Add support for nvim's virtualtext on cursor

- Add g:ale_virtualtext_cursor boolean to enable/disable it
- Add g:ale_virtualtext_prefix to configure what prefix to use (default:
'> ')
- Requires neovim 0.3.2's unreleased API `nvim_buf_set_virtual_text`

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt
index d4223f84..1e114c72 100644
--- a/doc/ale.txt
+++ b/doc/ale.txt
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ their relevant options.
 * By setting error highlights.                     - |g:ale_set_highlights|
 * By creating signs in the sign column.            - |g:ale_set_signs|
 * By echoing messages based on your cursor.        - |g:ale_echo_cursor|
+* By inline text based on your cursor.             - |g:ale_virtualtext_cursor|
 * By displaying the preview based on your cursor.  - |g:ale_cursor_detail|
 * By showing balloons for your mouse cursor        - |g:ale_set_balloons|
 
@@ -1868,6 +1869,29 @@ g:ale_use_global_executables                     *g:ale_use_global_executables*
   options.
 
 
+g:ale_virtualtext_cursor                                           *g:ale_virtualtext_cursor*
+
+  Type: |Number|
+  Default: `0`
+
+  When this option is set to `1`, a message will be shown when a cursor is
+  near a warning or error. ALE will attempt to find the warning or error at a
+  column nearest to the cursor when the cursor is resting on a line which
+  contains a warning or error. This option can be set to `0` to disable this
+  behavior.
+
+  Messages are only displayed after a short delay. See |g:ale_echo_delay|.
+
+  Messages can be prefixed prefixed with a string. See |g:ale_virtualtext_prefix|.
+
+
+g:ale_virtualtext_prefix                                           *g:ale_virtualtext_prefix*
+
+  Type: |String|
+  Default: `'> '`
+
+  Prefix to be used with |g:ale_virtualtext_cursor|.
+
 g:ale_virtualenv_dir_names                         *g:ale_virtualenv_dir_names*
 b:ale_virtualenv_dir_names                         *b:ale_virtualenv_dir_names*