+" Author: Masahiro H https://github.com/mshr-h
+" Description: verilator for verilog files
+
+" Set this option to change Verilator lint options
+if !exists('g:ale_verilog_verilator_options')
+ let g:ale_verilog_verilator_options = ''
+endif
+
+function! ale_linters#verilog#verilator#GetCommand(buffer) abort
+ " the path to the current file is systematically added to the search path
+ return 'verilator --lint-only -Wall -Wno-DECLFILENAME '
+ \ . '-I%s:h '
+ \ . ale#Var(a:buffer, 'verilog_verilator_options') .' '
+ \ . '%t'
+endfunction
+
+function! ale_linters#verilog#verilator#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
+ " Look for lines like the following.
+ "
+ " %Error: addr_gen.v:3: syntax error, unexpected IDENTIFIER
+ " %Warning-WIDTH: addr_gen.v:26: Operator ASSIGNDLY expects 12 bits on the Assign RHS, but Assign RHS's CONST '20'h0' generates 20 bits.
+ " %Warning-UNUSED: test.v:3: Signal is not used: a
+ " %Warning-UNDRIVEN: test.v:3: Signal is not driven: clk
+ " %Warning-UNUSED: test.v:4: Signal is not used: dout
+ " %Warning-BLKSEQ: test.v:10: Blocking assignments (=) in sequential (flop or latch) block; suggest delayed assignments (<=).
+ " Since version 4.032 (04/2020) verilator linter messages also contain the column number,
+ " and look like:
+ " %Error: /tmp/test.sv:3:1: syntax error, unexpected endmodule, expecting ';'
+ "
+ " to stay compatible with old versions of the tool, the column number is
+ " optional in the researched pattern
+ let l:pattern = '^%\(Warning\|Error\)[^:]*:\s*\([^:]\+\):\(\d\+\):\(\d\+\)\?:\? \(.\+\)$'
+ let l:output = []
+
+ for l:match in ale#util#GetMatches(a:lines, l:pattern)
+ let l:item = {
+ \ 'lnum': str2nr(l:match[3]),
+ \ 'text': l:match[5],
+ \ 'type': l:match[1] is# 'Error' ? 'E' : 'W',
+ \ 'filename': l:match[2],
+ \}
+
+ if !empty(l:match[4])
+ let l:item.col = str2nr(l:match[4])
+ endif
+
+ call add(l:output, l:item)
+ endfor
+
+ return l:output
+endfunction
+
+call ale#linter#Define('verilog', {
+\ 'name': 'verilator',
+\ 'output_stream': 'stderr',
+\ 'executable': 'verilator',
+\ 'command': function('ale_linters#verilog#verilator#GetCommand'),
+\ 'callback': 'ale_linters#verilog#verilator#Handle',
+\ 'read_buffer': 0,
+\})