Add support to open the online message documentation as quick fix action

bundled/tool/lsp_server.py

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def update_sys_path(path_to_add: str, strategy: str) -> None:
 # **********************************************************
 TOOL_MODULE = "pylint"
 TOOL_DISPLAY = "Pylint"
+DOCUMENTATION_HOME = "https://pylint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/messages"
 
 # Default arguments always passed to pylint.
 TOOL_ARGS = ["--reports=n", "--output-format=json"]
@@ -136,6 +137,14 @@ def _get_severity(
     return lsp.DiagnosticSeverity.Error
 
 
+def _build_message_doc_url(code: str) -> str:
+    """Build the URL to the documentation for this diagnostic message."""
+    msg_id, message = code.split(":")
+    category = utils.get_message_category(msg_id)
+    uri = f"{category}/{message}.html" if category else DOCUMENTATION_HOME
+    return f"{DOCUMENTATION_HOME}/{uri}"
+
+
 def _parse_output(
     content: str,
     severity: Dict[str, str],
@@ -164,13 +173,17 @@ def _parse_output(
             # points to.
             end = start
 
+        code = f"{data.get('message-id')}:{data.get('symbol')}"
+        documentation_url = _build_message_doc_url(code)
+
         diagnostic = lsp.Diagnostic(
             range=lsp.Range(start=start, end=end),
             message=data.get("message"),
             severity=_get_severity(
                 data.get("symbol"), data.get("message-id"), data.get("type"), severity
             ),
             code=f"{data.get('message-id')}:{data.get('symbol')}",
+            code_description=lsp.CodeDescription(href=documentation_url),
             source=TOOL_DISPLAY,
         )
 
@@ -253,7 +266,6 @@ def code_action(params: lsp.CodeActionParams) -> List[lsp.CodeAction]:
         func = QUICK_FIXES.solutions(diagnostic.code)
         if func:
             code_actions.extend(func(document, [diagnostic]))
-
     return code_actions
 
 

bundled/tool/lsp_utils.py

@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 # Save the working directory used when loading this module
 SERVER_CWD = os.getcwd()
 CWD_LOCK = threading.Lock()
+CATEGORIES = {
+    "F": "fatal",
+    "E": "error",
+    "W": "warning",
+    "C": "convention",
+    "R": "refactor",
+    "I": "information",
+}
 
 
 def as_list(content: Union[Any, List[Any], Tuple[Any]]) -> Union[List[Any], Tuple[Any]]:
@@ -26,6 +34,11 @@ def as_list(content: Union[Any, List[Any], Tuple[Any]]) -> Union[List[Any], Tupl
     return [content]
 
 
+def get_message_category(code: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Get the full name of the message category."""
+    return CATEGORIES.get(code[0].upper())
+
+
 # pylint: disable-next=consider-using-generator
 _site_paths = tuple(
     [

src/test/python_tests/test_linting.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 TEST_FILE_URI = utils.as_uri(str(TEST_FILE_PATH))
 LINTER = utils.get_server_info_defaults()
 TIMEOUT = 10  # 10 seconds
+DOCUMENTATION_HOME = "https://pylint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/messages"
 
 
 def test_publish_diagnostics_on_open():
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ def _handler(params):
                 "message": "Missing module docstring",
                 "severity": 3,
                 "code": "C0114:missing-module-docstring",
+                "codeDescription": {
+                    "href": f"{DOCUMENTATION_HOME}/convention/missing-module-docstring.html"
+                },
                 "source": LINTER["name"],
             },
             {
@@ -73,6 +77,9 @@ def _handler(params):
                 "message": "Undefined variable 'x'",
                 "severity": 1,
                 "code": "E0602:undefined-variable",
+                "codeDescription": {
+                    "href": f"{DOCUMENTATION_HOME}/error/undefined-variable.html"
+                },
                 "source": LINTER["name"],
             },
             {
@@ -86,6 +93,9 @@ def _handler(params):
                 "message": "Unused import sys",
                 "severity": 2,
                 "code": "W0611:unused-import",
+                "codeDescription": {
+                    "href": f"{DOCUMENTATION_HOME}/warning/unused-import.html"
+                },
                 "source": LINTER["name"],
             },
         ],
@@ -136,6 +146,9 @@ def _handler(params):
                 "message": "Missing module docstring",
                 "severity": 3,
                 "code": "C0114:missing-module-docstring",
+                "codeDescription": {
+                    "href": f"{DOCUMENTATION_HOME}/convention/missing-module-docstring.html"
+                },
                 "source": LINTER["name"],
             },
             {
@@ -149,6 +162,9 @@ def _handler(params):
                 "message": "Undefined variable 'x'",
                 "severity": 1,
                 "code": "E0602:undefined-variable",
+                "codeDescription": {
+                    "href": f"{DOCUMENTATION_HOME}/error/undefined-variable.html"
+                },
                 "source": LINTER["name"],
             },
             {
@@ -162,6 +178,9 @@ def _handler(params):
                 "message": "Unused import sys",
                 "severity": 2,
                 "code": "W0611:unused-import",
+                "codeDescription": {
+                    "href": f"{DOCUMENTATION_HOME}/warning/unused-import.html"
+                },
                 "source": LINTER["name"],
             },
         ],
@@ -273,6 +292,9 @@ def _handler(params):
                 "message": "Missing module docstring",
                 "severity": 3,
                 "code": "C0114:missing-module-docstring",
+                "codeDescription": {
+                    "href": f"{DOCUMENTATION_HOME}/convention/missing-module-docstring.html"
+                },
                 "source": LINTER["name"],
             },
             {
@@ -286,6 +308,9 @@ def _handler(params):
                 "message": "Undefined variable 'x'",
                 "severity": 1,
                 "code": "E0602:undefined-variable",
+                "codeDescription": {
+                    "href": f"{DOCUMENTATION_HOME}/error/undefined-variable.html"
+                },
                 "source": LINTER["name"],
             },
             {
@@ -299,6 +324,9 @@ def _handler(params):
                 "message": "Unused import sys",
                 "severity": 1,
                 "code": "W0611:unused-import",
+                "codeDescription": {
+                    "href": f"{DOCUMENTATION_HOME}/warning/unused-import.html"
+                },
                 "source": LINTER["name"],
             },
         ],