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authorw0rp <devw0rp@gmail.com>2019-02-22 18:05:04 +0000
committerw0rp <devw0rp@gmail.com>2019-02-22 18:05:04 +0000
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#2132 - Replace all uses of foo_callback with foo
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1 files changed, 29 insertions, 84 deletions
diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt
index acf86fb1..16f7262d 100644
--- a/doc/ale.txt
+++ b/doc/ale.txt
@@ -3110,17 +3110,13 @@ ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter) *ale#linter#Define()*
for computing the executable, accepting a buffer
number.
- This value will be used to check if the
- program requested is installed or not.
+ This value will be used to check if the program
+ requested is installed or not.
- Either this or the `executable_callback` argument
- must be provided.
-
- `executable_callback ` A |String| or |Funcref| for a callback function
- accepting a buffer number. A |String| should be
- returned for the executable to check. This can be
- used in place of `executable` when more complicated
- processing is needed.
+ If an `executable` is not defined, the command will
+ be run without checking if a program is executable
+ first. Defining an executable path is recommended to
+ avoid starting too many processes.
`command` A |String| for a command to run asynchronously, or a
|Funcref| for a function to call for computing the
@@ -3130,17 +3126,6 @@ ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter) *ale#linter#Define()*
check, and will produce the lines of output given to
the `callback`.
- `command_callback` A |String| or |Funcref| for a callback function
- accepting a buffer number. A |String| should be
- returned for a command to run. This can be used in
- place of `command` when more complicated processing
- is needed.
-
- If an empty string is returned from the callback,
- no jobs for linting will be run for that linter.
- This can be used for skipping a linter call,
- say if no configuration file was found.
-
*ale-command-chain*
`command_chain` A |List| of |Dictionary| items defining a series
of commands to be run. At least one |Dictionary|
@@ -3226,22 +3211,20 @@ ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter) *ale#linter#Define()*
linter will be defined as an LSP linter which keeps a
process for a language server running, and
communicates with it directly via a |channel|.
- `executable` or `executable_callback` must be set,
- and `command` or `command_callback` must be set.
+ `executable` and `command` must be set.
When this argument is set to `'socket'`, then the
linter will be defined as an LSP linter via a TCP
- socket connection. Either `address` or
- `address_callback` must be set.
+ socket connection. `address` must be set.
ALE will not start a server automatically.
- When this argument is not empty
- `project_root_callback` must be defined.
+ When this argument is not empty `project_root` must
+ be defined.
- `language` or `language_callback` can be defined to
- describe the language for a file. The filetype will
- be used as the language by default.
+ `language` can be defined to describe the language
+ for a file. The filetype will be used as the language
+ by default.
LSP linters handle diagnostics automatically, so
the `callback` argument must not be defined.
@@ -3249,12 +3232,11 @@ ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter) *ale#linter#Define()*
An optional `completion_filter` callback may be
defined for filtering completion results.
- An optional `initialization_options` or
- `initialization_options_callback` may be defined to
- pass initialization options to the LSP.
+ `initialization_options` may be defined to pass
+ initialization options to the LSP.
- An optional `lsp_config` or `lsp_config_callback` may
- be defined to pass configuration settings to the LSP.
+ `lsp_config` may be defined to pass configuration
+ settings to the LSP.
`address` A |String| representing an address to connect to,
or a |Funcref| accepting a buffer number and
@@ -3263,13 +3245,6 @@ ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter) *ale#linter#Define()*
This argument must only be set if the `lsp` argument
is set to `'socket'`.
- `address_callback` A |String| or |Funcref| for a callback function
- accepting a buffer number. A |String| should be
- returned with an address to connect to.
-
- This argument must only be set if the `lsp` argument
- is set to `'socket'`.
-
`project_root` A |String| representing a path to the project for
the file being checked with the language server, or
a |Funcref| accepting a buffer number and returning
@@ -3281,27 +3256,15 @@ ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter) *ale#linter#Define()*
This argument must only be set if the `lsp` argument
is also set to a non-empty string.
- `project_root_callback` A |String| or |Funcref| for a callback function
- accepting a buffer number and returning the
- `project_root` |String| as documented above.
-
`language` A |String| representing the name of the language
being checked, or a |Funcref| accepting a buffer
number and returning the |String|. This string will
be sent to the LSP to tell it what type of language
is being checked.
- If this or `language_callback` isn't set, the
- language will default to the value of the filetype
- given to |ale#linter#Define|.
-
- `language_callback` A |String| or |Funcref| for a callback function
- accepting a buffer number. A |String| should be
- returned representing the name of the language being
- checked.
-
- This option can be used instead of `language` if a
- linter can check multiple languages.
+ If a language isn't provided, the language will
+ default to the value of the filetype given to
+ |ale#linter#Define|.
`completion_filter` A |String| or |Funcref| for a callback function
accepting a buffer number and a completion item.
@@ -3326,13 +3289,6 @@ ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter) *ale#linter#Define()*
This will be fed (as JSON) to the LSP in the
initialize command.
- `initialization_options_callback`
- A |String| or |Funcref| for a callback function
- accepting a buffer number. A |Dictionary| should be
- returned for initialization options to pass the LSP.
- This can be used in place of `initialization_options`
- when more complicated processing is needed.
-
`lsp_config` A |Dictionary| for configuring a language server,
or a |Funcref| for a callback function accepting
a buffer number and returning the |Dictionary|.
@@ -3340,23 +3296,12 @@ ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter) *ale#linter#Define()*
This will be fed (as JSON) to the LSP in the
workspace/didChangeConfiguration command.
- `lsp_config_callback` A |String| or |Funcref| for a callback function
- accepting a buffer number. A |Dictionary| should be
- returned for configuration settings to pass the LSP.
- This can be used in place of `lsp_config` when more
- complicated processing is needed.
-
- Only one of `command`, `command_callback`, or `command_chain` should be
- specified. `command_callback` is generally recommended when a command string
- needs to be generated dynamically, or any global options are used.
- `command_chain` is recommended where any system calls need to be made to
- retrieve some kind of information before running the final command.
+ Only one of `command` or `command_chain` should be specified.
If temporary files or directories are created for commands run with
- `command_callback` or `command_chain`, then these tempoary files or
- directories can be managed by ALE, for automatic deletion.
- See |ale#engine#ManageFile()| and |ale#engine#ManageDirectory| for more
- information.
+ `command` or `command_chain`, then these temporary files or directories can
+ be managed by ALE, for automatic deletion. See |ale#command#ManageFile()|
+ and |ale#command#ManageDirectory| for more information.
*ale-command-format-strings*
@@ -3374,16 +3319,16 @@ ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter) *ale#linter#Define()*
strings will reference the one temporary file. The temporary file will be
created inside a temporary directory, and the entire temporary directory
will be automatically deleted, following the behaviour of
- |ale#engine#ManageDirectory|. This option can be used for some linters which
+ |ale#command#ManageDirectory|. This option can be used for some linters which
do not support reading from stdin.
For example: >
'command': 'ghc -fno-code -v0 %t',
<
Any substring `%e` will be replaced with the escaped executable supplied
- with `executable` or `executable_callback`. This provides a convenient way
- to define a command string which needs to include a dynamic executable name,
- but which is otherwise static.
+ with `executable`. This provides a convenient way to define a command string
+ which needs to include a dynamic executable name, but which is otherwise
+ static.
For example: >
'command': '%e --some-argument',
@@ -3394,7 +3339,7 @@ ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter) *ale#linter#Define()*
If a callback for a command generates part of a command string which might
possibly contain `%%`, `%s`, `%t`, or `%e`, where the special formatting
- behavior is not desired, the |ale#engine#EscapeCommandPart()| function can
+ behavior is not desired, the |ale#command#EscapeCommandPart()| function can
be used to replace those characters to avoid formatting issues.
*ale-linter-loading-behavior*