Revert "runtime: Add vim.lsp.get_client_by_name" #11623

reverts 680693e263576e34d5947c43ab0ae3ff0ebfeab5 #11603

2 files changed, 2 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/runtime/doc/lsp.txt b/runtime/doc/lsp.txt
index d54c227973..d6d16b8481 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/lsp.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/lsp.txt
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ the option in an |after-directory| ftplugin, e.g. "after/ftplugin/python.vim".
                                                            *lsp-core-api*
 These are the core api functions for working with clients. You will mainly be
 using |vim.lsp.start_client()| and |vim.lsp.buf_attach_client()| for operations
-and |vim.lsp.get_client_by_id()| and |vim.lsp.get_client_by_name()| to retrieve
-a client by its id or name after it has initialized (or {config.on_init}. see
-below)
+and |vim.lsp.get_client_by_id()| to retrieve a client by its id after it has
+initialized (or {config.on_init}. see below)
 
                                                         *vim.lsp.start_client()*
 
@@ -266,11 +265,6 @@ vim.lsp.get_client_by_id({client_id})
   Look up an active client by its id, returns nil if it is not yet initialized
   or is not a valid id. Returns |lsp-client|
 
-                                                  *vim.lsp.get_client_by_name()*
-vim.lsp.get_client_by_name({client_name})
-
-  Look up an active client by its name, returns nil if it is not yet initialized
-  or is not a valid name. Returns |lsp-client|
                                                          *vim.lsp.stop_client()*
 vim.lsp.stop_client({client_id}, [{force}])
 
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp.lua
index 042ed7bcfe..0ecf57f50c 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp.lua
@@ -697,16 +697,6 @@ function lsp.get_client_by_id(client_id)
   return active_clients[client_id]
 end
 
--- Look up an active client by its name, returns nil if it is not yet initialized
--- or is not a valid name.
--- @param client_name string the client name.
-function lsp.get_client_by_name(client_name)
-  for _, client in pairs(active_clients) do
-    if client.name == client_name then return client end
-  end
-  return nil
-end
-
 -- Stop a client by its id, optionally with force.
 -- You can also use the `stop()` function on a client if you already have
 -- access to it.