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@@ -1030,6 +1030,15 @@ ale#Queue(delay) *ale#Queue()*
again from the same buffer
+ale#engine#EscapeCommandPart(command_part) *ale#engine#EscapeCommandPart()*
+
+ Given a |String|, return a |String| with all `%` characters replaced with
+ `%%` instead. This function can be used to escape strings which are
+ dynamically generated for commands before handing them over to ALE,
+ so that ALE doesn't treat any strings with `%` formatting sequences
+ specially.
+
+
ale#engine#GetLoclist(buffer) *ale#engine#GetLoclist()*
Given a buffer number, this function will rerurn the list of warnings and
@@ -1186,16 +1195,35 @@ ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter) *ale#linter#Define()*
See |ale#engine#ManageFile()| and |ale#engine#ManageDirectory| for more
information.
- Some programs for checking for errors are not capable of receiving input
- from stdin, as is required by ALE. To remedy this, a wrapper script is
- provided named in the variable |g:ale#util#stdin_wrapper|. This variable
- can be called with the regular arguments for any command to forward data
- from stdin to the program, by way of creating a temporary file. The first
- argument to the stdin wrapper must be a file extension to save the temporary
- file with, and the following arguments are the command as normal.
+ All command strings will be formatted for special character sequences.
+ Any substring `%s` will be replaced with the full path to the current file
+ being edited. This format option can be used to pass the exact filename
+ being edited to a program.
+
For example: >
- 'command': g:ale#util#stdin_wrapper . ' .hs ghc -fno-code -v0',
+ 'command': 'eslint -f unix --stdin --stdin-filename %s'
<
+ Any substring `%t` will be replaced with a path to a temporary file. Merely
+ adding `%t` will cause ALE to create a temporary file containing the
+ contents of the the buffer being checked. All occurrences of `%t` in command
+ 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
+ do not support reading from stdin.
+
+ For example: >
+ 'command': 'ghc -fno-code -v0 %t',
+<
+ The character sequence `%%` can be used to emit a literal `%` into a
+ command, so literal character sequences `%s` and `%t` can be escaped by
+ using `%%s` and `%%t` instead, etc.
+
+ If a callback for a command generates part of a command string which might
+ possibly contain `%%`, `%s`, or `%t` where the special formatting behaviour
+ is not desired, the |ale#engine#EscapeCommandPart()| function can be used to
+ replace those characters to avoid formatting issues.
+
ale#linter#Get(filetype) *ale#linter#Get()*
Return all of linters configured for a given filetype as a |List| of
@@ -1217,11 +1245,6 @@ ale#statusline#Status() *ale#statusline#Status()*
%{ale#statusline#Status()}
-g:ale#util#stdin_wrapper *g:ale#util#stdin_wrapper*
- This variable names a wrapper script for sending stdin input to programs
- which cannot accept input via stdin. See |ale#linter#Define()| for more.
-
-
ALELint *ALELint*
This |User| autocommand is triggered by ALE every time it completes a lint
operation. It can be used to update statuslines, send notifications, or