diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/abstract_launcher.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/abstract_launcher.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f3b465a002982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/abstract_launcher.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line max-classes-per-file
+import { fork, ChildProcess } from 'child_process';
+import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
+
+import { ServerOptions } from '../server_options';
+import { createTestServerOption } from '../test_utils';
+import { AbstractLauncher } from './abstract_launcher';
+import { RequestExpander } from './request_expander';
+import { LanguageServerProxy } from './proxy';
+import { ConsoleLoggerFactory } from '../utils/console_logger_factory';
+import { Logger } from '../log';
+
+jest.setTimeout(10000);
+
+// @ts-ignore
+const options: ServerOptions = createTestServerOption();
+
+// a mock function being called when then forked sub process status changes
+// @ts-ignore
+const mockMonitor = jest.fn();
+
+class MockLauncher extends AbstractLauncher {
+  public childProcess?: ChildProcess;
+
+  constructor(name: string, targetHost: string, opt: ServerOptions) {
+    super(name, targetHost, opt, new ConsoleLoggerFactory());
+  }
+
+  createExpander(
+    proxy: LanguageServerProxy,
+    builtinWorkspace: boolean,
+    maxWorkspace: number
+  ): RequestExpander {
+    return new RequestExpander(proxy, builtinWorkspace, maxWorkspace, this.options);
+  }
+
+  async getPort() {
+    return 19999;
+  }
+
+  async spawnProcess(installationPath: string, port: number, log: Logger): Promise<ChildProcess> {
+    const childProcess = fork(path.join(__dirname, 'mock_lang_server.js'));
+    this.childProcess = childProcess;
+    childProcess.on('message', msg => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.log(msg);
+      mockMonitor(msg);
+    });
+    childProcess.send(`port ${await this.getPort()}`);
+    childProcess.send(`host ${this.targetHost}`);
+    childProcess.send('listen');
+    return childProcess;
+  }
+}
+
+class PassiveMockLauncher extends MockLauncher {
+  constructor(
+    name: string,
+    targetHost: string,
+    opt: ServerOptions,
+    private dieFirstTime: boolean = false
+  ) {
+    super(name, targetHost, opt);
+  }
+
+  startConnect(proxy: LanguageServerProxy) {
+    proxy.awaitServerConnection();
+  }
+
+  async getPort() {
+    return 19998;
+  }
+
+  async spawnProcess(installationPath: string, port: number, log: Logger): Promise<ChildProcess> {
+    this.childProcess = fork(path.join(__dirname, 'mock_lang_server.js'));
+    this.childProcess.on('message', msg => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.log(msg);
+      mockMonitor(msg);
+    });
+    this.childProcess.send(`port ${await this.getPort()}`);
+    this.childProcess.send(`host ${this.targetHost}`);
+    if (this.dieFirstTime) {
+      this.childProcess!.send('quit');
+      this.dieFirstTime = false;
+    } else {
+      this.childProcess!.send('connect');
+    }
+    return this.childProcess!;
+  }
+}
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(options.workspacePath)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(options.workspacePath, { recursive: true });
+    fs.mkdirSync(options.jdtWorkspacePath, { recursive: true });
+  }
+});
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  mockMonitor.mockClear();
+});
+
+function delay(millis: number) {
+  return new Promise(resolve => {
+    setTimeout(() => resolve(), millis);
+  });
+}
+
+test('launcher can start and end a process', async () => {
+  const launcher = new MockLauncher('mock', 'localhost', options);
+  const proxy = await launcher.launch(false, 1, '');
+  await delay(100);
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('process started');
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[1][0]).toBe('start listening');
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[2][0]).toBe('socket connected');
+  await proxy.exit();
+  await delay(100);
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[3][0]).toMatchObject({ method: 'shutdown' });
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[4][0]).toMatchObject({ method: 'exit' });
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[5][0]).toBe('exit process with code 0');
+});
+
+test('launcher can force kill the process if langServer can not exit', async () => {
+  const launcher = new MockLauncher('mock', 'localhost', options);
+  const proxy = await launcher.launch(false, 1, '');
+  await delay(100);
+  // set mock lang server to noExist mode
+  launcher.childProcess!.send('noExit');
+  mockMonitor.mockClear();
+  await proxy.exit();
+  await delay(2000);
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({ method: 'shutdown' });
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[1][0]).toMatchObject({ method: 'exit' });
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[2][0]).toBe('noExit');
+  expect(launcher.childProcess!.killed).toBe(true);
+});
+
+test('launcher can reconnect if process died', async () => {
+  const launcher = new MockLauncher('mock', 'localhost', options);
+  const proxy = await launcher.launch(false, 1, '');
+  await delay(1000);
+  mockMonitor.mockClear();
+  // let the process quit
+  launcher.childProcess!.send('quit');
+  await delay(5000);
+  // launcher should respawn a new process and connect
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('process started');
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[1][0]).toBe('start listening');
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[2][0]).toBe('socket connected');
+  await proxy.exit();
+  await delay(2000);
+});
+
+test('passive launcher can start and end a process', async () => {
+  const launcher = new PassiveMockLauncher('mock', 'localhost', options);
+  const proxy = await launcher.launch(false, 1, '');
+  await delay(100);
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('process started');
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[1][0]).toBe('start connecting');
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[2][0]).toBe('socket connected');
+  await proxy.exit();
+  await delay(100);
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[3][0]).toMatchObject({ method: 'shutdown' });
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[4][0]).toMatchObject({ method: 'exit' });
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[5][0]).toBe('exit process with code 0');
+});
+
+test('passive launcher should restart a process if a process died before connected', async () => {
+  const launcher = new PassiveMockLauncher('mock', 'localhost', options, true);
+  const proxy = await launcher.launch(false, 1, '');
+  await delay(100);
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('process started');
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[1][0]).toBe('process started');
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[2][0]).toBe('start connecting');
+  expect(mockMonitor.mock.calls[3][0]).toBe('socket connected');
+  await proxy.exit();
+  await delay(1000);
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/abstract_launcher.ts b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/abstract_launcher.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5a946f8126229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/abstract_launcher.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { ChildProcess } from 'child_process';
+import { ILanguageServerLauncher } from './language_server_launcher';
+import { ServerOptions } from '../server_options';
+import { LoggerFactory } from '../utils/log_factory';
+import { Logger } from '../log';
+import { LanguageServerProxy } from './proxy';
+import { RequestExpander } from './request_expander';
+
+export abstract class AbstractLauncher implements ILanguageServerLauncher {
+  running: boolean = false;
+  private _currentPid: number = -1;
+  private child: ChildProcess | null = null;
+  private _startTime: number = -1;
+  private _proxyConnected: boolean = false;
+  protected constructor(
+    readonly name: string,
+    readonly targetHost: string,
+    readonly options: ServerOptions,
+    readonly loggerFactory: LoggerFactory
+  ) {}
+
+  public async launch(builtinWorkspace: boolean, maxWorkspace: number, installationPath: string) {
+    const port = await this.getPort();
+    const log: Logger = this.loggerFactory.getLogger([
+      'code',
+      `${this.name}@${this.targetHost}:${port}`,
+    ]);
+    let child: ChildProcess;
+    const proxy = new LanguageServerProxy(port, this.targetHost, log, this.options.lsp);
+    if (this.options.lsp.detach) {
+      log.debug('Detach mode, expected language server launch externally');
+      proxy.onConnected(() => {
+        this.running = true;
+      });
+      proxy.onDisconnected(() => {
+        this.running = false;
+        if (!proxy.isClosed) {
+          log.debug(`${this.name} language server disconnected, reconnecting`);
+          setTimeout(() => this.reconnect(proxy, installationPath, port, log), 1000);
+        }
+      });
+    } else {
+      child = await this.spawnProcess(installationPath, port, log);
+      this.child = child;
+      log.debug('spawned a child process ' + child.pid);
+      this._currentPid = child.pid;
+      this._startTime = Date.now();
+      this.running = true;
+      this.onProcessExit(child, () => this.reconnect(proxy, installationPath, port, log));
+      proxy.onDisconnected(async () => {
+        this._proxyConnected = true;
+        if (!proxy.isClosed) {
+          log.debug('proxy disconnected, reconnecting');
+          setTimeout(async () => {
+            await this.reconnect(proxy, installationPath, port, log, child);
+          }, 1000);
+        } else if (this.child) {
+          log.info('proxy closed, kill process');
+          await this.killProcess(this.child, log);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+    proxy.onExit(() => {
+      log.debug('proxy exited, is the process running? ' + this.running);
+      if (this.child && this.running) {
+        const p = this.child!;
+        setTimeout(async () => {
+          if (!p.killed) {
+            log.debug('killing the process after 1s');
+            await this.killProcess(p, log);
+          }
+        }, 1000);
+      }
+    });
+    proxy.listen();
+    this.startConnect(proxy);
+    await new Promise(resolve => {
+      proxy.onConnected(() => {
+        this._proxyConnected = true;
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
+    return this.createExpander(proxy, builtinWorkspace, maxWorkspace);
+  }
+
+  private onProcessExit(child: ChildProcess, reconnectFn: () => void) {
+    const pid = child.pid;
+    child.on('exit', () => {
+      if (this._currentPid === pid) {
+        this.running = false;
+        // if the process exited before proxy connected, then we reconnect
+        if (!this._proxyConnected) {
+          reconnectFn();
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * proxy should be connected within this timeout, otherwise we reconnect.
+   */
+  protected startupTimeout = 3000;
+
+  /**
+   * try reconnect the proxy when disconnected
+   */
+  public async reconnect(
+    proxy: LanguageServerProxy,
+    installationPath: string,
+    port: number,
+    log: Logger,
+    child?: ChildProcess
+  ) {
+    log.debug('reconnecting');
+    if (this.options.lsp.detach) {
+      this.startConnect(proxy);
+    } else {
+      const processExpired = () => Date.now() - this._startTime > this.startupTimeout;
+      if (child && !child.killed && !processExpired()) {
+        this.startConnect(proxy);
+      } else {
+        if (child && this.running) {
+          log.debug('killing the old process.');
+          await this.killProcess(child, log);
+        }
+        this.child = await this.spawnProcess(installationPath, port, log);
+        log.debug('spawned a child process ' + this.child.pid);
+        this._currentPid = this.child.pid;
+        this._startTime = Date.now();
+        this.running = true;
+        this.onProcessExit(this.child, () =>
+          this.reconnect(proxy, installationPath, port, log, child)
+        );
+        this.startConnect(proxy);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  abstract async getPort(): Promise<number>;
+
+  startConnect(proxy: LanguageServerProxy) {
+    proxy.connect();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * await for proxy connected, create a request expander
+   * @param proxy
+   */
+  abstract createExpander(
+    proxy: LanguageServerProxy,
+    builtinWorkspace: boolean,
+    maxWorkspace: number
+  ): RequestExpander;
+
+  abstract async spawnProcess(
+    installationPath: string,
+    port: number,
+    log: Logger
+  ): Promise<ChildProcess>;
+
+  private killProcess(child: ChildProcess, log: Logger) {
+    if (!child.killed) {
+      return new Promise<boolean>((resolve, reject) => {
+        // if not killed within 1s
+        const t = setTimeout(reject, 1000);
+        child.on('exit', () => {
+          clearTimeout(t);
+          resolve(true);
+        });
+        child.kill();
+        log.info('killed process ' + child.pid);
+      })
+        .catch(() => {
+          // force kill
+          child.kill('SIGKILL');
+          log.info('force killed process ' + child.pid);
+          return child.killed;
+        })
+        .finally(() => {
+          if (this._currentPid === child.pid) this.running = false;
+        });
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/java_launcher.ts b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/java_launcher.ts
index a1ef38c485374..6b094451719df 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/java_launcher.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/java_launcher.ts
@@ -13,74 +13,41 @@ import path from 'path';
 import { Logger } from '../log';
 import { ServerOptions } from '../server_options';
 import { LoggerFactory } from '../utils/log_factory';
-import { ILanguageServerLauncher } from './language_server_launcher';
 import { LanguageServerProxy } from './proxy';
 import { RequestExpander } from './request_expander';
+import { AbstractLauncher } from './abstract_launcher';
 
-export class JavaLauncher implements ILanguageServerLauncher {
-  private isRunning: boolean = false;
+const JAVA_LANG_DETACH_PORT = 2090;
+
+export class JavaLauncher extends AbstractLauncher {
   private needModuleArguments: boolean = true;
-  constructor(
+  public constructor(
     readonly targetHost: string,
     readonly options: ServerOptions,
     readonly loggerFactory: LoggerFactory
-  ) {}
-  public get running(): boolean {
-    return this.isRunning;
+  ) {
+    super('java', targetHost, options, loggerFactory);
   }
 
-  public async launch(builtinWorkspace: boolean, maxWorkspace: number, installationPath: string) {
-    let port = 2090;
+  createExpander(proxy: LanguageServerProxy, builtinWorkspace: boolean, maxWorkspace: number) {
+    return new RequestExpander(proxy, builtinWorkspace, maxWorkspace, this.options, {
+      settings: {
+        'java.import.gradle.enabled': this.options.security.enableGradleImport,
+        'java.import.maven.enabled': this.options.security.enableMavenImport,
+        'java.autobuild.enabled': false,
+      },
+    });
+  }
 
-    if (!this.options.lsp.detach) {
-      port = await getPort();
-    }
-    const log = this.loggerFactory.getLogger(['code', `java@${this.targetHost}:${port}`]);
-    const proxy = new LanguageServerProxy(port, this.targetHost, log, this.options.lsp);
+  startConnect(proxy: LanguageServerProxy) {
     proxy.awaitServerConnection();
-    if (this.options.lsp.detach) {
-      // detach mode
-      proxy.onConnected(() => {
-        this.isRunning = true;
-      });
-      proxy.onDisconnected(() => {
-        this.isRunning = false;
-        if (!proxy.isClosed) {
-          proxy.awaitServerConnection();
-        }
-      });
-    } else {
-      let child = await this.spawnJava(installationPath, port, log);
-      proxy.onDisconnected(async () => {
-        if (!proxy.isClosed) {
-          child.kill();
-          proxy.awaitServerConnection();
-          log.warn('language server disconnected, restarting it');
-          child = await this.spawnJava(installationPath, port, log);
-        } else {
-          child.kill();
-        }
-      });
-      proxy.onExit(() => {
-        if (child) {
-          child.kill();
-        }
-      });
+  }
+
+  async getPort(): Promise<number> {
+    if (!this.options.lsp.detach) {
+      return await getPort();
     }
-    proxy.listen();
-    return new Promise<RequestExpander>(resolve => {
-      proxy.onConnected(() => {
-        resolve(
-          new RequestExpander(proxy, builtinWorkspace, maxWorkspace, this.options, {
-            settings: {
-              'java.import.gradle.enabled': this.options.security.enableGradleImport,
-              'java.import.maven.enabled': this.options.security.enableMavenImport,
-              'java.autobuild.enabled': false,
-            },
-          })
-        );
-      });
-    });
+    return JAVA_LANG_DETACH_PORT;
   }
 
   private async getJavaHome(installationPath: string, log: Logger) {
@@ -132,7 +99,7 @@ export class JavaLauncher implements ILanguageServerLauncher {
     return bundledJavaHome;
   }
 
-  private async spawnJava(installationPath: string, port: number, log: Logger) {
+  async spawnProcess(installationPath: string, port: number, log: Logger) {
     const launchersFound = glob.sync('**/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_*.jar', {
       cwd: installationPath,
     });
@@ -192,8 +159,6 @@ export class JavaLauncher implements ILanguageServerLauncher {
     p.stderr.on('data', data => {
       log.stderr(data.toString());
     });
-    this.isRunning = true;
-    p.on('exit', () => (this.isRunning = false));
     log.info(
       `Launch Java Language Server at port ${port.toString()}, pid:${
         p.pid
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/mock_lang_server.js b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/mock_lang_server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..656f2face70b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/mock_lang_server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+/* eslint-disable */
+// This file is used in the test, using subprocess.fork to load a module directly, so this module can not be typescript
+const net = require('net');
+const jsonrpc = require('vscode-jsonrpc');
+const createMessageConnection = jsonrpc.createMessageConnection;
+const SocketMessageReader = jsonrpc.SocketMessageReader;
+const SocketMessageWriter = jsonrpc.SocketMessageWriter;
+
+function log(msg) {
+    if (process.send) {
+        process.send(msg);
+    }
+    else {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.log(msg);
+    }
+}
+class MockLangServer {
+    constructor(host, port) {
+        this.host = host;
+        this.port = port;
+        this.socket = null;
+        this.connection = null;
+        this.shutdown = false;
+    }
+    /**
+     * connect remote server as a client
+     */
+    connect() {
+        this.socket = new net.Socket();
+        this.socket.on('connect', () => {
+            const reader = new SocketMessageReader(this.socket);
+            const writer = new SocketMessageWriter(this.socket);
+            this.connection = createMessageConnection(reader, writer);
+            this.connection.listen();
+            this.connection.onNotification(this.onNotification.bind(this));
+            this.connection.onRequest(this.onRequest.bind(this));
+            log('socket connected');
+        });
+        this.socket.on('close', () => this.onSocketClosed());
+        log('start connecting');
+        this.socket.connect(this.port, this.host);
+    }
+    listen() {
+        const server = net.createServer(socket => {
+            server.close();
+            socket.on('close', () => this.onSocketClosed());
+            const reader = new SocketMessageReader(socket);
+            const writer = new SocketMessageWriter(socket);
+            this.connection = createMessageConnection(reader, writer);
+            this.connection.onNotification(this.onNotification.bind(this));
+            this.connection.onRequest(this.onRequest.bind(this));
+            this.connection.listen();
+            log('socket connected');
+        });
+        server.on('error', err => {
+            log(err);
+        });
+        log('start listening');
+        server.listen(this.port);
+    }
+    onNotification(method, ...params) {
+        log({ method, params });
+        // notify parent process what happened
+        if (method === 'exit') {
+            // https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/specification#exit
+            if (options.noExit) {
+                log('noExit');
+            }
+            else {
+                const code = this.shutdown ? 0 : 1;
+                log(`exit process with code ${code}`);
+                process.exit(code);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    onRequest(method, ...params) {
+        // notify parent process what requested
+        log({ method, params });
+        if (method === 'shutdown') {
+            this.shutdown = true;
+        }
+        return { result: 'ok' };
+    }
+    onSocketClosed() {
+        // notify parent process that socket closed
+        log('socket closed');
+    }
+}
+log('process started');
+let port = 9999;
+let host = ' localhost';
+const options = { noExit: false };
+let langServer;
+process.on('message', (msg) => {
+    const [cmd, value] = msg.split(' ');
+    switch (cmd) {
+        case 'port':
+            port = parseInt(value, 10);
+            break;
+        case 'host':
+            host = value;
+            break;
+        case 'noExit':
+            options.noExit = true;
+            break;
+        case 'listen':
+            langServer = new MockLangServer(host, port);
+            langServer.listen();
+            break;
+        case 'connect':
+            langServer = new MockLangServer(host, port);
+            langServer.connect();
+            break;
+        case 'quit':
+            process.exit(0);
+            break;
+        default:
+        // nothing to do
+    }
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/proxy.ts b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/proxy.ts
index d3e94f1e0e7e4..7b26bc350f50f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/proxy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/proxy.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ export class LanguageServerProxy implements ILanguageServerHandler {
   private readonly logger: Logger;
   private readonly lspOptions: LspOptions;
   private eventEmitter = new EventEmitter();
+  private passiveConnection: boolean = false;
 
-  private connectingPromise?: Promise<MessageConnection>;
+  private connectingPromise: Promise<MessageConnection> | null = null;
 
   constructor(targetPort: number, targetHost: string, logger: Logger, lspOptions: LspOptions) {
     this.targetHost = targetHost;
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ export class LanguageServerProxy implements ILanguageServerHandler {
     workspaceFolders: [WorkspaceFolder],
     initOptions?: object
   ): Promise<InitializeResult> {
-    const clientConn = await this.connect();
+    const clientConn = await this.tryConnect();
     const rootUri = workspaceFolders[0].uri;
     const params = {
       processId: null,
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ export class LanguageServerProxy implements ILanguageServerHandler {
         this.logger.debug('received request method: ' + method);
       }
 
-      return this.connect().then(clientConn => {
+      return this.tryConnect().then(clientConn => {
         if (this.lspOptions.verbose) {
           this.logger.info(`proxy method:${method} to Language Server `);
         } else {
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ export class LanguageServerProxy implements ILanguageServerHandler {
   }
 
   public async shutdown() {
-    const clientConn = await this.connect();
+    const clientConn = await this.tryConnect();
     this.logger.info(`sending shutdown request`);
     return await clientConn.sendRequest('shutdown');
   }
@@ -175,28 +176,33 @@ export class LanguageServerProxy implements ILanguageServerHandler {
   }
 
   public awaitServerConnection() {
-    return new Promise((res, rej) => {
-      const server = net.createServer(socket => {
-        this.initialized = false;
-        server.close();
-        this.eventEmitter.emit('connect');
-        socket.on('close', () => this.onSocketClosed());
+    // prevent calling this method multiple times which may cause 'port already in use' error
+    if (!this.connectingPromise) {
+      this.passiveConnection = true;
+      this.connectingPromise = new Promise((res, rej) => {
+        const server = net.createServer(socket => {
+          this.initialized = false;
+          server.close();
+          this.eventEmitter.emit('connect');
+          socket.on('close', () => this.onSocketClosed());
 
-        this.logger.info('Java langserver connection established on port ' + this.targetPort);
+          this.logger.info('langserver connection established on port ' + this.targetPort);
 
-        const reader = new SocketMessageReader(socket);
-        const writer = new SocketMessageWriter(socket);
-        this.clientConnection = createMessageConnection(reader, writer, this.logger);
-        this.registerOnNotificationHandler(this.clientConnection);
-        this.clientConnection.listen();
-        res(this.clientConnection);
-      });
-      server.on('error', rej);
-      server.listen(this.targetPort, () => {
-        server.removeListener('error', rej);
-        this.logger.info('Wait Java langserver connection on port ' + this.targetPort);
+          const reader = new SocketMessageReader(socket);
+          const writer = new SocketMessageWriter(socket);
+          this.clientConnection = createMessageConnection(reader, writer, this.logger);
+          this.registerOnNotificationHandler(this.clientConnection);
+          this.clientConnection.listen();
+          res(this.clientConnection);
+        });
+        server.on('error', rej);
+        server.listen(this.targetPort, () => {
+          server.removeListener('error', rej);
+          this.logger.info('Wait langserver connection on port ' + this.targetPort);
+        });
       });
-    });
+    }
+    return this.connectingPromise;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -225,7 +231,7 @@ export class LanguageServerProxy implements ILanguageServerHandler {
     }
     this.closed = false;
     if (!this.connectingPromise) {
-      this.connectingPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.connectingPromise = new Promise(resolve => {
         this.socket = new net.Socket();
 
         this.socket.on('connect', () => {
@@ -247,7 +253,6 @@ export class LanguageServerProxy implements ILanguageServerHandler {
           this.targetPort,
           this.targetHost
         );
-        this.onDisconnected(() => setTimeout(() => this.reconnect(), 1000));
       });
     }
     return this.connectingPromise;
@@ -257,20 +262,12 @@ export class LanguageServerProxy implements ILanguageServerHandler {
     return Promise.reject('should not hit here');
   }
 
-  private reconnect() {
-    if (!this.isClosed) {
-      this.socket.connect(
-        this.targetPort,
-        this.targetHost
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
   private onSocketClosed() {
     if (this.clientConnection) {
       this.clientConnection.dispose();
     }
     this.clientConnection = null;
+    this.connectingPromise = null;
     this.eventEmitter.emit('close');
   }
 
@@ -305,4 +302,8 @@ export class LanguageServerProxy implements ILanguageServerHandler {
       }
     });
   }
+
+  private tryConnect() {
+    return this.passiveConnection ? this.awaitServerConnection() : this.connect();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/ts_launcher.ts b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/ts_launcher.ts
index e8195ce856694..c6453cf7441f8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/ts_launcher.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/ts_launcher.ts
@@ -4,109 +4,60 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { spawn } from 'child_process';
+import { ChildProcess, spawn } from 'child_process';
 import getPort from 'get-port';
 import { resolve } from 'path';
 import { Logger } from '../log';
 import { ServerOptions } from '../server_options';
 import { LoggerFactory } from '../utils/log_factory';
-import { ILanguageServerLauncher } from './language_server_launcher';
 import { LanguageServerProxy } from './proxy';
 import { RequestExpander } from './request_expander';
+import { AbstractLauncher } from './abstract_launcher';
 
-export class TypescriptServerLauncher implements ILanguageServerLauncher {
-  private isRunning: boolean = false;
-  constructor(
+const TS_LANG_DETACH_PORT = 2089;
+
+export class TypescriptServerLauncher extends AbstractLauncher {
+  public constructor(
     readonly targetHost: string,
     readonly options: ServerOptions,
     readonly loggerFactory: LoggerFactory
-  ) {}
-
-  public get running(): boolean {
-    return this.isRunning;
+  ) {
+    super('typescript', targetHost, options, loggerFactory);
   }
 
-  public async launch(builtinWorkspace: boolean, maxWorkspace: number, installationPath: string) {
-    let port = 2089;
-
+  async getPort() {
     if (!this.options.lsp.detach) {
-      port = await getPort();
+      return await getPort();
     }
-    const log: Logger = this.loggerFactory.getLogger(['code', `ts@${this.targetHost}:${port}`]);
-    const proxy = new LanguageServerProxy(port, this.targetHost, log, this.options.lsp);
+    return TS_LANG_DETACH_PORT;
+  }
 
-    if (this.options.lsp.detach) {
-      log.info('Detach mode, expected langserver launch externally');
-      proxy.onConnected(() => {
-        this.isRunning = true;
-      });
-      proxy.onDisconnected(() => {
-        this.isRunning = false;
-        if (!proxy.isClosed) {
-          log.warn('language server disconnected, reconnecting');
-          setTimeout(() => proxy.connect(), 1000);
-        }
-      });
-    } else {
-      const spawnTs = () => {
-        const p = spawn(
-          'node',
-          ['--max_old_space_size=4096', installationPath, '-p', port.toString(), '-c', '1'],
-          {
-            detached: false,
-            stdio: 'pipe',
-            cwd: resolve(installationPath, '../..'),
-          }
-        );
-        p.stdout.on('data', data => {
-          log.stdout(data.toString());
-        });
-        p.stderr.on('data', data => {
-          log.stderr(data.toString());
-        });
-        this.isRunning = true;
-        p.on('exit', () => (this.isRunning = false));
-        return p;
-      };
-      let child = spawnTs();
-      log.info(`Launch Typescript Language Server at port ${port}, pid:${child.pid}`);
-      // TODO: how to properly implement timeout socket connection? maybe config during socket connection
-      // const reconnect = () => {
-      //   log.debug('reconnecting');
-      // promiseTimeout(3000, proxy.connect()).then(
-      //   () => {
-      //     log.info('connected');
-      //   },
-      //   () => {
-      //     log.error('unable to connect within 3s, respawn ts server.');
-      //     child.kill();
-      //     child = spawnTs();
-      //     setTimeout(reconnect, 1000);
-      //   }
-      // );
-      // };
-      proxy.onDisconnected(() => {
-        if (!proxy.isClosed) {
-          log.info('waiting language server to be connected');
-          if (!this.isRunning) {
-            log.error('detect language server killed, respawn ts server.');
-            child = spawnTs();
-          }
-        } else {
-          child.kill();
-        }
-      });
-      proxy.onExit(() => {
-        if (child) {
-          child.kill();
-        }
-      });
-    }
-    proxy.listen();
-    await proxy.connect();
+  createExpander(
+    proxy: LanguageServerProxy,
+    builtinWorkspace: boolean,
+    maxWorkspace: number
+  ): RequestExpander {
     return new RequestExpander(proxy, builtinWorkspace, maxWorkspace, this.options, {
       installNodeDependency: this.options.security.installNodeDependency,
       gitHostWhitelist: this.options.security.gitHostWhitelist,
     });
   }
+  async spawnProcess(installationPath: string, port: number, log: Logger): Promise<ChildProcess> {
+    const p = spawn(
+      'node',
+      ['--max_old_space_size=4096', installationPath, '-p', port.toString(), '-c', '1'],
+      {
+        detached: false,
+        stdio: 'pipe',
+        cwd: resolve(installationPath, '../..'),
+      }
+    );
+    p.stdout.on('data', data => {
+      log.stdout(data.toString());
+    });
+    p.stderr.on('data', data => {
+      log.stderr(data.toString());
+    });
+    return p;
+  }
 }