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dot_vim/plugged/ale/ale_linters/c/cppcheck.vim

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+" Author: Bart Libert <bart.libert@gmail.com>
+" Description: cppcheck linter for c files
+
+call ale#Set('c_cppcheck_executable', 'cppcheck')
+call ale#Set('c_cppcheck_options', '--enable=style')
+
+function! ale_linters#c#cppcheck#GetCommand(buffer) abort
+    let l:compile_commands_option = ale#handlers#cppcheck#GetCompileCommandsOptions(a:buffer)
+    let l:buffer_path_include = empty(l:compile_commands_option)
+    \   ? ale#handlers#cppcheck#GetBufferPathIncludeOptions(a:buffer)
+    \   : ''
+    let l:template = ' --template=' . ale#Escape('{file}:{line}:{column}: {severity}:{inconclusive:inconclusive:} {message} [{id}]\\n{code}')
+
+    return '%e -q --language=c'
+    \   . l:template
+    \   . ale#Pad(l:compile_commands_option)
+    \   . ale#Pad(ale#Var(a:buffer, 'c_cppcheck_options'))
+    \   . l:buffer_path_include
+    \   . ' %t'
+endfunction
+
+call ale#linter#Define('c', {
+\   'name': 'cppcheck',
+\   'output_stream': 'both',
+\   'executable': {b -> ale#Var(b, 'c_cppcheck_executable')},
+\   'cwd': function('ale#handlers#cppcheck#GetCwd'),
+\   'command': function('ale_linters#c#cppcheck#GetCommand'),
+\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#cppcheck#HandleCppCheckFormat',
+\})