Ansible role: vim

Install and configure vim or its flavors (e.g. nvim). Use a specific plugin manager - only 'vundle' is supported at the moment.

Has basic neovim support in terms of installing the neovim with a basic non-Lua configuration.

Requirements

None

Role Variables

These variables are set in defaults/main.yml:

vim_flavor: vim         # vim|vim-gtk3|neovim

vim_plugin_manager: vundle

These variables do not have default values and can be set:

vim_configuration:      # string, contents of the .vimrc file

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

- name: Converge
  hosts: all
  roles:
    - role: vim
      vars:
        vim_plugin_manager: vundle
        vim_configuration: |
          " VUNDLE START
          set nocompatible     " be iMproved, required (vundle)
          filetype off         " required (vundle), turns off filetype

          if has('nvim')
              let s:editor_root=expand("~/.config/nvim/")
          else
              let s:editor_root=expand("~/.vim/")
          endif

          " set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize
          " set rtp+=~/.config/nvim//bundle/vundle
          let &rtp = &rtp . ',' . s:editor_root . '/bundle/vundle/'

          call vundle#begin(s:editor_root . '/bundle')

          Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim' " let Vundle manage Vundle, required

          " custom plugins
          Plugin 'editorconfig/editorconfig-vim'
          Plugin 'vim-scripts/vim-auto-save'

          call vundle#end()
          filetype plugin indent on    " required (vundle) - turns on filetype
          " VUNDLE END

          " GENERIC CONFIGURATION
          " basic configuration
          set viminfo=
          set updatetime=200

          " PLUGIN CONFIGURATION
          " plugin vim-scripts/vim-auto-save
          let g:auto_save=1
          let g:auto_save_in_insert_mode=0
          let g:auto_save_no_updatetime=5

License

MIT

Author Information

Tibor Csóka