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Smithy client: couldn't create connection to server #118

@Abdelhady

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@Abdelhady

I got this runtime error:

[Error - 5:59:52 PM] Smithy client: couldn't create connection to server.
Error: spawn Unknown system error -88
	at ChildProcess.spawn (node:internal/child_process:420:11)
	at Object.spawn (node:child_process:820:9)
	at /Users/muabdelh/.vscode/extensions/smithy.smithy-vscode-extension-0.9.1/out/src/extension.js:1:280469
	at async b.createConnection (/Users/muabdelh/.vscode/extensions/smithy.smithy-vscode-extension-0.9.1/out/src/extension.js:1:116999)
	at async b.start (/Users/muabdelh/.vscode/extensions/smithy.smithy-vscode-extension-0.9.1/out/src/extension.js:1:107514)

Where Highlighting is working, but nothing else is working like jump-to-definition.

I've just installed the extension today, on my:

  • Macbook Pro M1
  • macOS Tahoe 26.1
  • VSCode version: 1.107.1 (Universal)

and here is my folder structure, as I usually open the workspace root folder:

src/                                  # Workspace root
├── MyBE/                             # Backend service package
│   ├── .vscode/
│   │   └── settings.json
│   ├── src/
│   │   └── service-gateway/
│   │       └── smithy/               # Smithy project subfolder
│   │           ├── model/
│   │           │   ├── my-service.smithy
│   │           │   ├── health.smithy
│   │           │   └── orders.smithy
│   │           ├── smithy-build.json # Contains AWS protocol dependencies
│   │           └── .smithy-project
│   └── package.json
├── MyFE/                             # Frontend package
│   ├── .vscode/
│   │   └── settings.json
│   └── [FE files]
├── MyCDK/                            # Infrastructure package
│   ├── .vscode/
│   │   └── settings.json
│   └── [CDK files]
└── [other packages...]

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