https://github.com/hedronvision/bazel-compile-commands-extractor/pull/89#discussion_r1037781502

refresh.template.py: add some more explain for why need to remove the worker

Author: xinzhengzhang

refresh.template.py

@@ -718,9 +718,12 @@ def _get_apple_active_swiftc():
 def _apple_swift_patch(compile_args: typing.List[str]):
     """De-Bazel(rule_swift) the command into something sourcekit-lsp can parse."""
 
-    # Remove build_bazel_rules_swift/tools/worker/worker
+    # rules_swift add a worker for wrapping if enable --persistent_worker flag (https://bazel.build/remote/persistent)
+    # https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_swift/blob/master/swift/internal/actions.bzl#L236
+    # We need to remove it (build_bazel_rules_swift/tools/worker/worker)
     compile_args.pop(0)
 
+    # The worker also expand the arguments defined in swift_rule which was start with -Xwrapped-swift
     # Expand -debug-prefix-pwd-is-dot
     match = next((i for i,v in enumerate(compile_args) if v == "-Xwrapped-swift=-debug-prefix-pwd-is-dot"), None)
     if match: