6 files changed, 100 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/ale_linters/python/mypy.vim b/ale_linters/python/mypy.vim
index a7461443..934961b1 100644
--- a/ale_linters/python/mypy.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/python/mypy.vim
@@ -1,17 +1,62 @@
-" Author: Keith Smiley <k@keith.so>
+" Author: Keith Smiley <k@keith.so>, w0rp <devw0rp@gmail.com>
 " Description: mypy support for optional python typechecking
 
 let g:ale_python_mypy_options = get(g:, 'ale_python_mypy_options', '')
 
 function! g:ale_linters#python#mypy#GetCommand(buffer) abort
-    return g:ale#util#stdin_wrapper
+    let l:automatic_stubs_dir = ale#util#FindNearestDirectory(a:buffer, 'stubs')
+    " TODO: Add Windows support
+    let l:automatic_stubs_command = (has('unix') && !empty(l:automatic_stubs_dir))
+    \   ?  'MYPYPATH=' . l:automatic_stubs_dir . ' '
+    \   : ''
+
+    return l:automatic_stubs_command
+    \   . g:ale#util#stdin_wrapper
     \   . ' .py mypy --show-column-numbers '
     \   . g:ale_python_mypy_options
 endfunction
 
+function! g:ale_linters#python#mypy#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
+    " Look for lines like the following:
+    "
+    " file.py:4: error: No library stub file for module 'django.db'
+    "
+    " Lines like these should be ignored below:
+    "
+    " file.py:4: note: (Stub files are from https://github.com/python/typeshed)
+    let l:pattern = '^.\+:\(\d\+\):\?\(\d\+\)\?: \([^:]\+\): \(.\+\)$'
+    let l:output = []
+
+    for l:line in a:lines
+        let l:match = matchlist(l:line, l:pattern)
+
+        if len(l:match) == 0
+            continue
+        endif
+
+        if l:match[4] =~# 'Stub files are from'
+            " The lines telling us where to get stub files from make it so
+            " we can't read the actual errors, so exclude them.
+            continue
+        endif
+
+        call add(l:output, {
+        \   'bufnr': a:buffer,
+        \   'lnum': l:match[1] + 0,
+        \   'vcol': 0,
+        \   'col': l:match[2] + 0,
+        \   'text': l:match[4],
+        \   'type': l:match[3] =~# 'error' ? 'E' : 'W',
+        \   'nr': -1,
+        \})
+    endfor
+
+    return l:output
+endfunction
+
 call g:ale#linter#Define('python', {
 \   'name': 'mypy',
 \   'executable': 'mypy',
 \   'command_callback': 'ale_linters#python#mypy#GetCommand',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#HandleGCCFormat',
+\   'callback': 'ale_linters#python#mypy#Handle',
 \})
diff --git a/autoload/ale/util.vim b/autoload/ale/util.vim
index d40f7bf6..27517ef7 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/util.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/util.vim
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ function! ale#util#FindNearestFile(buffer, filename) abort
     return ''
 endfunction
 
+" Given a buffer and a directory name, find the nearest directory by searching upwards
+" through the paths relative to the given buffer.
+function! ale#util#FindNearestDirectory(buffer, directory_name) abort
+    let l:buffer_filename = fnamemodify(bufname(a:buffer), ':p')
+
+    let l:relative_path = finddir(a:directory_name, l:buffer_filename . ';')
+
+    if !empty(l:relative_path)
+        return fnamemodify(l:relative_path, ':p')
+    endif
+
+    return ''
+endfunction
+
 " Given a buffer, a string to search for, an a global fallback for when
 " the search fails, look for a file in parent paths, and if that fails,
 " use the global fallback path instead.
diff --git a/test/test_find_nearest_directory.vader b/test/test_find_nearest_directory.vader
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..450826ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_find_nearest_directory.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Execute(Open a file some directory down):
+  silent! cd /testplugin/test
+  :e! top/middle/bottom/dummy.txt
+
+Then(We should be able to find the right directory):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ expand('%:p:h:h:h:h') . '/top/ale-special-directory-name-dont-use-this-please/',
+  \ ale#util#FindNearestDirectory(bufnr('%'), 'ale-special-directory-name-dont-use-this-please')
+
+Execute(Do nothing):
+
+Then(We shouldn't find anything for files which don't match):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ '',
+  \ ale#util#FindNearestDirectory(bufnr('%'), 'ale-this-should-never-match-anything')
diff --git a/test/test_mypy_handler.vader b/test/test_mypy_handler.vader
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fe17f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_mypy_handler.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Execute(The mypy handler should parse lines correctly):
+  runtime ale_linters/python/mypy.vim
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [
+  \   {
+  \     'bufnr': 347,
+  \     'lnum': 4,
+  \     'vcol': 0,
+  \     'col': 0,
+  \     'text': "No library stub file for module 'django.db'",
+  \     'type': 'E',
+  \     'nr': -1,
+  \   },
+  \ ],
+  \ ale_linters#python#mypy#Handle(347, [
+  \   "file.py:4: error: No library stub file for module 'django.db'",
+  \   'file.py:4: note: (Stub files are from https://github.com/python/typeshed)',
+  \ ])
+
+After:
+  call ale#linter#Reset()
diff --git a/test/test_resolve_local_path.vader b/test/test_resolve_local_path.vader
index bdbac01b..e269221e 100644
--- a/test/test_resolve_local_path.vader
+++ b/test/test_resolve_local_path.vader
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Execute(Open a file some directory down):
   silent! cd /testplugin/test
   :e! top/middle/bottom/dummy.txt
 
-Then(We should be able to to find the local version of a file):
+Then(We should be able to find the local version of a file):
   AssertEqual
   \ expand('%:p:h:h:h:h') . '/top/example.ini',
   \  ale#util#ResolveLocalPath(bufnr('%'), 'example.ini', '/global/config.ini')
diff --git a/test/top/ale-special-directory-name-dont-use-this-please/empty-file b/test/top/ale-special-directory-name-dont-use-this-please/empty-file
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/top/ale-special-directory-name-dont-use-this-please/empty-file