13 files changed, 14 insertions, 105 deletions
diff --git a/ale_linters/asciidoc/alex.vim b/ale_linters/asciidoc/alex.vim
index 79b04fc3..97976b2c 100644
--- a/ale_linters/asciidoc/alex.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/asciidoc/alex.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 " Author: Johannes Wienke <languitar@semipol.de>
 " Description: alex for asciidoc files
 
-call ale#linter#Define('help', {
-\   'name': 'alex',
-\   'executable': 'alex',
-\   'command': 'alex %s -t',
-\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#alex#Handle',
-\   'lint_file': 1,
-\})
+call ale#handlers#alex#DefineLinter('asciidoc', '--text')
diff --git a/ale_linters/help/alex.vim b/ale_linters/help/alex.vim
index 21b23b4f..9be00a82 100644
--- a/ale_linters/help/alex.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/help/alex.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 " Author: Johannes Wienke <languitar@semipol.de>
 " Description: alex for help files
 
-call ale#linter#Define('help', {
-\   'name': 'alex',
-\   'executable': 'alex',
-\   'command': 'alex %s -t',
-\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#alex#Handle',
-\   'lint_file': 1,
-\})
+call ale#handlers#alex#DefineLinter('help', '--text')
diff --git a/ale_linters/html/alex.vim b/ale_linters/html/alex.vim
index 5a1f61e9..97756753 100644
--- a/ale_linters/html/alex.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/html/alex.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 " Author: Johannes Wienke <languitar@semipol.de>
 " Description: alex for HTML files
 
-call ale#linter#Define('html', {
-\   'name': 'alex',
-\   'executable': 'alex',
-\   'command': 'alex %s -t',
-\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#alex#Handle',
-\   'lint_file': 1,
-\})
+call ale#handlers#alex#DefineLinter('html', '--html')
diff --git a/ale_linters/mail/alex.vim b/ale_linters/mail/alex.vim
index b0651ccd..0fceea7b 100644
--- a/ale_linters/mail/alex.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/mail/alex.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 " Author: Johannes Wienke <languitar@semipol.de>
-" Description: alex for HTML files
+" Description: alex for mail files
 
-call ale#linter#Define('mail', {
-\   'name': 'alex',
-\   'executable': 'alex',
-\   'command': 'alex %s -t',
-\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#alex#Handle',
-\   'lint_file': 1,
-\})
+call ale#handlers#alex#DefineLinter('mail', '--text')
diff --git a/ale_linters/markdown/alex.vim b/ale_linters/markdown/alex.vim
index 29306141..63769b5e 100644
--- a/ale_linters/markdown/alex.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/markdown/alex.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 " Author: Johannes Wienke <languitar@semipol.de>
 " Description: alex for markdown files
 
-call ale#linter#Define('markdown', {
-\   'name': 'alex',
-\   'executable': 'alex',
-\   'command': 'alex %s -t',
-\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#alex#Handle',
-\   'lint_file': 1,
-\})
+call ale#handlers#alex#DefineLinter('markdown', '')
diff --git a/ale_linters/nroff/alex.vim b/ale_linters/nroff/alex.vim
index a10db2dd..3f06af26 100644
--- a/ale_linters/nroff/alex.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/nroff/alex.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 " Author: Johannes Wienke <languitar@semipol.de>
 " Description: alex for nroff files
 
-call ale#linter#Define('nroff', {
-\   'name': 'alex',
-\   'executable': 'alex',
-\   'command': 'alex %s -t',
-\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#alex#Handle',
-\   'lint_file': 1,
-\})
+call ale#handlers#alex#DefineLinter('nroff', '--text')
diff --git a/ale_linters/po/alex.vim b/ale_linters/po/alex.vim
index 411d835b..05c67f15 100644
--- a/ale_linters/po/alex.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/po/alex.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 " Author: Cian Butler https://github.com/butlerx
 " Description: alex for PO files
 
-call ale#linter#Define('po', {
-\   'name': 'alex',
-\   'executable': 'alex',
-\   'command': 'alex %s -t',
-\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#alex#Handle',
-\   'lint_file': 1,
-\})
+call ale#handlers#alex#DefineLinter('po', '--text')
diff --git a/ale_linters/pod/alex.vim b/ale_linters/pod/alex.vim
index 5c09befb..c89f8330 100644
--- a/ale_linters/pod/alex.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/pod/alex.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 " Author: Johannes Wienke <languitar@semipol.de>
 " Description: alex for pod files
 
-call ale#linter#Define('pod', {
-\   'name': 'alex',
-\   'executable': 'alex',
-\   'command': 'alex %s -t',
-\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#alex#Handle',
-\   'lint_file': 1,
-\})
+call ale#handlers#alex#DefineLinter('pod', '--text')
diff --git a/ale_linters/rst/alex.vim b/ale_linters/rst/alex.vim
index e637eae7..e7ca6fa0 100644
--- a/ale_linters/rst/alex.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/rst/alex.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 " Author: Johannes Wienke <languitar@semipol.de>
 " Description: alex for rst files
 
-call ale#linter#Define('rst', {
-\   'name': 'alex',
-\   'executable': 'alex',
-\   'command': 'alex %s -t',
-\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#alex#Handle',
-\   'lint_file': 1,
-\})
+call ale#handlers#alex#DefineLinter('rst', '--text')
diff --git a/ale_linters/tex/alex.vim b/ale_linters/tex/alex.vim
index 78c530f7..5d9aec66 100644
--- a/ale_linters/tex/alex.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/tex/alex.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 " Author: Johannes Wienke <languitar@semipol.de>
 " Description: alex for TeX files
 
-call ale#linter#Define('tex', {
-\   'name': 'alex',
-\   'executable': 'alex',
-\   'command': 'alex %s -t',
-\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#alex#Handle',
-\   'lint_file': 1,
-\})
+call ale#handlers#alex#DefineLinter('tex', '--text')
diff --git a/ale_linters/texinfo/alex.vim b/ale_linters/texinfo/alex.vim
index 4a884579..4d245524 100644
--- a/ale_linters/texinfo/alex.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/texinfo/alex.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 " Author: Johannes Wienke <languitar@semipol.de>
 " Description: alex for texinfo files
 
-call ale#linter#Define('texinfo', {
-\   'name': 'alex',
-\   'executable': 'alex',
-\   'command': 'alex %s -t',
-\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#alex#Handle',
-\   'lint_file': 1,
-\})
+call ale#handlers#alex#DefineLinter('texinfo', '--text')
diff --git a/ale_linters/text/alex.vim b/ale_linters/text/alex.vim
index c696367b..d87ed915 100644
--- a/ale_linters/text/alex.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/text/alex.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 " Author: Johannes Wienke <languitar@semipol.de>
 " Description: alex for text files
 
-call ale#linter#Define('text', {
-\   'name': 'alex',
-\   'executable': 'alex',
-\   'command': 'alex %s -t',
-\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#alex#Handle',
-\   'lint_file': 1,
-\})
+call ale#handlers#alex#DefineLinter('text', '--text')
diff --git a/ale_linters/xhtml/alex.vim b/ale_linters/xhtml/alex.vim
index 60a9a7c9..97f3b59a 100644
--- a/ale_linters/xhtml/alex.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/xhtml/alex.vim
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 " Author: Johannes Wienke <languitar@semipol.de>
 " Description: alex for XHTML files
 
-call ale#linter#Define('xhtml', {
-\   'name': 'alex',
-\   'executable': 'alex',
-\   'command': 'alex %s -t',
-\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#alex#Handle',
-\   'lint_file': 1,
-\})
+call ale#handlers#alex#DefineLinter('xhtml', '--text')