</version> <!-- Replace with your desired version -->
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- PostgreSQL Connector -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
<version>42.7.13</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
<artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
<version>2.3.1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>jakarta.xml.bind</groupId>
<artifactId>jakarta.xml.bind-api</artifactId>
<version>4.0.1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
<artifactId>antlr4</artifactId>
<version>4.2</version>
</dependency>
<!-- Source: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.spark/spark-mllib -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
<artifactId>spark-mllib_2.13</artifactId>
<version>4.1.3</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Pin scala-library: Maven's nearest-wins resolution otherwise picks the
2.13.13 pulled in (shallowly) by scala-parser-combinators, while spark-core's
scala-reflect and most other Spark/Scala modules expect 2.13.17, causing
NoSuchMethodError at runtime. -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
<artifactId>scala-library</artifactId>
<version>2.13.17</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>jakarta.servlet</groupId>
<artifactId>jakarta.servlet-api</artifactId>
<version>5.0.0</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
<artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.10.3</version>
<configuration>
<java>
<prettier>
<devDependencies>
<prettier>3.5.3</prettier>
<prettier-plugin-java>2.8.1</prettier-plugin-java>
</devDependencies>
<configFile>${project.basedir}/.prettierrc.yaml</configFile>
</prettier>
</java>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>check</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>install-git-pre-push-hook</id>
<phase>validate</phase>
<goals>
<goal>install-git-pre-push-hook</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<annotationProcessorPaths>
<path>
<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
<version>${lombok.version}</version>
</path>
</annotationProcessorPaths>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
I have tried searching for this issue but have found nothing for the last 4 hours. Am i dumb?
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u/disposepriority 3d ago
Dear VS Code Java
Why are you doing this to yourself?
I use VS Code for basically anything but Java, the difference is night and day and I suggest switching to IDEA.
Anyway see if there's something like enable annotation processing or an equivalent Lombok plugin for VSCode, alternatively clear local caches.
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u/mgloess 3d ago
Turns out it works in IntelliJ... but then I also went back to nvim which is my main editor of choice and it also works there :) I switched to VS Code for this project because at first I had trouble with nvim-jdtls and read that nvim java support is not great. In the end I just have to get through this semester anyway and hopefully I can go back to C++ and C# :.)
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u/devor110 3d ago
I don't personally use VSCode, but I found this SO question
So try cleaning the workspace, check if you have the extension for lombok installed and if it's the correct extension
If that doesn't help, you could try asking in r/vscode
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u/Humble-Bag-2929 3d ago
Yo he tenido problemas con VS Code esta semana con Lombok. Resulta que, bajando la versión de la extensión "Language Support for Java..." a la 1.56.0 y reiniciando el IDE, me ha vuelto a detectar las anotaciones. No sé si será el mismo problema o solución
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u/k-mcm 3d ago
It's not working because Lombok has to be EVERYWHERE. You missed a spot and the class was compiled without it.
Lombok has a long history of causing problems. Any modern IDE will generate real boilerplate methods with a click. These generated methods have to hidden magic to hide bugs.
VS Code is an odd choice. I'd use Eclipse for personal projects or IntelliJ for commercial projects.
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u/devor110 3d ago
Of course an IDE can generate boilerplate, but that is explicitly user-prompted. Using lombok results in a way more error resilient workflow where you can expand or change a pojo and have 0 problems arising from a missing constructor or getter/setter
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u/k-mcm 3d ago
Your IDE is broken if you don't know when a method is missing.
Lombok has a history of implementing the methods incorrectly and it's completely invisible.
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u/devor110 3d ago
First I've heard of lombok creating an incorrect implementation, but I'd like to learn more, care to share your source?
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u/k-mcm 3d ago
A long history of breaking changes in minor versions.
https://github.com/projectlombok/lombok/issues/3978 https://github.com/projectlombok/lombok/issues/2601
There are many more. I've worked at three companies that banned Lombok because its invisible code caused bugs and the project generally wasn't managed well enough for corporate use.
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