Morphir Daemon
The Morphir Daemon is a long-running service that manages workspaces, projects, builds, and provides IDE integration.
Tracking
| Type | References |
|---|---|
| Beads | morphir-l75 (caching), morphir-n6b (analyzer), morphir-369 (SQLite VFS) |
| GitHub Issues | #392 (pipeline types), #393 (diagnostics), #394 (JSON output), #400 (analyzer), #401 (caching) |
| Discussions | #88 (package manager) |
Overview
The daemon provides:
- Workspace Management: Multi-project development with shared dependencies
- Build Orchestration: Coordinated builds in dependency order
- File Watching: Automatic recompilation on source changes
- IDE Integration: Language server protocol support
- Package Publishing: Pack and publish to registries
Documents
| Document | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lifecycle | Draft | Workspace creation, opening, closing |
| Projects | Draft | Project management within a workspace |
| Dependencies | Draft | Dependency resolution and caching |
| Build | Draft | Build orchestration and diagnostics |
| Watching | Draft | File system watching for incremental builds |
| Packages | Draft | Package format, registry backends, publishing |
| Configuration | Draft | morphir.toml system overview |
| Workspace Config | Draft | Multi-project workspace configuration |
| CLI Interaction | Draft | CLI-daemon communication and lifecycle |
Architecture
workspace-root/
├── morphir.toml # Workspace configuration
├── .morphir/ # Workspace-level cache and state
│ ├── deps/ # Resolved dependencies (shared)
│ └── cache/ # Build cache
├── packages/
│ ├── core/ # Project: my-org/core
│ │ ├── morphir.toml
│ │ └── src/
│ ├── domain/ # Project: my-org/domain
│ │ ├── morphir.toml
│ │ └── src/
│ └── api/ # Project: my-org/api
│ ├── morphir.toml
│ └── src/
Key Concepts
Workspace vs Project
| Concept | Scope | Configuration |
|---|---|---|
| Workspace | Multiple projects | morphir.toml with [workspace] section |
| Project | Single package | morphir.toml with [project] section |
Both use the same morphir.toml file format. The presence of [workspace] section enables workspace mode.
Workspace States
| State | Description |
|---|---|
closed | Workspace is not active |
initializing | Workspace is being loaded |
open | Workspace is ready for operations |
error | Workspace has unrecoverable errors |
Project States
| State | Description |
|---|---|
unloaded | Project metadata loaded, IR not compiled |
loading | Project is being compiled |
ready | Project IR is loaded and valid |
stale | Source files changed, needs recompilation |
error | Project has compilation errors |
JSON-RPC Protocol
Daemon operations are exposed via JSON-RPC for client communication:
workspace/create, workspace/open, workspace/close
workspace/addProject, workspace/removeProject, workspace/listProjects
workspace/buildAll, workspace/clean, workspace/watch
daemon/health, daemon/capabilities
See CLI Interaction for connection modes, transport options, and CLI-to-daemon communication details. See IR v4 for full protocol and type specifications.
CLI Commands
morphir workspace init # Create new workspace
morphir workspace add <path> # Add project to workspace
morphir workspace build # Build all projects
morphir workspace watch # Watch and rebuild on changes
morphir pack # Create distributable package
morphir publish # Publish to registry
Design Principles
- Lazy Loading: Projects are not compiled until explicitly needed
- Incremental: Only recompile what changed
- Shared Resolution: Dependencies resolved once at workspace level
- Isolation: Project failures don't break the workspace
- Observable: Rich state and diagnostic information
Related
- IR v4 - Intermediate representation format
- Extensions - MEP runtimes and verified installation