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

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+" Author: chew-z https://github.com/chew-z
+" Description: vale for Markdown files
+
+call ale#Set('markdown_vale_executable', 'vale')
+call ale#Set('markdown_vale_input_file', '%t')
+call ale#Set('markdown_vale_options', '')
+
+function! ale_linters#markdown#vale#GetCommand(buffer) abort
+    let l:executable = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'markdown_vale_executable')
+    let l:input_file = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'markdown_vale_input_file')
+
+    " Defaults to `vale --output=JSON %t`
+    return ale#Escape(l:executable)
+    \   . ' --output=JSON '
+    \   . ale#Var(a:buffer, 'markdown_vale_options')
+    \   . ' ' . l:input_file
+endfunction
+
+call ale#linter#Define('markdown', {
+\   'name': 'vale',
+\   'executable': {b -> ale#Var(b, 'markdown_vale_executable')},
+\   'command': function('ale_linters#markdown#vale#GetCommand'),
+\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#vale#Handle',
+\})