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+" Author: Alexander Olofsson <alexander.olofsson@liu.se>
+
+call ale#Set('dockerfile_dockerfile_lint_executable', 'dockerfile_lint')
+call ale#Set('dockerfile_dockerfile_lint_options', '')
+
+function! ale_linters#dockerfile#dockerfile_lint#GetType(type) abort
+ if a:type is? 'error'
+ return 'E'
+ elseif a:type is? 'warn'
+ return 'W'
+ endif
+
+ return 'I'
+endfunction
+
+function! ale_linters#dockerfile#dockerfile_lint#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
+ try
+ let l:data = json_decode(join(a:lines, ''))
+ catch
+ return []
+ endtry
+
+ if empty(l:data)
+ " Should never happen, but it's better to be on the safe side
+ return []
+ endif
+
+ let l:messages = []
+
+ for l:type in ['error', 'warn', 'info']
+ for l:object in l:data[l:type]['data']
+ let l:line = get(l:object, 'line', -1)
+ let l:message = l:object['message']
+
+ let l:link = get(l:object, 'reference_url', '')
+
+ if type(l:link) == v:t_list
+ " Somehow, reference_url is returned as two-part list.
+ " Anchor markers in that list are sometimes duplicated.
+ " See https://github.com/projectatomic/dockerfile_lint/issues/134
+ let l:link = join(l:link, '')
+ let l:link = substitute(l:link, '##', '#', '')
+ endif
+
+ let l:detail = l:message
+
+ if get(l:object, 'description', 'None') isnot# 'None'
+ let l:detail .= "\n\n" . l:object['description']
+ endif
+
+ let l:detail .= "\n\n" . l:link
+
+ call add(l:messages, {
+ \ 'lnum': l:line,
+ \ 'text': l:message,
+ \ 'type': ale_linters#dockerfile#dockerfile_lint#GetType(l:type),
+ \ 'detail': l:detail,
+ \})
+ endfor
+ endfor
+
+ return l:messages
+endfunction
+
+function! ale_linters#dockerfile#dockerfile_lint#GetCommand(buffer) abort
+ return '%e' . ale#Pad(ale#Var(a:buffer, 'dockerfile_dockerfile_lint_options'))
+ \ . ' -p -j -f'
+ \ . ' %t'
+endfunction
+
+call ale#linter#Define('dockerfile', {
+\ 'name': 'dockerfile_lint',
+\ 'executable': {b -> ale#Var(b, 'dockerfile_dockerfile_lint_executable')},
+\ 'command': function('ale_linters#dockerfile#dockerfile_lint#GetCommand'),
+\ 'callback': 'ale_linters#dockerfile#dockerfile_lint#Handle',
+\})