syntastic VS vim-airline

Compare syntastic vs vim-airline and see what are their differences.

syntastic

Syntax checking hacks for vim (by vim-syntastic)

vim-airline

lean & mean status/tabline for vim that's light as air (by vim-airline)
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syntastic vim-airline
13 58
11,316 17,640
- 0.2%
2.7 5.6
almost 2 years ago 8 days ago
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syntastic

Posts with mentions or reviews of syntastic. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-03.
  • Is it possible to use VIM as an ide?
    7 projects | /r/vim | 3 Jun 2023
    2) Syntax check https://github.com/vim-syntastic/syntastic 3) File navigation https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree 4) Autocomplete There are many autocomplete extensions. I haven't found one that I feel comfortable to recommend. Another way is to create a txt file with all the key words and lines in the languages you use, make an autocommand that adds the txt file to the buffer, and then use ctrl-n or ctrl-p to autocomplete. You can also use ctrl-x-ctrl-l to autocmplete entire lines. 5) Running code Add commands in your .vmrc to run the current file as a a whatever file. I use :J to run java files, :P to run python files, :C to run c files and so on. For example, this is my command to run a java file: command J execute "!java %:t"
  • Vim syntastic is no longer maintained
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Oct 2022
  • Syntastic has been deprecated?
    2 projects | /r/vim | 1 Aug 2022
    I dropped into the Syntastic plugin repo a few minutes ago to check the documentation and noticed that the first section in the README is a deprecation notice. The commit message says "add deprecation note" and is dated 26 days ago.
  • vim c linting/formatter in terminal
    1 project | /r/esp32 | 10 Jul 2022
    I typically code in the terminal with vim + idf.py and I've been working heavily with esp-idf for a while now. Does anyone have any recommendations for some c-style linters and/or formatters? I typically use syntastic to do code linting but I haven't been able to find a syntax checker that doesn't have quirks with esp-idf code.
  • Help replacing my plugins
    10 projects | /r/neovim | 7 Jul 2022
    Syntastic - it appears they didnt actually support neovim to begin with, so I expect it will be left behind
  • Vim syntastic, how highlight full word (not line) warning or error in code?
    1 project | /r/vim | 11 Dec 2021
  • VIM as a Python IDE
    5 projects | /r/vim | 22 Oct 2021
    I use https://ycm-core.github.io/YouCompleteMe/ for autocomplete and https://github.com/vim-syntastic/syntastic for syntax changing as well. For my python projects this was enough to move away from VS Code. There are other plugins I use to help me code with python with vim but this should answer most of your question.
  • Create syntax checker vim plugin for a new Programming language
    3 projects | /r/vim | 7 Oct 2021
    I want to create a new vim syntax checker for a new programming language that is not used widely, first i tried to read the code of the follwing plugins neomake, syntastic , and Ale in order to understand how i can build my own syntax checker plugin but i could not really get it so i just want know what is the best and easy way to create syntax checker plugin for vim
  • What is Your Preferred Vim Setup When Writing Code in Raku?
    7 projects | /r/rakulang | 21 Sep 2021
    My vim looks like most peoples, I guess. I have a few plugins to make things pretty, eg. LightLine and IndentGuides, and I use Syntastic for linting. I tried Ale but found it too annoying in practice.
  • Trying a IDE like on Vim after a week to setup Emacs (kind of fail).
    5 projects | /r/vim | 6 Sep 2021
    execute pathogen#infect() syntax on set number set incsearch filetype plugin indent on "" System """"" Ale let g:ale_sign_column_always = 1 let g:ale_sign_error = '>>' let g:ale_sign_warning = '--' " Set this. Airline will handle the rest. let g:airline#extensions#ale#enabled = 1 let g:ale_echo_msg_error_str = 'E' let g:ale_echo_msg_warning_str = 'W' let g:ale_echo_msg_format = '[%linter%] %s [%severity%]' """" Tagbar nmap :TagbarToggle """" AutoComplete " It needs https://github.com/prabirshrestha/asyncomplete-lsp.vim inoremap pumvisible() ? "\" : "\" inoremap pumvisible() ? "\" : "\" inoremap pumvisible() ? asyncomplete#close_popup() : "\" "" Force refresh imap (asyncomplete_force_refresh) " allow modifying the completeopt variable, or it will " be overridden all the time let g:asyncomplete_auto_completeopt = 0 set completeopt=menuone,noinsert,noselect,preview autocmd! CompleteDone * if pumvisible() == 0 | pclose | endif """" Syntastic " https://github.com/vim-syntastic/syntastic "set statusline+=%#warningmsg# "set statusline+=%{SyntasticStatuslineFlag()} "set statusline+=%* "let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list = 1 "let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list = 1 "let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1 "let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0 """" LSP if executable('clangd') au User lsp_setup call lsp#register_server({ \ 'name': 'clangd', \ 'cmd': {server_info->['clangd', '-background-index']}, \ 'whitelist': ['c', 'cpp', 'objc', 'objcpp'], \ }) endif function! s:on_lsp_buffer_enabled() abort setlocal omnifunc=lsp#complete setlocal signcolumn=yes if exists('+tagfunc') | setlocal tagfunc=lsp#tagfunc | endif nmap gd (lsp-definition) nmap gs (lsp-document-symbol-search) nmap gS (lsp-workspace-symbol-search) nmap gr (lsp-references) nmap gi (lsp-implementation) nmap gt (lsp-type-definition) nmap rn (lsp-rename) nmap [g (lsp-previous-diagnostic) nmap ]g (lsp-next-diagnostic) nmap K (lsp-hover) inoremap lsp#scroll(+4) inoremap lsp#scroll(-4) let g:lsp_format_sync_timeout = 1000 autocmd! BufWritePre *.rs,*.go call execute('LspDocumentFormatSync') " refer to doc to add more commands endfunction augroup lsp_install au! " call s:on_lsp_buffer_enabled only for languages that has the server registered. autocmd User lsp_buffer_enabled call s:on_lsp_buffer_enabled() augroup END "" Folding set foldmethod=expr \ foldexpr=lsp#ui#vim#folding#foldexpr() \ foldtext=lsp#ui#vim#folding#foldtext() """" Nerdtree " https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree nnoremap n :NERDTreeFocus nnoremap :NERDTree nnoremap :NERDTreeToggle nnoremap :NERDTreeFind " Start NERDTree and put the cursor back in the other window. autocmd VimEnter * NERDTree | wincmd p " Close the tab if NERDTree is the only window remaining in it. autocmd BufEnter * if winnr('$') == 1 && exists('b:NERDTree') && b:NERDTree.isTabTree() | quit | endif " If another buffer tries to replace NERDTree, put it in the other window, and bring back NERDTree. autocmd BufEnter * if bufname('#') =~ 'NERD_tree_\d\+' && bufname('%') !~ 'NERD_tree_\d\+' && winnr('$') > 1 | \ let buf=bufnr() | buffer# | execute "normal! \w" | execute 'buffer'.buf | endif " Design let g:NERDTreeDirArrowExpandable = '▸' let g:NERDTreeDirArrowCollapsible = '▾' """" NerdCommenter " Create default mappings let g:NERDCreateDefaultMappings = 1 " Add spaces after comment delimiters by default let g:NERDSpaceDelims = 1 " Use compact syntax for prettified multi-line comments let g:NERDCompactSexyComs = 1 " Align line-wise comment delimiters flush left instead of following code indentation let g:NERDDefaultAlign = 'left' " Set a language to use its alternate delimiters by default let g:NERDAltDelims_java = 1 " Add your own custom formats or override the defaults let g:NERDCustomDelimiters = { 'c': { 'left': '/**','right': '*/' } } " Allow commenting and inverting empty lines (useful when commenting a region) let g:NERDCommentEmptyLines = 1 " Enable trimming of trailing whitespace when uncommenting let g:NERDTrimTrailingWhitespace = 1 " Enable NERDCommenterToggle to check all selected lines is commented or not let g:NERDToggleCheckAllLines = 1 """" IndentLine "let g:indentLine_setColors = 0 "let g:indentLine_defaultGroup = 'SpecialKey' " Vim let g:indentLine_color_term = 239 " GVim let g:indentLine_color_gui = '#A4E57E' " none X terminal let g:indentLine_color_tty_light = 7 " (default: 4) let g:indentLine_color_dark = 1 " (default: 2) " Background (Vim, GVim) let g:indentLine_bgcolor_term = 202 let g:indentLine_bgcolor_gui = '#FF5F00' let g:indentLine_char_list = ['|', '¦', '┆', '┊'] """" bufexplorer " https://github.com/jlanzarotta/bufexplorer

vim-airline

Posts with mentions or reviews of vim-airline. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-24.
  • Auto-completion problems for terraform
    9 projects | /r/neovim | 24 May 2023
  • Include octal on statusline?
    2 projects | /r/vim | 28 Mar 2023
  • CoC: How to disable these annoying Clangd messages?
    1 project | /r/neovim | 22 Mar 2023
    Looks like you are using Airline for your statusline. Add this to your init.vim: let g:airline#extensions#coc#enabled = v:false
  • How do I make my nvim have this? I like having the mode in colors
    3 projects | /r/neovim | 13 Mar 2023
  • Hello, can someone tell me which editor this is?
    1 project | /r/Ubuntu | 10 Mar 2023
  • How do I make airline transparent?
    1 project | /r/vim | 16 Feb 2023
  • How do you work with buffers?
    16 projects | /r/neovim | 1 Feb 2023
    Powerline (and airline, as well as all plugins of that kind) offers, among other things, a GUI that helps you manage buffers and tabs. There are plugins that do just that and nothing else, which are best used alongside powerline/airline/etc, for example bufferline.
  • Transitioning vim-airline theme to Lua
    5 projects | /r/neovim | 24 Jan 2023
    I am working on adding a theme for the vim-airline plugin to the Everblush colorschemes for Vim and Neovim.
  • NeoVim Installation and Configuration on Win10/11
    14 projects | dev.to | 30 Nov 2022
    :set number :set autoindent :set tabstop=5 :set shiftwidth=4 :set smarttab :set softtabstop=4 :set mouse=a call plug#begin() Plug 'http://github.com/tpope/vim-surround' " Surrounding ysw) Plug 'https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree' " NerdTree Plug 'https://github.com/tpope/vim-commentary' " For Commenting gcc & gc Plug 'https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline' " Status bar Plug 'https://github.com/lifepillar/pgsql.vim' " PSQL Pluging needs :SQLSetType pgsql.vim Plug 'https://github.com/ap/vim-css-color' " CSS Color Preview Plug 'https://github.com/rafi/awesome-vim-colorschemes' " Retro Scheme Plug 'https://github.com/neoclide/coc.nvim' " Auto Completion Plug 'https://github.com/ryanoasis/vim-devicons' " Developer Icons Plug 'https://github.com/tc50cal/vim-terminal' " Vim Terminal Plug 'https://github.com/preservim/tagbar' " Tagbar for code navigation Plug 'https://github.com/terryma/vim-multiple-cursors' " CTRL + N for multiple cursors Plug 'https://github.com/rstacruz/vim-closer' " For brackets autocompletion " Auto-completion For Javascript, typescript, html, jsx ...etc Plug 'neoclide/coc.nvim', {'do': 'yarn install --frozen-lockfile'} " this is for auto complete, prettier and tslinting let g:coc_global_extensions = ['coc-tslint-plugin', 'coc-tsserver', 'coc-css', 'coc-html', 'coc-json', 'coc-prettier'] " list of CoC extensions needed Plug 'jiangmiao/auto-pairs' "this will auto close ( [ { " these two plugins will add highlighting and indenting to JSX and TSX files. Plug 'yuezk/vim-js' Plug 'HerringtonDarkholme/yats.vim' Plug 'maxmellon/vim-jsx-pretty' set encoding=UTF-8 call plug#end() nnoremap :NERDTreeFocus nnoremap :NERDTree nnoremap :NERDTreeToggle nnoremap :call CocActionAsync('jumpDefinition') nmap :TagbarToggle :set completeopt-=preview " For No Previews :colorscheme jellybeans let g:NERDTreeDirArrowExpandable="+" let g:NERDTreeDirArrowCollapsible="~" " --- Just Some Notes --- " :PlugClean :PlugInstall :UpdateRemotePlugins " " :CocInstall coc-python " :CocInstall coc-clangd " :CocInstall coc-snippets " :CocCommand snippets.edit... FOR EACH FILE TYPE " air-line let g:airline_powerline_fonts = 1 if !exists('g:airline_symbols') let g:airline_symbols = {} endif " airline symbols let g:airline_left_sep = '' let g:airline_left_alt_sep = '' let g:airline_right_sep = '' let g:airline_right_alt_sep = '' let g:airline_symbols.branch = '' let g:airline_symbols.readonly = '' let g:airline_symbols.linenr = '' inoremap pumvisible() ? coc#_select_confirm() : ""
  • Closing brackets are highlighted in red when in the init.vim file
    9 projects | /r/neovim | 24 Nov 2022

What are some alternatives?

When comparing syntastic and vim-airline you can also consider the following projects:

ale - Check syntax in Vim/Neovim asynchronously and fix files, with Language Server Protocol (LSP) support

lualine.nvim - A blazing fast and easy to configure neovim statusline plugin written in pure lua.

vim-lsp-ale - Bridge between vim-lsp and ALE

lightline.vim - A light and configurable statusline/tabline plugin for Vim

vim-ale - Asynchronous Lint Engine

powerline - Powerline is a statusline plugin for vim, and provides statuslines and prompts for several other applications, including zsh, bash, tmux, IPython, Awesome and Qtile.

neomake - Asynchronous linting and make framework for Neovim/Vim

lualine.nvim - A blazing fast and easy to configure neovim statusline plugin written in pure lua. [Moved to: https://github.com/nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim]

ansible-vim - A vim plugin for syntax highlighting Ansible's common filetypes

tokyonight.nvim - 🏙 A clean, dark Neovim theme written in Lua, with support for lsp, treesitter and lots of plugins. Includes additional themes for Kitty, Alacritty, iTerm and Fish.

diagnostic-languageserver - diagnostic language server integrate with linters

awesome-neovim - Collections of awesome neovim plugins.