Helpful VIM tools for Fuchsia development

Features

• Configure YouCompleteMe to provide error checking, completion and source navigation within the Fuchsia tree.
• Set path so that :find and gf know how to find files.
• Fidl syntax highlighting (using /lib/fidl/tools/vim/).

Installation

1. Update your login script

   Steps #2 and #3 depend on variables set in env.sh and by the fset command. Add these lines to your startup script (typically ~/.bashrc).

   source /path-to-fuchsia-dir/scripts/env.sh
   fset x86-64
   

2. Update your vim startup file

   Add these lines to ~/.vimrc:

   if $FUCHSIA_DIR != ""
     source $FUCHSIA_DIR/scripts/vim/fuchsia.vim
   endif
   

3. Install YouCompleteMe (ycm)

   Optionally install YouCompleteMe for fancy completion, source navigation and inline errors. See the installation guide.

   Google users can install YCM by adding these two lines to .vimrc:

   source /usr/share/vim/google/google.vim
   Glug youcompleteme-google
   

See also

For Magenta YouCompleteMe integration: https://fuchsia.googlesource.com/magenta/+/master/docs/editors.md

TODO

In the future it would be nice to support:

• Fidl indentation
• GN highlighting and indentation
• Dart, Go and Rust support
• Build system integration
• Navigate between generated files and fidl source