fix #13

client/package.json

@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@
           "default": false,
           "description": "show debug messages"
         },
-        "ycmd.enable_hover_type": {
+        "ycmd.use_imprecise_get_type": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "GetType from ycmd by hover on variable"
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "use GetTypeImprecise subcommand instand of GetType, please see https://github.com/Valloric/ycmd/pull/609"
         }
       }
     },

server/.vscode/settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "typescript.tsdk": "./node_modules/typescript/lib"
+}

server/src/server.ts

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ connection.onNotification<YcmFixIt>({ method: 'FixIt'}, async (args) => {
 connection.onHover(async (event): Promise<Hover> => {
     const ycm = await getYcm()
     try {
-        return await ycm.getType(event.textDocument.uri, event.position, documents)
+        return await ycm.getType(event.textDocument.uri, event.position, documents, workspaceConfiguration.ycmd.use_imprecise_get_type)
     } catch (err) {
         logger(`onHover error`, err)
     }

server/src/ycm.ts

@@ -233,9 +233,8 @@ export default class Ycm {
         return res
     }
 
-    public async getType(documentUri: string, position: Position, documents: TextDocuments) {
-        if (!this.settings.ycmd.enable_hover_type) return null
-        const type = await this.runCompleterCommand(documentUri, position, documents, 'GetType') as YcmGetTypeResponse
+    public async getType(documentUri: string, position: Position, documents: TextDocuments, imprecise: boolean = false) {
+        const type = await this.runCompleterCommand(documentUri, position, documents, imprecise ? 'GetTypeImprecise' : 'GetType') as YcmGetTypeResponse
         logger('getType', JSON.stringify(type))
         return mapYcmTypeToHover(type, documents.get(documentUri).languageId)
     }
@@ -298,10 +297,11 @@ export default class Ycm {
 export interface Settings {
     ycmd: {
         path: string
-        global_extra_config: string,
-        python: string,
-        confirm_extra_conf: boolean,
-        debug: boolean,
+        global_extra_config: string
+        python: string
+        confirm_extra_conf: boolean
+        debug: boolean
         enable_hover_type: boolean
+        use_imprecise_get_type: boolean
     }
 }