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dot_vim/plugged/ale/ale_linters/markdown/markdownlint.vim

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+" Author: Ty-Lucas Kelley <tylucaskelley@gmail.com>
+" Description: Adds support for markdownlint
+
+call ale#Set('markdown_markdownlint_executable', 'markdownlint')
+call ale#Set('markdown_markdownlint_options', '')
+
+function! ale_linters#markdown#markdownlint#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
+    return ale#Var(a:buffer, 'markdown_markdownlint_executable')
+endfunction
+
+function! ale_linters#markdown#markdownlint#GetCommand(buffer) abort
+    let l:executable = ale_linters#markdown#markdownlint#GetExecutable(a:buffer)
+
+    let l:options = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'markdown_markdownlint_options')
+
+    return ale#Escape(l:executable)
+    \ . (!empty(l:options) ? ' ' . l:options : '') . ' %s'
+endfunction
+
+call ale#linter#Define('markdown', {
+\   'name': 'markdownlint',
+\   'executable': function('ale_linters#markdown#markdownlint#GetExecutable'),
+\   'lint_file': 1,
+\   'output_stream': 'both',
+\   'command': function('ale_linters#markdown#markdownlint#GetCommand'),
+\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#markdownlint#Handle'
+\})