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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6196512d..00000000 --- a/README.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,818 +0,0 @@ -# Asynchronous Lint Engine [![Travis CI Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/w0rp/ale.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/w0rp/ale) [![AppVeyor Build Status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/r0ef1xu8xjmik58d/branch/master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/w0rp/ale) - - -![ALE Logo by Mark Grealish - https://www.bhalash.com/](img/logo.jpg?raw=true) - -ALE (Asynchronous Lint Engine) is a plugin for providing linting in NeoVim -0.2.0+ and Vim 8 while you edit your text files, and acts as a Vim -[Language Server Protocol](https://langserver.org/) client. - -![linting example](img/example.gif?raw=true) - -ALE makes use of NeoVim and Vim 8 job control functions and timers to -run linters on the contents of text buffers and return errors as -text is changed in Vim. This allows for displaying warnings and -errors in files being edited in Vim before files have been saved -back to a filesystem. - -In other words, this plugin allows you to lint while you type. - -ALE offers support for fixing code with command line tools in a non-blocking -manner with the `:ALEFix` feature, supporting tools in many languages, like -`prettier`, `eslint`, `autopep8`, and more. - -ALE acts as a "language client" to support a variety of Language Server Protocol -features, including: - -* Diagnostics (via Language Server Protocol linters) -* Go To Definition (`:ALEGoToDefinition`) -* Completion (`let g:ale_completion_enabled = 1`) -* Finding references (`:ALEFindReferences`) -* Hover information (`:ALEHover`) - -If you don't care about Language Server Protocol, ALE won't load any of the code -for working with it unless needed. One of ALE's general missions is that you -won't pay for the features that you don't use. - -## Table of Contents - -1. [Supported Languages and Tools](#supported-languages) -2. [Usage](#usage) - 1. [Linting](#usage-linting) - 2. [Fixing](#usage-fixing) - 3. [Completion](#usage-completion) - 4. [Go To Definition](#usage-go-to-definition) - 5. [Find References](#usage-find-references) - 6. [Hovering](#usage-hover) -3. [Installation](#installation) - 1. [Installation with Vim package management](#standard-installation) - 2. [Installation with Pathogen](#installation-with-pathogen) - 3. [Installation with Vundle](#installation-with-vundle) -4. [Contributing](#contributing) -5. [FAQ](#faq) - 1. [How do I disable particular linters?](#faq-disable-linters) - 2. [How can I keep the sign gutter open?](#faq-keep-signs) - 3. [How can I change the signs ALE uses?](#faq-change-signs) - 4. [How can I change or disable the highlights ALE uses?](#faq-change-highlights) - 5. [How can I show errors or warnings in my statusline?](#faq-statusline) - 6. [How can I show errors or warnings in my lightline?](#faq-lightline) - 7. [How can I change the format for echo messages?](#faq-echo-format) - 8. [How can I execute some code when ALE starts or stops linting?](#faq-autocmd) - 9. [How can I navigate between errors quickly?](#faq-navigation) - 10. [How can I run linters only when I save files?](#faq-lint-on-save) - 11. [How can I use the quickfix list instead of the loclist?](#faq-quickfix) - 12. [How can I check JSX files with both stylelint and eslint?](#faq-jsx-stylelint-eslint) - 13. [Will this plugin eat all of my laptop battery power?](#faq-my-battery-is-sad) - 14. [How can I configure my C or C++ project?](#faq-c-configuration) - 15. [How can I configure ALE differently for different buffers?](#faq-buffer-configuration) - 16. [How can I configure the height of the list in which ALE displays errors?](#faq-list-window-height) - -<a name="supported-languages"></a> - -## 1. Supported Languages and Tools - -This plugin supports the following languages and tools. All available -tools will be run in combination, so they can be complementary. - -<!-- -Keep the table rows sorted alphabetically by the language name, -and the tools in the tools column sorted alphabetically by the tool -name. That seems to be the fairest way to arrange this table. - -Remember to also update doc/ale.txt, which has a similar list with different -formatting. ---> - -**Notes:** - -* *^ No linters for text or Vim help filetypes are enabled by default.* -* *!! These linters check only files on disk. See `:help ale-lint-file-linters`* - -| Language | Tools | -| -------- | ----- | -| ASM | [gcc](https://gcc.gnu.org) | -| Ansible | [ansible-lint](https://github.com/willthames/ansible-lint) | -| API Blueprint | [drafter](https://github.com/apiaryio/drafter) | -| AsciiDoc | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [redpen](http://redpen.cc/), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good) | -| Awk | [gawk](https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/)| -| Bash | [language-server](https://github.com/mads-hartmann/bash-language-server), shell [-n flag](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-set), [shellcheck](https://www.shellcheck.net/), [shfmt](https://github.com/mvdan/sh) | -| Bourne Shell | shell [-n flag](http://linux.die.net/man/1/sh), [shellcheck](https://www.shellcheck.net/), [shfmt](https://github.com/mvdan/sh) | -| C | [cppcheck](http://cppcheck.sourceforge.net), [cpplint](https://github.com/google/styleguide/tree/gh-pages/cpplint), [clang](http://clang.llvm.org/), [clangtidy](http://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/) !!, [clang-format](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html), [flawfinder](https://www.dwheeler.com/flawfinder/), [gcc](https://gcc.gnu.org/) | -| C++ (filetype cpp) | [clang](http://clang.llvm.org/), [clangcheck](http://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangCheck.html) !!, [clangtidy](http://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/) !!, [clang-format](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html), [cppcheck](http://cppcheck.sourceforge.net), [cpplint](https://github.com/google/styleguide/tree/gh-pages/cpplint) !!, [cquery](https://github.com/cquery-project/cquery), [flawfinder](https://www.dwheeler.com/flawfinder/), [gcc](https://gcc.gnu.org/) | -| CUDA | [nvcc](http://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-compiler-driver-nvcc/index.html) | -| C# | [mcs](http://www.mono-project.com/docs/about-mono/languages/csharp/) see:`help ale-cs-mcs` for details, [mcsc](http://www.mono-project.com/docs/about-mono/languages/csharp/) !! see:`help ale-cs-mcsc` for details and configuration| -| Chef | [foodcritic](http://www.foodcritic.io/) | -| Clojure | [joker](https://github.com/candid82/joker) | -| CloudFormation | [cfn-python-lint](https://github.com/awslabs/cfn-python-lint) | -| CMake | [cmakelint](https://github.com/richq/cmake-lint) | -| CoffeeScript | [coffee](http://coffeescript.org/), [coffeelint](https://www.npmjs.com/package/coffeelint) | -| Crystal | [crystal](https://crystal-lang.org/) !! | -| CSS | [csslint](http://csslint.net/), [prettier](https://github.com/prettier/prettier), [stylelint](https://github.com/stylelint/stylelint) | -| Cucumber | [cucumber](https://cucumber.io/) | -| Cython (pyrex filetype) | [cython](http://cython.org/) | -| D | [dmd](https://dlang.org/dmd-linux.html) | -| Dafny | [dafny](https://rise4fun.com/Dafny) !! | -| Dart | [dartanalyzer](https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/tree/master/pkg/analyzer_cli) !!, [language_server](https://github.com/natebosch/dart_language_server), [dartfmt](https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/tree/master/utils/dartfmt) | -| Dockerfile | [hadolint](https://github.com/hadolint/hadolint) | -| Elixir | [credo](https://github.com/rrrene/credo), [dialyxir](https://github.com/jeremyjh/dialyxir), [dogma](https://github.com/lpil/dogma), [mix](https://hexdocs.pm/mix/Mix.html) !!| -| Elm | [elm-format](https://github.com/avh4/elm-format), [elm-make](https://github.com/elm-lang/elm-make) | -| Erb | [erb](https://apidock.com/ruby/ERB), [erubi](https://github.com/jeremyevans/erubi), [erubis](https://github.com/kwatch/erubis) | -| Erlang | [erlc](http://erlang.org/doc/man/erlc.html), [SyntaxErl](https://github.com/ten0s/syntaxerl) | -| Fish | fish [-n flag](https://linux.die.net/man/1/fish) -| Fortran | [gcc](https://gcc.gnu.org/), [language_server](https://github.com/hansec/fortran-language-server) | -| Fountain | [proselint](http://proselint.com/) | -| FusionScript | [fusion-lint](https://github.com/RyanSquared/fusionscript) | -| Git Commit Messages | [gitlint](https://github.com/jorisroovers/gitlint) | -| GLSL | [glslang](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glslang), [glslls](https://github.com/svenstaro/glsl-language-server) | -| Go | [gofmt](https://golang.org/cmd/gofmt/), [goimports](https://godoc.org/golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports), [go vet](https://golang.org/cmd/vet/) !!, [golint](https://godoc.org/github.com/golang/lint), [gotype](https://godoc.org/golang.org/x/tools/cmd/gotype) !!, [gometalinter](https://github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter) !!, [go build](https://golang.org/cmd/go/) !!, [gosimple](https://github.com/dominikh/go-tools/tree/master/cmd/gosimple) !!, [staticcheck](https://github.com/dominikh/go-tools/tree/master/cmd/staticcheck) !! | -| GraphQL | [eslint](http://eslint.org/), [gqlint](https://github.com/happylinks/gqlint), [prettier](https://github.com/prettier/prettier) | -| Haml | [haml-lint](https://github.com/brigade/haml-lint) | -| Handlebars | [ember-template-lint](https://github.com/rwjblue/ember-template-lint) | -| Haskell | [brittany](https://github.com/lspitzner/brittany), [ghc](https://www.haskell.org/ghc/), [stack-ghc](https://haskellstack.org/), [stack-build](https://haskellstack.org/) !!, [ghc-mod](https://github.com/DanielG/ghc-mod), [stack-ghc-mod](https://github.com/DanielG/ghc-mod), [hlint](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hlint), [hdevtools](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hdevtools), [hfmt](https://github.com/danstiner/hfmt) | -| HTML | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [HTMLHint](http://htmlhint.com/), [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [tidy](http://www.html-tidy.org/), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good) | -| Idris | [idris](http://www.idris-lang.org/) | -| Java | [checkstyle](http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net), [javac](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html), [google-java-format](https://github.com/google/google-java-format), [PMD](https://pmd.github.io/) | -| JavaScript | [eslint](http://eslint.org/), [flow](https://flowtype.org/), [jscs](http://jscs.info/), [jshint](http://jshint.com/), [prettier](https://github.com/prettier/prettier), [prettier-eslint](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli), [prettier-standard](https://github.com/sheerun/prettier-standard), [standard](http://standardjs.com/), [xo](https://github.com/sindresorhus/xo) -| JSON | [fixjson](https://github.com/rhysd/fixjson), [jsonlint](http://zaa.ch/jsonlint/), [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/), [prettier](https://github.com/prettier/prettier) | -| Kotlin | [kotlinc](https://kotlinlang.org) !!, [ktlint](https://ktlint.github.io) !!, [languageserver](https://github.com/fwcd/KotlinLanguageServer) see `:help ale-integration-kotlin` for configuration instructions | -| LaTeX | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [chktex](http://www.nongnu.org/chktex/), [lacheck](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/lacheck), [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [redpen](http://redpen.cc/), [vale](https://github.com/ValeLint/vale), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good) | -| Less | [lessc](https://www.npmjs.com/package/less), [prettier](https://github.com/prettier/prettier), [stylelint](https://github.com/stylelint/stylelint) | -| LLVM | [llc](https://llvm.org/docs/CommandGuide/llc.html) | -| Lua | [luac](https://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/luac.html), [luacheck](https://github.com/mpeterv/luacheck) | -| Mail | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [vale](https://github.com/ValeLint/vale) | -| Make | [checkmake](https://github.com/mrtazz/checkmake) | -| Markdown | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [markdownlint](https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint) !!, [mdl](https://github.com/mivok/markdownlint), [prettier](https://github.com/prettier/prettier), [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [redpen](http://redpen.cc/), [remark-lint](https://github.com/wooorm/remark-lint), [textlint](https://textlint.github.io/), [vale](https://github.com/ValeLint/vale), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good) | -| MATLAB | [mlint](https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/mlint.html) | -| Mercury | [mmc](http://mercurylang.org) !! | -| NASM | [nasm](https://www.nasm.us/) !! | -| Nim | [nim check](https://nim-lang.org/docs/nimc.html) !! | -| nix | [nix-instantiate](http://nixos.org/nix/manual/#sec-nix-instantiate) | -| nroff | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good)| -| Objective-C | [clang](http://clang.llvm.org/) | -| Objective-C++ | [clang](http://clang.llvm.org/) | -| OCaml | [merlin](https://github.com/the-lambda-church/merlin) see `:help ale-ocaml-merlin` for configuration instructions, [ols](https://github.com/freebroccolo/ocaml-language-server) | -| Perl | [perl -c](https://perl.org/), [perl-critic](https://metacpan.org/pod/Perl::Critic), [perltidy](https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/Perl-Tidy/bin/perltidy) | -| PHP | [hack](http://hacklang.org/), [hackfmt](https://github.com/facebook/flow/tree/master/hack/hackfmt), [langserver](https://github.com/felixfbecker/php-language-server), [phan](https://github.com/phan/phan) see `:help ale-php-phan` to instructions, [php -l](https://secure.php.net/), [phpcs](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer), [phpmd](https://phpmd.org), [phpstan](https://github.com/phpstan/phpstan), [phpcbf](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer), [php-cs-fixer](http://cs.sensiolabs.org/) | -| PO | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [msgfmt](https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/msgfmt-Invocation.html), [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good) | -| Pod | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good) | -| Pony | [ponyc](https://github.com/ponylang/ponyc) | -| proto | [protoc-gen-lint](https://github.com/ckaznocha/protoc-gen-lint) | -| Pug | [pug-lint](https://github.com/pugjs/pug-lint) | -| Puppet | [languageserver](https://github.com/lingua-pupuli/puppet-editor-services), [puppet](https://puppet.com), [puppet-lint](https://puppet-lint.com) | -| Python | [autopep8](https://github.com/hhatto/autopep8), [black](https://github.com/ambv/black), [flake8](http://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/), [isort](https://github.com/timothycrosley/isort), [mypy](http://mypy-lang.org/), [prospector](http://github.com/landscapeio/prospector), [pycodestyle](https://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle), [pyls](https://github.com/palantir/python-language-server), [pyre](https://github.com/facebook/pyre-check), [pylint](https://www.pylint.org/) !!, [yapf](https://github.com/google/yapf) | -| QML | [qmlfmt](https://github.com/jesperhh/qmlfmt), [qmllint](https://github.com/qt/qtdeclarative/tree/5.11/tools/qmllint) | -| R | [lintr](https://github.com/jimhester/lintr) | -| ReasonML | [merlin](https://github.com/the-lambda-church/merlin) see `:help ale-reasonml-ols` for configuration instructions, [ols](https://github.com/freebroccolo/ocaml-language-server), [refmt](https://github.com/reasonml/reason-cli) | -| reStructuredText | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [redpen](http://redpen.cc/), [rstcheck](https://github.com/myint/rstcheck), [vale](https://github.com/ValeLint/vale), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good) | -| Re:VIEW | [redpen](http://redpen.cc/) | -| RPM spec | [rpmlint](https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpmlint) (disabled by default; see `:help ale-integration-spec`) | -| Ruby | [brakeman](http://brakemanscanner.org/) !!, [rails_best_practices](https://github.com/flyerhzm/rails_best_practices) !!, [reek](https://github.com/troessner/reek), [rubocop](https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop), [ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org), [rufo](https://github.com/ruby-formatter/rufo) | -| Rust | cargo !! (see `:help ale-integration-rust` for configuration instructions), [rls](https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rls), [rustc](https://www.rust-lang.org/), [rustfmt](https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rustfmt) | -| SASS | [sass-lint](https://www.npmjs.com/package/sass-lint), [stylelint](https://github.com/stylelint/stylelint) | -| SCSS | [prettier](https://github.com/prettier/prettier), [sass-lint](https://www.npmjs.com/package/sass-lint), [scss-lint](https://github.com/brigade/scss-lint), [stylelint](https://github.com/stylelint/stylelint) | -| Scala | [fsc](https://www.scala-lang.org/old/sites/default/files/linuxsoft_archives/docu/files/tools/fsc.html), [scalac](http://scala-lang.org), [scalafmt](https://scalameta.org/scalafmt/), [scalastyle](http://www.scalastyle.org) | -| Slim | [slim-lint](https://github.com/sds/slim-lint) | -| SML | [smlnj](http://www.smlnj.org/) | -| Solidity | [solhint](https://github.com/protofire/solhint), [solium](https://github.com/duaraghav8/Solium) | -| Stylus | [stylelint](https://github.com/stylelint/stylelint) | -| SQL | [sqlint](https://github.com/purcell/sqlint) | -| Swift | [swiftlint](https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint), [swiftformat](https://github.com/nicklockwood/SwiftFormat) | -| Tcl | [nagelfar](http://nagelfar.sourceforge.net) !! | -| Terraform | [tflint](https://github.com/wata727/tflint) | -| Texinfo | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good)| -| Text^ | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [redpen](http://redpen.cc/), [textlint](https://textlint.github.io/), [vale](https://github.com/ValeLint/vale), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good) | -| Thrift | [thrift](http://thrift.apache.org/) | -| TypeScript | [eslint](http://eslint.org/), [prettier](https://github.com/prettier/prettier), [tslint](https://github.com/palantir/tslint), tsserver, typecheck | -| Verilog | [iverilog](https://github.com/steveicarus/iverilog), [verilator](http://www.veripool.org/projects/verilator/wiki/Intro) | -| Vim | [vint](https://github.com/Kuniwak/vint) | -| Vim help^ | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good) | -| Vue | [prettier](https://github.com/prettier/prettier), [vls](https://github.com/vuejs/vetur/tree/master/server) | -| XHTML | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good) | -| XML | [xmllint](http://xmlsoft.org/xmllint.html) | -| YAML | [swaglint](https://github.com/byCedric/swaglint), [yamllint](https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/) | - -<a name="usage"></a> - -## 2. Usage - -<a name="usage-linting"></a> - -### 2.i Linting - -Once this plugin is installed, while editing your files in supported -languages and tools which have been correctly installed, -this plugin will send the contents of your text buffers to a variety of -programs for checking the syntax and semantics of your programs. By default, -linters will be re-run in the background to check your syntax when you open -new buffers or as you make edits to your files. - -The behaviour of linting can be configured with a variety of options, -documented in [the Vim help file](doc/ale.txt). For more information on the -options ALE offers, consult `:help ale-options` for global options and `:help -ale-linter-options` for options specified to particular linters. - -<a name="usage-fixing"></a> - -### 2.ii Fixing - -ALE can fix files with the `ALEFix` command. Functions need to be configured -either in each buffer with a `b:ale_fixers`, or globally with `g:ale_fixers`. - -The recommended way to configure fixers is to define a List in an ftplugin file. - -```vim -" In ~/.vim/ftplugin/javascript.vim, or somewhere similar. - -" Fix files with prettier, and then ESLint. -let b:ale_fixers = ['prettier', 'eslint'] -" Equivalent to the above. -let b:ale_fixers = {'javascript': ['prettier', 'eslint']} -``` - -You can also configure your fixers from vimrc using `g:ale_fixers`, before -or after ALE has been loaded. - -```vim -" In ~/.vim/vimrc, or somewhere similar. -let g:ale_fixers = { -\ 'javascript': ['eslint'], -\} -``` - -If you want to automatically fix files when you save them, you need to turn -a setting on in vimrc. - -```vim -" Set this variable to 1 to fix files when you save them. -let g:ale_fix_on_save = 1 -``` - -The `:ALEFixSuggest` command will suggest some supported tools for fixing code. -Both `g:ale_fixers` and `b:ale_fixers` can also accept functions, including -lambda functions, as fixers, for fixing files with custom tools. - -See `:help ale-fix` for complete information on how to fix files with ALE. - -<a name="usage-completion"></a> - -### 2.iii Completion - -ALE offers some support for completion via hijacking of omnicompletion while you -type. All of ALE's completion information must come from Language Server -Protocol linters, or from `tsserver` for TypeScript. - -```vim -" Enable completion where available. -let g:ale_completion_enabled = 1 -``` - -See `:help ale-completion` for more information. - -<a name="usage-go-to-definition"></a> - -### 2.iv Go To Definition - -ALE supports jumping to the definition of words under your cursor with the -`:ALEGoToDefinition` command using any enabled Language Server Protocol linters -and `tsserver`. - -See `:help ale-go-to-definition` for more information. - -<a name="usage-find-references"></a> - -### 2.v Find References - -ALE supports finding references for words under your cursor with the -`:ALEFindReferences` command using any enabled Language Server Protocol linters -and `tsserver`. - -See `:help ale-find-references` for more information. - -<a name="usage-hover"></a> - -### 2.vi Hovering - -ALE supports "hover" information for printing brief information about symbols at -the cursor taken from Language Server Protocol linters and `tsserver` with the -`ALEHover` command. - -On vim/gvim with `balloon` support you can see the information in a tooltip -that appears under the mouse when you mouseover a symbol. - -See `:help ale-hover` for more information. - -<a name="installation"></a> - -## 3. Installation - -To install this plugin, you should use one of the following methods. -For Windows users, replace usage of the Unix `~/.vim` directory with -`%USERPROFILE%\vimfiles`, or another directory if you have configured -Vim differently. On Windows, your `~/.vimrc` file will be similarly -stored in `%USERPROFILE%\_vimrc`. - -<a name="standard-installation"></a> - -### 3.i. Installation with Vim package management - -In Vim 8 and NeoVim, you can install plugins easily without needing to use -any other tools. Simply clone the plugin into your `pack` directory. - -#### Vim 8 on Unix - -```bash -mkdir -p ~/.vim/pack/git-plugins/start -git clone https://github.com/w0rp/ale.git ~/.vim/pack/git-plugins/start/ale -``` - -#### NeoVim on Unix - -```bash -mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/git-plugins/start -git clone https://github.com/w0rp/ale.git ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/git-plugins/start/ale -``` - -#### Vim 8 on Windows - -```bash -# Run these commands in the "Git for Windows" Bash terminal -mkdir -p ~/vimfiles/pack/git-plugins/start -git clone https://github.com/w0rp/ale.git ~/vimfiles/pack/git-plugins/start/ale -``` - -#### Generating Vim help files - -You can add the following line to your vimrc files to generate documentation -tags automatically, if you don't have something similar already, so you can use -the `:help` command to consult ALE's online documentation: - -```vim -" Put these lines at the very end of your vimrc file. - -" Load all plugins now. -" Plugins need to be added to runtimepath before helptags can be generated. -packloadall -" Load all of the helptags now, after plugins have been loaded. -" All messages and errors will be ignored. -silent! helptags ALL -``` - -<a name="installation-with-pathogen"></a> - -### 3.ii. Installation with Pathogen - -To install this module with [Pathogen](https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen), -you should clone this repository to your bundle directory, and ensure -you have the line `execute pathogen#infect()` in your `~/.vimrc` file. -You can run the following commands in your terminal to do so: - -```bash -cd ~/.vim/bundle -git clone https://github.com/w0rp/ale.git -``` - -<a name="installation-with-vundle"></a> - -### 3.iii. Installation with Vundle - -You can install this plugin using [Vundle](https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim) -by using the path on GitHub for this repository. - -```vim -Plugin 'w0rp/ale' -``` - -See the Vundle documentation for more information. - -<a name="contributing"></a> - -## 4. Contributing - -If you would like to see support for more languages and tools, please -[create an issue](https://github.com/w0rp/ale/issues) -or [create a pull request](https://github.com/w0rp/ale/pulls). -If your tool can read from stdin or you have code to suggest which is good, -support can be happily added for it. - -If you are interested in the general direction of the project, check out the -[wiki home page](https://github.com/w0rp/ale/wiki). The wiki includes a -Roadmap for the future, and more. - -If you'd liked to discuss the project more directly, check out the `#vim-ale` channel -on Freenode. Web chat is available [here](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=vim-ale). - -<a name="faq"></a> - -## 5. FAQ - -<a name="faq-disable-linters"></a> - -### 5.i. How do I disable particular linters? - -By default, all available tools for all supported languages will be run. If you -want to only select a subset of the tools, you can define `b:ale_linters` for a -single buffer, or `g:ale_linters` globally. - -The recommended way to configure linters is to define a List in an ftplugin -file. - -```vim -" In ~/.vim/ftplugin/javascript.vim, or somewhere similar. - -" Enable ESLint only for JavaScript. -let b:ale_linters = ['eslint'] - -" Equivalent to the above. -let b:ale_linters = {'javascript': ['eslint']} -``` - -You can also declare which linters you want to run in your vimrc file, before or -after ALE has been loaded. - -```vim -" In ~/.vim/vimrc, or somewhere similar. -let g:ale_linters = { -\ 'javascript': ['eslint'], -\} -``` - -For all languages unspecified in the dictionary, all possible linters will -be run for those languages, just as when the dictionary is not defined. -Running many linters should not typically obstruct editing in Vim, -as they will all be executed in separate processes simultaneously. - -If you don't want ALE to run anything other than what you've explicitly asked -for, you can set `g:ale_linters_explicit` to `1`. - -```vim -" Only run linters named in ale_linters settings. -let g:ale_linters_explicit = 1 -``` - -This plugin will look for linters in the [`ale_linters`](ale_linters) directory. -Each directory within corresponds to a particular filetype in Vim, and each file -in each directory corresponds to the name of a particular linter. - -<a name="faq-keep-signs"></a> - -### 5.ii. How can I keep the sign gutter open? - -You can keep the sign gutter open at all times by setting the -`g:ale_sign_column_always` to 1 - -```vim -let g:ale_sign_column_always = 1 -``` - -<a name="faq-change-signs"></a> - -### 5.iii. How can I change the signs ALE uses? - -Use these options to specify what text should be used for signs: - -```vim -let g:ale_sign_error = '>>' -let g:ale_sign_warning = '--' -``` - -ALE sets some background colors automatically for warnings and errors -in the sign gutter, with the names `ALEErrorSign` and `ALEWarningSign`. -These colors can be customised, or even removed completely: - -```vim -highlight clear ALEErrorSign -highlight clear ALEWarningSign -``` - -<a name="faq-change-highlights"></a> - -### 5.iv. How can I change or disable the highlights ALE uses? - -ALE's highlights problems with highlight groups which link to `SpellBad`, -`SpellCap`, `error`, and `todo` groups by default. The characters that are -highlighted depend on the linters being used, and the information provided to -ALE. - -Highlighting can be disabled completely by setting `g:ale_set_highlights` to -`0`. - -```vim -" Set this in your vimrc file to disabling highlighting -let g:ale_set_highlights = 0 -``` - -You can control all of the highlights ALE uses, say if you are using a different -color scheme which produces ugly highlights. For example: - -```vim -highlight ALEWarning ctermbg=DarkMagenta -``` - -See `:help ale-highlights` for more information. - -<a name="faq-statusline"></a> - -### 5.v. How can I show errors or warnings in my statusline? - -[vim-airline](https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline) integrates with ALE -for displaying error information in the status bar. If you want to see the -status for ALE in a nice format, it is recommended to use vim-airline with ALE. -The airline extension can be enabled by adding the following to your vimrc: - -```vim -" Set this. Airline will handle the rest. -let g:airline#extensions#ale#enabled = 1 -``` - -If you don't want to use vim-airline, you can implement your own statusline -function without adding any other plugins. ALE provides a function for counting -the number of problems for this purpose, named `ale#statusline#Count`. - -Say you want to display all errors as one figure, and all non-errors as another -figure. You can do the following: - -```vim -function! LinterStatus() abort - let l:counts = ale#statusline#Count(bufnr('')) - - let l:all_errors = l:counts.error + l:counts.style_error - let l:all_non_errors = l:counts.total - l:all_errors - - return l:counts.total == 0 ? 'OK' : printf( - \ '%dW %dE', - \ all_non_errors, - \ all_errors - \) -endfunction - -set statusline=%{LinterStatus()} -``` - -See `:help ale#statusline#Count()` for more information. - -<a name="faq-lightline"></a> - -### 5.vi. How can I show errors or warnings in my lightline? - -[lightline](https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim) does not have built-in -support for ALE, nevertheless there is a plugin that adds this functionality: [maximbaz/lightline-ale](https://github.com/maximbaz/lightline-ale). - -For more information, check out the sources of that plugin, `:help ale#statusline#Count()` and [lightline documentation](https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim#advanced-configuration). - -<a name="faq-echo-format"></a> - -### 5.vii. How can I change the format for echo messages? - -There are 3 global options that allow customizing the echoed message. - -- `g:ale_echo_msg_format` where: - * `%s` is the error message itself - * `%...code...%` is an optional error code, and most characters can be - written between the `%` characters. - * `%linter%` is the linter name - * `%severity` is the severity type -- `g:ale_echo_msg_error_str` is the string used for error severity. -- `g:ale_echo_msg_warning_str` is the string used for warning severity. - -So for example this: - -```vim -let g:ale_echo_msg_error_str = 'E' -let g:ale_echo_msg_warning_str = 'W' -let g:ale_echo_msg_format = '[%linter%] %s [%severity%]' -``` - -Will give you: - -![Echoed message](img/echo.png) - -See `:help g:ale_echo_msg_format` for more information. - -<a name="faq-autocmd"></a> - -### 5.viii. How can I execute some code when ALE starts or stops linting? - -ALE runs its own [autocmd](http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/autocmd.html) -events when a lint or fix cycle are started and stopped. There is also an event -that runs when a linter job has been successfully started. These events can be -used to call arbitrary functions during these respective parts of the ALE's -operation. - -```vim -augroup YourGroup - autocmd! - autocmd User ALELintPre call YourFunction() - autocmd User ALELintPost call YourFunction() - - autocmd User ALEJobStarted call YourFunction() - - autocmd User ALEFixPre call YourFunction() - autocmd User ALEFixPost call YourFunction() -augroup END -``` - -<a name="faq-navigation"></a> - -### 5.ix. How can I navigate between errors quickly? - -ALE offers some commands with `<Plug>` keybinds for moving between warnings and -errors quickly. You can map the keys Ctrl+j and Ctrl+k to moving between errors -for example: - -```vim -nmap <silent> <C-k> <Plug>(ale_previous_wrap) -nmap <silent> <C-j> <Plug>(ale_next_wrap) -``` - -For more information, consult the online documentation with -`:help ale-navigation-commands`. - -<a name="faq-lint-on-save"></a> - -### 5.x. How can I run linters only when I save files? - -ALE offers an option `g:ale_lint_on_save` for enabling running the linters -when files are saved. This option is enabled by default. If you only -wish to run linters when files are saved, you can turn the other -options off. - -```vim -" Write this in your vimrc file -let g:ale_lint_on_text_changed = 'never' -" You can disable this option too -" if you don't want linters to run on opening a file -let g:ale_lint_on_enter = 0 -``` - -If for whatever reason you don't wish to run linters again when you save -files, you can set `g:ale_lint_on_save` to `0`. - -<a name="faq-quickfix"></a> - -### 5.xi. How can I use the quickfix list instead of the loclist? - -The quickfix list can be enabled by turning the `g:ale_set_quickfix` -option on. If you wish to also disable the loclist, you can disable -the `g:ale_set_loclist` option. - -```vim -" Write this in your vimrc file -let g:ale_set_loclist = 0 -let g:ale_set_quickfix = 1 -``` - -If you wish to show Vim windows for the loclist or quickfix items -when a file contains warnings or errors, `g:ale_open_list` can be -set to `1`. `g:ale_keep_list_window_open` can be set to `1` -if you wish to keep the window open even after errors disappear. - -```vim -let g:ale_open_list = 1 -" Set this if you want to. -" This can be useful if you are combining ALE with -" some other plugin which sets quickfix errors, etc. -let g:ale_keep_list_window_open = 1 -``` - -You can also set `let g:ale_list_vertical = 1` to open the windows vertically -instead of the default horizontally. - -<a name="faq-jsx-stylelint-eslint"></a> - -### 5.xii. How can I check JSX files with both stylelint and eslint? - -If you configure ALE options correctly in your vimrc file, and install -the right tools, you can check JSX files with stylelint and eslint. - -First, install eslint and install stylelint with -[stylelint-processor-styled-components](https://github.com/styled-components/stylelint-processor-styled-components). - -Supposing you have installed both tools correctly, configure your .jsx files so -`jsx` is included in the filetype. You can use an `autocmd` for this. - -```vim -augroup FiletypeGroup - autocmd! - au BufNewFile,BufRead *.jsx set filetype=javascript.jsx -augroup END -``` - -Supposing the filetype has been set correctly, you can set the following -options in a jsx.vim ftplugin file. - -```vim -" In ~/.vim/ftplugin/jsx.vim, or somewhere similar. -let b:ale_linters = ['stylelint', 'eslint'] -let b:ale_linter_aliases = ['css'] -``` - -Or if you want, you can configure the linters from your vimrc file. - -```vim -" In ~/.vim/vimrc, or somewhere similar. -let g:ale_linters = {'jsx': ['stylelint', 'eslint']} -let g:ale_linter_aliases = {'jsx': 'css'} -``` - -ALE will alias the `jsx` filetype so it uses the `css` filetype linters, and -use the original Array of selected linters for `jsx` from the `g:ale_linters` -object. All available linters will be used for the filetype `javascript`, and -no linter will be run twice for the same file. - -<a name="faq-my-battery-is-sad"></a> - -### 5.xiii. Will this plugin eat all of my laptop battery power? - -ALE takes advantage of the power of various tools to check your code. This of -course means that CPU time will be used to continuously check your code. If you -are concerned about the CPU time ALE will spend, which will of course imply -some cost to battery life, you can adjust your settings to make your CPU do -less work. - -First, consider increasing the delay before which ALE will run any linters -while you type. ALE uses a timeout which is cancelled and reset every time you -type, and this delay can be increased so linters are run less often. See -`:help g:ale_lint_delay` for more information. - -If you don't wish to run linters while you type, you can disable that -behaviour. Set `g:ale_lint_on_text_changed` to `never` or `normal`. You won't -get as frequent error checking, but ALE shouldn't block your ability to edit a -document after you save a file, so the asynchronous nature of the plugin will -still be an advantage. - -If you are still concerned, you can turn the automatic linting off altogether, -including the option `g:ale_lint_on_enter`, and you can run ALE manually with -`:ALELint`. - -<a name="faq-c-configuration"></a> - -### 5.xiv. How can I configure my C or C++ project? - -The structure of C and C++ projects varies wildly from project to project, with -many different build tools being used for building them, and many different -formats for project configuration files. ALE can run compilers easily, but -ALE cannot easily detect which compiler flags to use. - -Some tools and build configurations can generate -[compile_commands.json](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/JSONCompilationDatabase.html) -files. The `cppcheck`, `clangcheck`, `clangtidy` and `cquery` linters can read -these files for automatically determining the appropriate compiler flags to -use. - -For linting with compilers like `gcc` and `clang`, and with other tools, you -will need to tell ALE which compiler flags to use yourself. You can use -different options for different projects with the `g:ale_pattern_options` -setting. Consult the documentation for that setting for more information. -`b:ale_linters` can be used to select which tools you want to run, say if you -want to use only `gcc` for one project, and only `clang` for another. - -You may also configure buffer-local settings for linters with project-specific -vimrc files. [local_vimrc](https://github.com/LucHermitte/local_vimrc) can be -used for executing local vimrc files which can be shared in your project. - -<a name="faq-buffer-configuration"></a> - -### 5.xv. How can I configure ALE differently for different buffers? - -ALE offers various ways to configure which linters or fixers are run, and -other settings. For the majority of ALE's settings, they can either be -configured globally with a `g:` variable prefix, or for a specific buffer -with a `b:` variable prefix. For example, you can configure a Python ftplugin -file like so. - -```vim -" In ~/.vim/ftplugin/python.vim - -" Check Python files with flake8 and pylint. -let b:ale_linters = ['flake8', 'pylint'] -" Fix Python files with autopep8 and yapf. -let b:ale_fixers = ['autopep8', 'yapf'] -" Disable warnings about trailing whitespace for Python files. -let b:ale_warn_about_trailing_whitespace = 0 -``` - -For configuring files based on regular expression patterns matched against the -absolute path to a file, you can use `g:ale_pattern_options`. - -```vim -" Do not lint or fix minified files. -let g:ale_pattern_options = { -\ '\.min\.js$': {'ale_linters': [], 'ale_fixers': []}, -\ '\.min\.css$': {'ale_linters': [], 'ale_fixers': []}, -\} -" If you configure g:ale_pattern_options outside of vimrc, you need this. -let g:ale_pattern_options_enabled = 1 -``` - -Buffer-local variables for settings always override the global settings. - -<a name="faq-list-window-height"></a> - -### 5.xvi. How can I configure the height of the list in which ALE displays errors? - -To set a default height for the error list, use the `g:ale_list_window_size` variable. - -```vim -" Show 5 lines of errors (default: 10) -let g:ale_list_window_size = 5 -``` |