vim_tuning

Table of Contents

1. Description
2. Setup - The basics of getting started with vim_tuning
   • Beginning with vim_tuning
3. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
   • Configuring with custom plugins
   • Adding custom arbitrary configurations
   • Adding several structural configurations
4. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
   • Public classes
   • Private classes
   • Public defined types
   • Private defined types
   • Templates
5. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
6. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

Description

This Puppet module simplifies the vim personalisation (.vimrc file) by a clean and orderly way. In addition to install and maintain pathogen and vim package, vim_tuning also is responsible for installing and updating GitHub third-party plugins such as vim-puppet, syntastic or vim-airline.

Basically, we can customize each system user with different combinations of configurations and plugins. We can also reuse those configurations and create new ones in a cleaner way.

Setup

What the vim_tuning Puppet module affects:

• Configuration files and directories (created and written to).
• Package/configuration files for Vim.
• GitHub repositories.

Beginning with vim_tuning

To have Puppet configure vim with the default parameters for root user, just declare the vim_tuning class:

class { 'vim_tuning': }

The Puppet module applies a default configuration. These defaults works well in Puppet develoment environments but you can customize the class's parameters to suit your preferences.

You can customize parameters when declaring the vim_tuning class. For instance, this declaration installs vim without vim plugins, allowing you to customize all configurations and plugins:

class { 'vim_tuning':
  default_root_install => false,
}

Usage

The default vim_tuning class manage vim package and sets up root user with optimize settings and the best known plugins.

To configure another system user you must use vim_tuning::installdefined type.

Note: See the vim_tuning::install defined type's reference for a list of all virtual host parameters.

To configure default vim environment to some system user just set two next mandatory parameters:

vim_tuning::install { 'username1':
    user    => 'username1',
    homedir => '/home/username1',
}

Configuring with custom plugins

Just overwride plugins parameter. Note the name of plugins is built by 'githubuser/reponame':

vim_tuning::install { 'username1':
    user    => 'username1',
    homedir => '/home/username1',
    plugins => ['pld-linux/vim-syntax-vcl', 'rodjek/vim-puppet'],
}

Note: Only github repositories are supported actually.

Adding custom arbitrary configurations

Sometimes we just want to add some lines:

vim_tuning::install { 'username1':
    user                 => 'username1',
    homedir              => '/home/username1',
    plugins              => ['pld-linux/vim-syntax-vcl', 'rodjek/vim-puppet'],
    vimrc_custom_content => 'set backgound=dark',
}

Files and templates are supported.

Adding several structural configurations

This is useful to keep order and to combine configurations between multiple users using shared files/templates:

vim_tuning::install { 'username1':
    user                 => 'username1',
    homedir              => '/home/username1',
    plugins              => ['pld-linux/vim-syntax-vcl', 'rodjek/vim-puppet'],
    vimrc_custom_content => 'set backgound=dark',
    extra_configs        => [
      {
        extra_config_title       => 'Vim VCL Highlighting',
        extra_config_description => 'https://github.com/pld-linux/vim-syntax-vcl',
        extra_config_content     => template('vim_tuning/vim-syntax-vcl_plugin.erb'),
      },
      {
        extra_config_title       => 'Other Config',
        extra_config_description => 'enables syntax highlighting by default',
        extra_config_content     => 'syntax on',
      },
    ],
}

vim_tuning::install { 'username2':
    user                 => 'username2',
    homedir              => '/home/username2',
    plugins              => ['pld-linux/vim-syntax-vcl'],
    vimrc_custom_content => 'set backgound=light',
    extra_configs        => [
      {
        extra_config_title       => 'Vim VCL Highlighting',
        extra_config_description => 'https://github.com/pld-linux/vim-syntax-vcl',
        extra_config_content     => template('vim_tuning/vim-syntax-vcl_plugin.erb'),
      },
    ],
}

Reference

• Public classes
  • Class: vim_tuning
• Private classes
  • Class: vim_tuning::params
• Public defined types
  • Defined type: vim_tuning::install
• Private defined types
  • Defined type: vim_tuning::vim_rc::extra_config
  • Defined type: vim_tuning::vim_pathogen
  • Defined type: vim_tuning::vim_plugins
  • Defined type: vim_tuning::vim_rc
• Templates

Public Classes

Class: vim_tuning

Manage vim package and install vim environment over root user with default values.

Private Classes

Class: vim_tuning::params

Compatibility checks and defaults value parameters.

Public defined types

Defined type: vim_tuning::install

It is responsible for setting the vim environment for each system user. This is the main defined type you must use.

user

Indicates the name of the user that affect this configuration. It's mandatory. Default: undef.

homedir

The absolute home directory of the user concerned. It's mandatory. Default: undef.

plugins_ensure

The basic state that the plugins should be in. Valid options: 'present', 'absent' and 'latest'. Default: 'present'.

IMPORTANT: Use the value "latest" can dramatically increase the runtime agent puppet. Please, use it carefully.

plugins

It must contain you want to download, install and maintain. If it's set to undef then default plugins will be installed. Note the name of plugins is built by 'githubuser/reponame'. Valid options: A string, an array of strings, or undef. Default: undef.

vimrc_custom_content

With this parameter we can introduce arbitrary code. You can use the functions of "source" or "template" or even concatinate lines with "\ n". Valid options: Strings. Default: undef.

extra_configs

With this parameter we can build many structured configurations. Go to vim_tuning::vim_rc::extra_config for hash details. Valid options: Hash, an array of hashes, or undef. Default: undef.

Private defined types

Defined type: vim_tuning::vim_rc::extra_config

Build fragment configuration to concatenate it with the rest.

extra_config_title

Main title of the configuration. This value will be used to construct the comment in the configuration file. It's mandatory. Valid options: Strings. Default: undef.

extra_config_description

Description of the configuration. This value will be used to build the comment in combination with the extra_config_title. Valid options: Strings. Default: undef.

extra_config_content

Content settings. Valid options: Strings. Default: undef.

Defined type: vim_tuning::vim_pathogen

Install pathogen, directory structure and dependencies. No configuration is required.

Defined type: vim_tuning::vim_plugins

Install plugins defined in the plugins value into ~/.vim/bundle/directory. No configuration is required.

Defined type: vim_tuning::vim_rc

Concat all configuration fragments into ~/.vimrc file. No configuration is required.

Templates

The vim_tuning module relies heavily on templates. These templates are built based on Facter facts specific to your operating system. Unless explicitly called out, most templates are not meant for configuration.

Limitations

This module is only compatible with versions 4.x or higher. At the moment I have no plans to extend backward compatibility.

Development

None at the moment.

Release Notes/Contributors/Etc.

This development has been possible thanks to the time given by Syspixel. Thank my colleagues for putting up during the project.