syntax checking using vim's compiler architecture

README.md

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Features aplenty
 * Searching for definitions including sourced files using commands like `[i`.
 * Keyword lookup that includes pages for fish builtins using the `K` command.
 * Completions from fish using the `^X^O` command.
+* Syntax checking with quickfix using the `:make` command.
 * Improved `funced` experience to instantly start typing commands in the
   function body.
 * Mimics `funced` when manually creating new functions.
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ some Vim features turned on:
 syntax enable
 filetype plugin indent on
 
+" Set up :make to use fish for syntax checking.
+compiler! fish
+
 " Set this to have long lines wrap inside comments.
 set textwidth=79
 

autoload/fish.vim

@@ -60,3 +60,7 @@ function! fish#Complete(findstart, base)
         return l:results
     endif
 endfunction
+
+function! fish#errorformat()
+    return '%Afish: %m,%-Z%f (line %l):%s'
+endfunction

compiler/fish.vim

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+if exists('current_compiler')
+    finish
+endif
+let current_compiler = 'fish'
+
+CompilerSet makeprg=fish\ --no-execute\ %
+execute 'CompilerSet errorformat='.escape(fish#errorformat(), ' ')

syntax_checkers/fish/fish.vim

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_fish_fish_GetLocList()
     let l:makeprg = syntastic#makeprg#build({'exe': 'fish',
                                             \'args': '--no-execute',
                                             \'subchecker': 'fish'})
-    let l:errorformat = '%Afish: %m,%-Z%f (line %l):%s'
-    return SyntasticMake({'makeprg': l:makeprg, 'errorformat': l:errorformat})
+    return SyntasticMake({'makeprg': l:makeprg,
+                         \'errorformat': fish#errorformat()})
 endfunction
 
 call g:SyntasticRegistry.CreateAndRegisterChecker({'filetype': 'fish',