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+" Author: Alistair Bill <@alibabzo>
+" Author: Maximilian Bosch <maximilian@mbosch.me>
+" Description: nix-instantiate linter for nix files
+
+function! ale_linters#nix#nix#Command(buffer, output, meta) abort
+ let l:version = a:output[0][22:]
+
+ if l:version =~# '^\(1\|2.[0-3]\.\).*'
+ return 'nix-instantiate --parse -'
+ else
+ return 'nix-instantiate --log-format internal-json --parse -'
+ endif
+endfunction
+
+function! ale_linters#nix#nix#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
+ let l:output = []
+
+ if empty(a:lines)
+ return l:output
+ endif
+
+ if a:lines[0] =~# '^@nix .*'
+ for l:line in a:lines
+ if l:line =~# '^@nix .*'
+ let l:result = json_decode(strpart(l:line, 4))
+
+ if has_key(l:result, 'column')
+ call add(l:output, {
+ \ 'type': 'E',
+ \ 'lnum': l:result.line,
+ \ 'col': l:result.column,
+ \ 'text': substitute(l:result.raw_msg, '\e\[[0-9;]*m', '', 'g'),
+ \})
+ endif
+ endif
+ endfor
+ else
+ let l:pattern = '^\(.\+\): \(.\+\) at .*:\(\d\+\):\(\d\+\)$'
+
+ for l:match in ale#util#GetMatches(a:lines, l:pattern)
+ call add(l:output, {
+ \ 'lnum': l:match[3] + 0,
+ \ 'col': l:match[4] + 0,
+ \ 'text': l:match[1] . ': ' . substitute(l:match[2], ',$', '', ''),
+ \ 'type': l:match[1] =~# '^error' ? 'E' : 'W',
+ \})
+ endfor
+ endif
+
+ return l:output
+endfunction
+
+call ale#linter#Define('nix', {
+\ 'name': 'nix',
+\ 'output_stream': 'stderr',
+\ 'executable': 'nix-instantiate',
+\ 'command': {buffer -> ale#command#Run(
+\ buffer,
+\ 'nix-instantiate --version',
+\ function('ale_linters#nix#nix#Command')
+\ )},
+\ 'callback': 'ale_linters#nix#nix#Handle',
+\})