Refactoring via the Language Server Protocol

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Implements Wrangler refactorings inside the Erlang Language Server so editors get Wrangler via Erlang LS using LSP JSON-RPC messages; uses code actions, workspace/executeCommand and workspace edits to apply changes and returns success/warnings. Supports extract-function, rename and multi-file refactors (inline-variable pending); uses highlights, semantic tokens and code lenses to present complex previews; VS Code middleware supplies user-input prompts because LSP lacks form fields; files must be saved before/after and the Windows installer needs updating.

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1. 0:0001:13 - Intro
2. 1:1405:31 - Refactoring & Wrangler
3. 5:3210:08 - Language Server Protocol
4. 10:0917:11 - Wrangler LS Implementation
5. 17:1226:07 - More Complex Refactorings
6. 26:0832:19 - QnA

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