diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/ale.txt | 56 |
1 files changed, 49 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt index 12a8b860..0b8a0c55 100644 --- a/doc/ale.txt +++ b/doc/ale.txt @@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ CONTENTS *ale-contents* 2. Supported Languages & Tools..........|ale-support| 3. Linting..............................|ale-lint| 4. Fixing Problems......................|ale-fix| - 5. Completion...........................|ale-completion| + 5. Language Server Protocol Support.....|ale-lsp| + 5.1 Completion........................|ale-completion| + 5.2 Go To Definition..................|ale-go-to-definition| 6. Global Options.......................|ale-options| 6.1 Highlights........................|ale-highlights| 6.2 Options for write-good Linter.....|ale-write-good-options| @@ -545,17 +547,30 @@ by default. =============================================================================== -5. Completion *ale-completion* +5. Language Server Protocol Support *ale-lsp* -ALE offers some limited support for automatic completion of code while you -type. Completion is only supported via Language Server Protocol servers which -ALE can connect to for linting, which can offer good built-in support for -suggesting completion information. ALE will only suggest symbols for -completion for LSP linters that are enabled. +ALE offers some support for integrating with Language Server Protocol (LSP) +servers. LSP linters can be used in combination with any other linter, and +will automatically connect to LSP servers when needed. ALE also supports +`tsserver` for TypeScript, which uses a different but very similar protocol. + +ALE supports the following LSP/tsserver features. + +1. Diagnostics/linting - Enabled via selecting linters as usual. +2. Completion (Only for tsserver) +3. Go to definition + + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +5.1 Completion *ale-completion* NOTE: At the moment, only `tsserver` for TypeScript code is supported for completion. +ALE offers limited support for automatic completion of code while you type. +Completion is only supported while a least one LSP linter is enabled. ALE +will only suggest symbols provided by the LSP servers. + Suggestions will be made while you type after completion is enabled. Completion can be enabled by setting |g:ale_completion_enabled| to `1`. The delay for completion can be configured with |g:ale_completion_delay|. ALE will @@ -563,6 +578,17 @@ only suggest so many possible matches for completion. The maximum number of items can be controlled with |g:ale_completion_max_suggestions|. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +5.2 Go To Definition *ale-go-to-definition* + +ALE supports jumping to the files and locations where symbols are defined +through any enabled LSP linters. The locations ALE will jump to depend on the +information returned by LSP servers. The following commands are supported: + +|ALEGoToDefinition| - Open the definition of the symbol under the cursor. +|ALEGoToDefinitionInTab| - The same, but for opening the file in a new tab. + + =============================================================================== 6. Global Options *ale-options* @@ -1576,6 +1602,22 @@ ALEFixSuggest *ALEFixSuggest* See |ale-fix| for more information. +ALEGoToDefinition *ALEGoToDefinition* + + Jump to the definition of a symbol under the cursor using the enabled LSP + linters for the buffer. ALE will jump to a definition if an LSP server + provides a location to jump to. Otherwise, ALE will do nothing. + + A plug mapping `<Plug>(ale_go_to_definition)` is defined for this command. + + +ALEGoToDefinitionInTab *ALEGoToDefinitionInTab* + + The same as |ALEGoToDefinition|, but opens results in a new tab. + + A plug mapping `<Plug>(ale_go_to_definition_in_tab)` is defined for this + command. + *:ALELint* ALELint *ALELint* |