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*ale.txt* Plugin to lint and fix files asynchronously
*ale*
ALE - Asynchronous Lint Engine
===============================================================================
CONTENTS *ale-contents*
1. Introduction.........................|ale-introduction|
2. Supported Languages & Tools..........|ale-support|
3. Linting..............................|ale-lint|
3.1 Other Sources.....................|ale-lint-other-sources|
4. Fixing Problems......................|ale-fix|
5. Language Server Protocol Support.....|ale-lsp|
5.1 Completion........................|ale-completion|
5.2 Go To Definition..................|ale-go-to-definition|
5.3 Go To Type Definition.............|ale-go-to-type-definition|
5.4 Find References...................|ale-find-references|
5.5 Hovering..........................|ale-hover|
5.6 Symbol Search.....................|ale-symbol-search|
6. Global Options.......................|ale-options|
6.1 Highlights........................|ale-highlights|
7. Linter/Fixer Options.................|ale-integration-options|
7.1 Options for alex..................|ale-alex-options|
7.2 Options for languagetool..........|ale-languagetool-options|
7.3 Options for write-good............|ale-write-good-options|
7.4 Other Linter/Fixer Options........|ale-other-integration-options|
8. Commands/Keybinds....................|ale-commands|
9. API..................................|ale-api|
10. Special Thanks......................|ale-special-thanks|
11. Contact.............................|ale-contact|
===============================================================================
1. Introduction *ale-introduction*
ALE provides the means to run linters asynchronously in Vim in a variety of
languages and tools. ALE sends the contents of buffers to linter programs
using the |job-control| features available in Vim 8 and NeoVim. For Vim 8,
Vim must be compiled with the |job| and |channel| and |timers| features
as a minimum.
ALE supports the following key features for linting:
1. Running linters when text is changed.
2. Running linters when files are opened.
3. Running linters when files are saved. (When a global flag is set.)
4. Populating the |loclist| with warning and errors.
5. Setting |signs| with warnings and errors for error markers.
6. Using |echo| to show error messages when the cursor moves.
7. Setting syntax highlights for errors.
ALE can fix problems with files with the |ALEFix| command, using the same job
control functionality used for checking for problems. Try using the
|ALEFixSuggest| command for browsing tools that can be used to fix problems
for the current buffer.
If you are interested in contributing to the development of ALE, read the
developer documentation. See |ale-development|
===============================================================================
2. Supported Languages & Tools *ale-support*
ALE supports a wide variety of languages and tools. See |ale-supported-list|
for the full list.
===============================================================================
3. Linting *ale-lint*
ALE's primary focus is on checking for problems with your code with various
programs via some Vim code for integrating with those programs, referred to
as 'linters.' ALE supports a wide array of programs for linting by default,
but additional programs can be added easily by defining files in |runtimepath|
with the filename pattern `ale_linters/<filetype>/<filename>.vim`. For more
information on defining new linters, see the extensive documentation
for |ale#linter#Define()|.
Without any configuration, ALE will attempt to check all of the code for every
file you open in Vim with all available tools by default. To see what ALE
is doing, and what options have been set, try using the |:ALEInfo| command.
Most of the linters ALE runs will check the Vim buffer you are editing instead
of the file on disk. This allows you to check your code for errors before you
have even saved your changes. ALE will check your code in the following
circumstances, which can be configured with the associated options.
* When you modify a buffer. - |g:ale_lint_on_text_changed|
* On leaving insert mode. - |g:ale_lint_on_insert_leave|
* When you open a new or modified buffer. - |g:ale_lint_on_enter|
* When you save a buffer. - |g:ale_lint_on_save|
* When the filetype changes for a buffer. - |g:ale_lint_on_filetype_changed|
* If ALE is used to check code manually. - |:ALELint|
*ale-lint-settings-on-startup*
It is worth reading the documentation for every option. You should configure
which events ALE will use before ALE is loaded, so it can optimize which
autocmd commands to run. You can force autocmd commands to be reloaded with
`:ALEDisable | ALEEnable`
This also applies to the autocmd commands used for |g:ale_echo_cursor|.
*ale-lint-file-linters*
Some programs must be run against files which have been saved to disk, and
simply do not support reading temporary files or stdin, either of which are
required for ALE to be able to check for errors as you type. The programs
which behave this way are documented in the lists and tables of supported
programs. ALE will only lint files with these programs in the following
circumstances.
* When you open a new or modified buffer. - |g:ale_lint_on_enter|
* When you save a buffer. - |g:ale_lint_on_save|
* When the filetype changes for a buffer. - |g:ale_lint_on_filetype_changed|
* If ALE is used to check code manually. - |:ALELint|
ALE will report problems with your code in the following ways, listed with
their relevant options.
* By updating loclist. (On by default) - |g:ale_set_loclist|
* By updating quickfix. (Off by default) - |g:ale_set_quickfix|
* 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|
Please consult the documentation for each option, which can reveal some other
ways of tweaking the behaviour of each way of displaying problems. You can
disable or enable whichever options you prefer.
Most settings can be configured for each buffer. (|b:| instead of |g:|),
including disabling ALE for certain buffers with |b:ale_enabled|. The
|g:ale_pattern_options| setting can be used to configure files differently
based on regular expressions for filenames. For configuring entire projects,
the buffer-local options can be used with external plugins for reading Vim
project configuration files. Buffer-local settings can also be used in
ftplugin files for different filetypes.
ALE offers several options for controlling which linters are run.
* Selecting linters to run. - |g:ale_linters|
* Aliasing filetypes for linters - |g:ale_linter_aliases|
* Only running linters you asked for. - |g:ale_linters_explicit|
* Disabling only a subset of linters. - |g:ale_linters_ignore|
* Disabling LSP linters and `tsserver`. - |g:ale_disable_lsp|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.1 Other Sources *ale-lint-other-sources*
Problems for a buffer can be taken from other sources and rendered by ALE.
This allows ALE to be used in combination with other plugins which also want
to display any problems they might find with a buffer. ALE's API includes the
following components for making this possible.
* |ale#other_source#StartChecking()| - Tell ALE that a buffer is being checked.
* |ale#other_source#ShowResults()| - Show results from another source.
* |ALEWantResults| - A signal for when ALE wants results.
Other resources can provide results for ALE to display at any time, following
ALE's loclist format. (See |ale-loclist-format|) For example: >
" Tell ALE to show some results.
" This function can be called at any time.
call ale#other_source#ShowResults(bufnr(''), 'some-linter-name', [
\ {'text': 'Something went wrong', 'lnum': 13},
\])
<
Other sources should use a unique name for identifying themselves. A single
linter name can be used for all problems from another source, or a series of
unique linter names can be used. Results can be cleared for that source by
providing an empty List.
|ale#other_source#StartChecking()| should be called whenever another source
starts checking a buffer, so other tools can know that a buffer is being
checked by some plugin. The |ALEWantResults| autocmd event can be used to
start checking a buffer for problems every time that ALE does. When
|ALEWantResults| is signaled, |g:ale_want_results_buffer| will be set to the
number of the buffer that ALE wants to check.
|ale#other_source#StartChecking()| should be called synchronously, and other
sources should perform their checks on a buffer in the background
asynchronously, so they don't interrupt editing.
A plugin might integrate its own checks with ALE like so: >
augroup SomeGroupName
autocmd!
autocmd User ALEWantResults call Hook(g:ale_want_results_buffer)
augroup END
function! DoBackgroundWork(buffer) abort
" Start some work in the background here.
" ...
" Then call WorkDone(a:buffer, results)
endfunction
function! Hook(buffer) abort
" Tell ALE we're going to check this buffer.
call ale#other_source#StartChecking(a:buffer, 'some-name')
call DoBackgroundWork(a:buffer)
endfunction
function! WorkDone(buffer, results) abort
" Send results to ALE after they have been collected.
call ale#other_source#ShowResults(buffer, 'some-name', a:results)
endfunction
<
===============================================================================
4. Fixing Problems *ale-fix*
ALE can fix problems with files with the |ALEFix| command. |ALEFix|
accepts names of fixers to be applied as arguments. Alternatively,
when no arguments are provided, the variable |g:ale_fixers| will be
read for getting a |List| of commands for filetypes, split on `.`, and
the functions named in |g:ale_fixers| will be executed for fixing the
errors.
The |ALEFixSuggest| command can be used to suggest tools that be used to
fix problems for the current buffer.
The values for `g:ale_fixers` can be a list of |String|, |Funcref|, or
|lambda| values. String values must either name a function, or a short name
for a function set in the ALE fixer registry.
Each function for fixing errors must accept either one argument `(buffer)` or
two arguments `(buffer, lines)`, representing the buffer being fixed and the
lines to fix. The functions must return either `0`, for changing nothing, a
|List| for new lines to set, a |Dictionary| for describing a command to be
run in the background, or the result of |ale#command#Run()|.
Functions receiving a variable number of arguments will not receive the second
argument `lines`. Functions should name two arguments if the `lines` argument
is desired. This is required to avoid unnecessary copying of the lines of
the buffers being checked.
When a |Dictionary| is returned for an |ALEFix| callback, the following keys
are supported for running the commands.
`command` A |String| for the command to run. This key is required.
When `%t` is included in a command string, a temporary
file will be created, containing the lines from the file
after previous adjustment have been done.
`read_temporary_file` When set to `1`, ALE will read the contents of the
temporary file created for `%t`. This option can be used
for commands which need to modify some file on disk in
order to fix files.
`process_with` An optional callback for post-processing.
The callback must accept two arguments,
`(buffer, output)`, which can be used for converting
the output from a command into lines to replace the
buffer's contents with.
A |List| of |String|s must be returned.
`read_buffer` An optional key for disabling reading the buffer.
When set to `0`, ALE will not pipe the buffer's data
into the command via stdin. This option is ignored and
the buffer is not read when `read_temporary_file` is
`1`.
This option defaults to `1`.
*ale-fix-configuration*
Synchronous functions and asynchronous jobs will be run in a sequence for
fixing files, and can be combined. For example:
>
let g:ale_fixers = {
\ 'javascript': [
\ 'DoSomething',
\ 'eslint',
\ {buffer, lines -> filter(lines, 'v:val !=~ ''^\s*//''')},
\ ],
\}
ALEFix
<
The above example will call a function called `DoSomething` which could act
upon some lines immediately, then run `eslint` from the ALE registry, and
then call a lambda function which will remove every single line comment
from the file.
For buffer-local settings, such as in |g:ale_pattern_options| or in ftplugin
files, a |List| may be used for configuring the fixers instead.
>
" Same as the above, only a List can be used instead of a Dictionary.
let b:ale_fixers = [
\ 'DoSomething',
\ 'eslint',
\ {buffer, lines -> filter(lines, 'v:val !=~ ''^\s*//''')},
\]
ALEFix
<
For convenience, a plug mapping is defined for |ALEFix|, so you can set up a
keybind easily for fixing files. >
" Bind F8 to fixing problems with ALE
nmap <F8> <Plug>(ale_fix)
<
Files can be fixed automatically with the following options, which are all off
by default.
|g:ale_fix_on_save| - Fix files when they are saved.
Fixers can be disabled on save with |g:ale_fix_on_save_ignore|. They will
still be run when you manually run |ALEFix|.
===============================================================================
5. Language Server Protocol Support *ale-lsp*
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.
If you want to use another plugin for LSP features and tsserver, you can use
the |g:ale_disable_lsp| setting to disable ALE's own LSP integrations, or
ignore particular linters with |g:ale_linters_ignore|.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5.1 Completion *ale-completion*
ALE offers support for automatic completion of code while you type.
Completion is only supported while at least one LSP linter is enabled. ALE
will only suggest symbols provided by the LSP servers.
*ale-deoplete-integration*
ALE integrates with Deoplete for offering automatic completion data. ALE's
completion source for Deoplete is named `'ale'`, and should enabled
automatically if Deoplete is enabled and configured correctly. Deoplete
integration should not be combined with ALE's own implementation.
ALE also offers its own completion implementation, which does not require any
other plugins. Suggestions will be made while you type after completion is
enabled. ALE's own completion implementation can be enabled by setting
|g:ale_completion_enabled| to `1`. This setting must be set to `1` before ALE
is loaded. The delay for completion can be configured with
|g:ale_completion_delay|. This setting should not be enabled if you wish to
use ALE as a completion source for other plugins.
ALE provides an 'omnifunc' function |ale#completion#OmniFunc| for triggering
completion manually with CTRL-X CTRL-O. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O| >
" Use ALE's function for omnicompletion.
set omnifunc=ale#completion#OmniFunc
<
ALE will only suggest so many possible matches for completion. The maximum
number of items can be controlled with |g:ale_completion_max_suggestions|.
If you don't like some of the suggestions you see, you can filter them out
with |g:ale_completion_excluded_words| or |b:ale_completion_excluded_words|.
The |ALEComplete| command can be used to show completion suggestions manually,
even when |g:ale_completion_enabled| is set to `0`. For manually requesting
completion information with Deoplete, consult Deoplete's documentation.
*ale-completion-completeopt-bug*
ALE Automatic completion implementation replaces |completeopt| before opening
the omnicomplete menu with <C-x><C-o>. In some versions of Vim, the value set
for the option will not be respected. If you experience issues with Vim
automatically inserting text while you type, set the following option in
vimrc, and your issues should go away. >
set completeopt=menu,menuone,preview,noselect,noinsert
<
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
|ALEGoToDefinitionInSplit| - The same, but in a new split.
|ALEGoToDefinitionInVSplit| - The same, but in a new vertical split.
ALE will update Vim's |tagstack| automatically unless |g:ale_update_tagstack| is
set to `0`.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5.3 Go To Type Definition *ale-go-to-type-definition*
ALE supports jumping to the files and locations where symbols' types 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:
|ALEGoToTypeDefinition| - Open the definition of the symbol's type under
the cursor.
|ALEGoToTypeDefinitionInTab| - The same, but for opening the file in a new tab.
|ALEGoToTypeDefinitionInSplit| - The same, but in a new split.
|ALEGoToTypeDefinitionInVSplit| - The same, but in a new vertical split.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5.4 Find References *ale-find-references*
ALE supports finding references for symbols though any enabled LSP linters.
ALE will display a preview window showing the places where a symbol is
referenced in a codebase when a command is run. The following commands are
supported:
|ALEFindReferences| - Find references for the word under the cursor.
Options:
`-relative` Show file paths in the results relative to the working dir
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5.5 Hovering *ale-hover*
ALE supports "hover" information for printing brief information about symbols
at the cursor taken from LSP linters. The following commands are supported:
|ALEHover| - Print information about the symbol at the cursor.
If |g:ale_set_balloons| is set to `1` and your version of Vim supports the
|balloon_show()| function, then "hover" information also show up when you move
the mouse over a symbol in a buffer. Diagnostic information will take priority
over hover information for balloons. If a line contains a problem, that
problem will be displayed in a balloon instead of hover information.
For Vim 8.1+ terminals, mouse hovering is disabled by default. Enabling
|balloonexpr| commands in terminals can cause scrolling issues in terminals,
so ALE will not attempt to show balloons unless |g:ale_set_balloons| is set to
`1` before ALE is loaded.
For enabling mouse support in terminals, you may have to change your mouse
settings. For example: >
" Example mouse settings.
" You will need to try different settings, depending on your terminal.
set mouse=a
set ttymouse=xterm
<
Documentation for symbols at the cursor can be retrieved using the
|ALEDocumentation| command. This command is only available for `tsserver`.
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5.6 Symbol Search *ale-symbol-search*
ALE supports searching for workspace symbols via LSP linters. The following
commands are supported:
|ALESymbolSearch| - Search for symbols in the workspace.
Options:
`-relative` Show file paths in the results relative to the working dir
===============================================================================
6. Global Options *ale-options*
g:airline#extensions#ale#enabled *g:airline#extensions#ale#enabled*
Type: |Number|
Default: `1`
Enables or disables the |airline|'s native extension for ale, which displays
warnings and errors in the status line, prefixed by
|airline#extensions#ale#error_symbol| and
|airline#extensions#ale#warning_symbol|.
g:ale_cache_executable_check_failures *g:ale_cache_executable_check_failures*
Type: |Number|
Default: undefined
When set to `1`, ALE will cache failing executable checks for linters. By
default, only executable checks which succeed will be cached.
When this option is set to `1`, Vim will have to be restarted after new
executables are installed for ALE to be able to run linters for those
executables.
g:ale_change_sign_column_color *g:ale_change_sign_column_color*
Type: |Number|
Default: `0`
When set to `1`, this option will set different highlights for the sign
column itself when ALE reports problems with a file. This option can be
combined with |g:ale_sign_column_always|.
ALE uses the following highlight groups for highlighting the sign column:
`ALESignColumnWithErrors` - Links to `error` by default.
`ALESignColumnWithoutErrors` - Uses the value for `SignColumn` by default.
The sign column color can only be changed globally in Vim. The sign column
might produce unexpected results if editing different files in split
windows.
g:ale_close_preview_on_insert *g:ale_close_preview_on_insert*
Type: |Number|
Default: `0`
When this option is set to `1`, ALE's |preview-window| will be automatically
closed upon entering Insert Mode. This option can be used in combination
with |g:ale_cursor_detail| for automatically displaying the preview window
on problem lines, and automatically closing it again when editing text.
This setting must be set to `1` before ALE is loaded for this behavior
to be enabled. See |ale-lint-settings-on-startup|.
g:ale_command_wrapper *g:ale_command_wrapper*
*b:ale_command_wrapper*
Type: |String|
Default: `''`
An option for wrapping all commands that ALE runs, for linters, fixers,
and LSP commands. This option can be set globally, or for specific buffers.
This option can be used to apply nice to all commands. For example: >
" Prefix all commands with nice.
let g:ale_command_wrapper = 'nice -n5'
<
Use the |ALEInfo| command to view the commands that are run. All of the
arguments for commands will be put on the end of the wrapped command by
default. A `%*` marker can be used to spread the arguments in the wrapped
command. >
" Has the same effect as the above.
let g:ale_command_wrapper = 'nice -n5 %*'
<
For passing all of the arguments for a command as one argument to a wrapper,
`%@` can be used instead. >
" Will result in say: /bin/bash -c 'other-wrapper -c "some command" -x'
let g:ale_command_wrapper = 'other-wrapper -c %@ -x'
<
For commands including `&&` or `;`, only the last command in the list will
be passed to the wrapper. `&&` is most commonly used in ALE to change the
working directory before running a command.
g:ale_completion_delay *g:ale_completion_delay*
Type: |Number|
Default: `100`
The number of milliseconds before ALE will send a request to a language
server for completions after you have finished typing.
See |ale-completion|
g:ale_completion_enabled *g:ale_completion_enabled*
b:ale_completion_enabled *b:ale_completion_enabled*
Type: |Number|
Default: `0`
When this option is set to `1`, completion support will be enabled.
This setting must be set to `1` before ALE is loaded for this behavior
to be enabled.
This setting should not be enabled if you wish to use ALE as a completion
source for other completion plugins.
A buffer-local version of this setting `b:ale_completion_enabled` can be set
to `0` to disable ALE's automatic completion support for a single buffer.
ALE's completion support must be enabled globally to be enabled locally.
See |ale-completion|
g:ale_completion_excluded_words *g:ale_completion_excluded_words*
*b:ale_completion_excluded_words*
Type: |List|
Default: `[]`
This option can be set to a list of |String| values for "words" to exclude
from completion results, as in the words for |complete-items|. The strings
will be matched exactly in a case-sensitive manner. (|==#|)
This setting can be configured in ftplugin files with buffer variables, so
that different lists can be used for different filetypes. For example: >
" In ~/.vim/ftplugin/typescript.vim
" Don't suggest `it` or `describe` so we can use snippets for those words.
let b:ale_completion_excluded_words = ['it', 'describe']
<
g:ale_completion_max_suggestions *g:ale_completion_max_suggestions*
Type: |Number|
Default: `50`
The maximum number of items ALE will suggest in completion menus for
automatic completion.
Setting this number higher will require more processing time, and may
suggest too much noise. Setting this number lower will require less
processing time, but some suggestions will not be included, so you might not
be able to see the suggestions you want.
Adjust this option as needed, depending on the complexity of your codebase
and your available processing power.
g:ale_cursor_detail *g:ale_cursor_detail*
Type: |Number|
Default: `0`
When this option is set to `1`, ALE's |preview-window| will be automatically
opened when the cursor moves onto lines with problems. ALE will search for
problems using the same logic that |g:ale_echo_cursor| uses. The preview
window will be closed automatically when you move away from the line.
Messages are only displayed after a short delay. See |g:ale_echo_delay|.
The preview window is opened without stealing focus, which means your cursor
will stay in the same buffer as it currently is.
The preview window can be closed automatically upon entering Insert mode
by setting |g:ale_close_preview_on_insert| to `1`.
Either this setting or |g:ale_echo_cursor| must be set to `1` before ALE is
loaded for messages to be displayed. See |ale-lint-settings-on-startup|.
g:ale_disable_lsp *g:ale_disable_lsp*
*b:ale_disable_lsp*
Type: |Number|
Default: `0`
When this option is set to `1`, ALE ignores all linters powered by LSP,
and also `tsserver`.
Please see also |ale-lsp|.
g:ale_echo_cursor *g:ale_echo_cursor*
Type: |Number|
Default: `1`
When this option is set to `1`, a truncated message will be echoed 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|.
The format of the message can be customized with |g:ale_echo_msg_format|.
Either this setting or |g:ale_cursor_detail| must be set to `1` before ALE
is loaded for messages to be displayed. See |ale-lint-settings-on-startup|.
g:ale_echo_delay *g:ale_echo_delay*
*b:ale_echo_delay*
Type: |Number|
Default: `10`
Given any integer, this option controls the number of milliseconds before
ALE will echo or preview a message for a problem near the cursor.
The value can be increased to decrease the amount of processing ALE will do
for files displaying a large number of problems.
g:ale_echo_msg_error_str *g:ale_echo_msg_error_str*
Type: |String|
Default: `'Error'`
The string used for `%severity%` for errors. See |g:ale_echo_msg_format|
g:ale_echo_msg_format *g:ale_echo_msg_format*
b:ale_echo_msg_format *b:ale_echo_msg_format*
Type: |String|
Default: `'%code: %%s'`
This variable defines a message format for echoed messages. The following
sequences of characters will be replaced.
`%s` - replaced with the text for the problem
`%...code...% `- replaced with the error code
`%linter%` - replaced with the name of the linter
`%severity%` - replaced with the severity of the problem
The strings for `%severity%` can be configured with the following options.
|g:ale_echo_msg_error_str| - Defaults to `'Error'`
|g:ale_echo_msg_info_str| - Defaults to `'Info'`
|g:ale_echo_msg_warning_str| - Defaults to `'Warning'`
`%code%` is replaced with the error code, and replaced with an empty string
when there is no error code. Any extra characters between the percent signs
will be printed when an error code is present. For example, a message like
`(error code): message` will be printed for `'%(code): %%s'` and simply the
message will be printed when there is no code.
|g:ale_echo_cursor| needs to be set to 1 for messages to be displayed.
The echo message format can also be configured separately for each buffer,
so different formats can be used for different languages. (Say in ftplugin
files.)
g:ale_echo_msg_info_str *g:ale_echo_msg_info_str*
Type: |String|
Default: `'Info'`
The string used for `%severity%` for info. See |g:ale_echo_msg_format|
g:ale_echo_msg_warning_str *g:ale_echo_msg_warning_str*
Type: |String|
Default: `'Warning'`
The string used for `%severity%` for warnings. See |g:ale_echo_msg_format|
g:ale_enabled *g:ale_enabled*
*b:ale_enabled*
Type: |Number|
Default: `1`
When set to `0`, this option will completely disable ALE, such that no
error checking will be performed, etc. ALE can be toggled on and off with
the |ALEToggle| command, which changes this option.
ALE can be disabled in each buffer by setting `let b:ale_enabled = 0`
Disabling ALE based on filename patterns can be accomplished by setting
a regular expression for |g:ale_pattern_options|. For example: >
" Disable linting for all minified JS files.
let g:ale_pattern_options = {'\.min.js$': {'ale_enabled': 0}}
<
See |g:ale_pattern_options| for more information on that option.
g:ale_fixers *g:ale_fixers*
*b:ale_fixers*
Type: |Dictionary|
Default: `{}`
A mapping from filetypes to |List| values for functions for fixing errors.
See |ale-fix| for more information.
This variable can be overridden with variables in each buffer.
`b:ale_fixers` can be set to a |List| of callbacks instead, which can be
more convenient.
A special `'*'` key be used as a wildcard filetype for configuring fixers
for every other type of file. For example: >
" Fix Python files with 'bar'.
" Don't fix 'html' files.
" Fix everything else with 'foo'.
let g:ale_fixers = {'python': ['bar'], 'html': [], '*': ['foo']}
<
g:ale_fix_on_save *g:ale_fix_on_save*
b:ale_fix_on_save *b:ale_fix_on_save*
Type: |Number|
Default: `0`
When set to 1, ALE will fix files when they are saved.
If |g:ale_lint_on_save| is set to 1, files will be checked with linters
after files are fixed, only when the buffer is open, or re-opened. Changes
to the file will be saved to the file on disk.
Files will not be fixed on `:wq`, so you should check your code before
closing a buffer.
Fixing files can be disabled or enabled for individual buffers by setting
`b:ale_fix_on_save` to `0` or `1`.
Some fixers can be excluded from being run automatically when you save files
with the |g:ale_fix_on_save_ignore| setting.
g:ale_fix_on_save_ignore *g:ale_fix_on_save_ignore*
b:ale_fix_on_save_ignore *b:ale_fix_on_save_ignore*
Type: |Dictionary| or |List|
Default: `{}`
Given a |Dictionary| mapping filetypes to |Lists| of fixers to ignore, or
just a |List| of fixers to ignore, exclude those fixers from being run
automatically when files are saved.
You can disable some fixers in your ftplugin file: >
" Disable fixers 'b' and 'c' when fixing on safe for this buffer.
let b:ale_fix_on_save_ignore = ['b', 'c']
" Alternatively, define ignore lists for different filetypes.
let b:ale_fix_on_save_ignore = {'foo': ['b'], 'bar': ['c']}
<
You can disable some fixers globally per filetype like so: >
let g:ale_fixers = {'foo': ['a', 'b'], 'bar': ['c', 'd']}
let g:ale_fix_on_save = 1
" For filetype `foo.bar`, only fixers 'b' and 'd' will be run on save.
let g:ale_fix_on_save_ignore = {'foo': ['a'], 'bar': ['c']}
" Alternatively, disable these fixers on save for all filetypes.
let g:ale_fix_on_save_ignore = ['a', 'c']
<
You can ignore fixers based on matching |Funcref| values too: >
let g:AddBar = {buffer, lines -> lines + ['bar']}
let g:ale_fixers = {'foo': g:AddBar}
" The lambda fixer will be ignored, as it will be found in the ignore list.
let g:ale_fix_on_save_ignore = [g:AddBar]
<
g:ale_history_enabled *g:ale_history_enabled*
Type: |Number|
Default: `1`
When set to `1`, ALE will remember the last few commands which were run
for every buffer which is open. This information can be viewed with the
|ALEInfo| command. The size of the buffer can be controlled with the
|g:ale_max_buffer_history_size| option.
This option can be disabled if storing a command history is not desired.
g:ale_history_log_output *g:ale_history_log_output*
Type: |Number|
Default: `1`
When set to `1`, ALE will store the output of commands which have completed
successfully in the command history, and the output will be displayed when
using |ALEInfo|.
|g:ale_history_enabled| must be set to `1` for this output to be stored or
printed.
Some memory will be consumed by this option. It is very useful for figuring
out what went wrong with linters, and for bug reports. Turn this option off
if you want to save on some memory usage.
g:ale_keep_list_window_open *g:ale_keep_list_window_open*
*b:ale_keep_list_window_open*
Type: |Number|
Default: `0`
When set to `1`, this option will keep the loclist or quickfix windows event
after all warnings/errors have been removed for files. By default the
loclist or quickfix windows will be closed automatically when there are no
warnings or errors.
See |g:ale_open_list|
g:ale_list_window_size *g:ale_list_window_size*
*b:ale_list_window_size*
Type: |Number|
Default: `10`
This number configures the number of lines to set for the height of windows
opened automatically for ALE problems. The default of `10` matches the Vim
default height.
See |g:ale_open_list| for information on automatically opening windows
for quickfix or the loclist.
g:ale_lint_delay *g:ale_lint_delay*
Type: |Number|
Default: `200`
This variable controls the milliseconds delay after which the linters will
be run after text is changed. This option is only meaningful with the
|g:ale_lint_on_text_changed| variable set to `always`, `insert`, or `normal`.
g:ale_lint_on_enter *g:ale_lint_on_enter*
Type: |Number|
Default: `1`
When this option is set to `1`, the |BufWinEnter| event will be used to
apply linters when buffers are first opened. If this is not desired, this
variable can be set to `0` in your vimrc file to disable this behavior.
The |FileChangedShellPost| and |BufEnter| events will be used to check if
files have been changed outside of Vim. If a file is changed outside of
Vim, it will be checked when it is next opened.
You should set this setting once before ALE is loaded, and restart Vim if
you want to change your preferences. See |ale-lint-settings-on-startup|.
g:ale_lint_on_filetype_changed *g:ale_lint_on_filetype_changed*
Type: |Number|
Default: `1`
This option will cause ALE to run when the filetype for a file is changed
after a buffer has first been loaded. A short delay will be used before
linting will be done, so the filetype can be changed quickly several times
in a row, but resulting in only one lint cycle.
You should set this setting once before ALE is loaded, and restart Vim if
you want to change your preferences. See |ale-lint-settings-on-startup|.
g:ale_lint_on_save *g:ale_lint_on_save*
Type: |Number|
Default: `1`
This option will make ALE run the linters whenever a file is saved when it
it set to `1` in your vimrc file. This option can be used in combination
with the |g:ale_lint_on_enter| and |g:ale_lint_on_text_changed| options to
make ALE only check files after that have been saved, if that is what is
desired.
g:ale_lint_on_text_changed *g:ale_lint_on_text_changed*
Type: |String|
Default: `'normal'`
This option controls how ALE will check your files as you make changes.
The following values can be used.
`'always'`, `'1'`, or `1` - Check buffers on |TextChanged| or |TextChangedI|.
`'normal'` - Check buffers only on |TextChanged|.
`'insert'` - Check buffers only on |TextChangedI|.
`'never'`, `'0'`, or `0` - Never check buffers on changes.
ALE will check buffers after a short delay, with a timer which resets on
each change. The delay can be configured by adjusting the |g:ale_lint_delay|
variable.
*ale-linting-interrupts-mapping*
Due to a bug in Vim, ALE can interrupt mappings with pending key presses,
per |timeoutlen|. If this happens, follow the advice for enabling
|g:ale_lint_on_insert_leave| below, and set this option to `'normal'`, or
disable it entirely.
You should set this setting once before ALE is loaded, and restart Vim if
you want to change your preferences. See |ale-lint-settings-on-startup|.
g:ale_lint_on_insert_leave *g:ale_lint_on_insert_leave*
*b:ale_lint_on_insert_leave*
Type: |Number|
Default: `1`
When set to `1` in your vimrc file, this option will cause ALE to run
linters when you leave insert mode.
ALE will not lint files when you escape insert mode with |CTRL-C| by
default. You can make ALE lint files with this option when you use |CTRL-C|
with the following mapping. >
" Make using Ctrl+C do the same as Escape, to trigger autocmd commands
inoremap <C-c> <Esc>
<
A buffer-local version of this setting `b:ale_lint_on_insert_leave` can be
set to `0` to disable linting when leaving insert mode. The setting must
be enabled globally to be enabled locally.
You should set this setting once before ALE is loaded, and restart Vim if