puppet-vim

Manage VIM via puppet.

Vim is an advanced text editor that seeks to provide the power of the de-facto Unix editor 'Vi', with a more complete feature set.

This module aims to enable easy installation and configuration of VIM through class parameters on different platforms, in a way that the administrator can easily set it up differently according to need and/or personal taste.

Usage

    class { 'vim': }

Class parameters

• set_as_default - Set VIM as default editor (default: true).
• ensure - Whether or not VIM will be installed (default: present).
• autoupgrade - Whether or not the VIM package should be automatically kept up-to-date using the distribution's packaging system (default: false).
• set_editor_cmd - The command used to set VIM as the default editor. Be careful if you're setting this parameter (default: update-alternatives --set editor /usr/bin/${editor_name} for Debian)
• test_editor_set - Command used to verify that VIM is the default editor. Be careful if you're setting this parameter (default: test /etc/alternatives/editor -ef /usr/bin/${editor_name for Debian)
• conf_file - Path to VIM's main configuration file (default: /etc/vim/vimrc (Debian), /etc/vimrc (RedHat))
• opt_nocompatible - If true, "set nocompatible" is added to the top of the vimrc.
• opt_backspace - Set the behavior of the backspace key in insert mode (default: 2).
• opt_bg_shading - Terminal background colour. This affects the colour scheme used by VIM to do syntax highlighting. Accepted values: dark or light (default: dark)
• opt_indent - If true, Vim loads indentation rules and plugins according to the detected filetype (default: true).
• opt_lastposition If true, Vim jumps to the last known position when reopening a file (default: true).
• opt_matchparen - If true and syntax is on, putting your cursor on a paren/brace/bracket will highlight its pair (default: true).
• opt_powersave - If set to 'true' avoids cursor blinking that might wake up the processor (default: true).
• opt_ruler - Turns on the ruler (default: false).
• opt_syntax - Turns on syntax highlighting if supported by the terminal (default: false).
• opt_misc - Array containing options that will be set on VIM. Anything contained here will show as a "set option" line in your vimrc (default: ['hlsearch','showcmd','showmatch','ignorecase','smartcase','incsearch','autowrite','hidden']).
• opt_maps - Hash containing keybinds for use in "map " lines in your vimrc (default: {}).
• opt_code - Array containing custom lines in your vimrc (default: []).

Sample Usage

Install VIM and use the provided configuration defaults

node default {
  class { 'vim': }
}

Turn on line numbering while keeping the default opt_misc values

node default {
  class { 'vim':
    opt_misc => ['hlsearch','showcmd','showmatch','ignorecase','smartcase','incsearch','autowrite','hidden','number'],
  }
}

Set F5 key to save and execute current file

node default {
  class { 'vim':
    opt_maps => { '<F5>': '<Esc>:w<CR>:!%:p<CR>' },
  }
}

Uninstall vim

node default {
  class { 'vim':
    ensure => absent,
  }
}

Acknowlegments

This module was forked from the one originally written by Saz (https://github.com/saz/puppet-vim). It adds enterprise linux support and configuration file management, which were not present on the original at the time of the first release.