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Vim and Clojure, can I use Slimv or VimClojure with ritz or another REPL?

I can successfully configure both Slimv and VimClojure but I wonder if I can set any of those to work with any swank server (ritz for example).

Thanks!

Solution

  • In theory Slimv can connect to any swank server, but there is no autodetection currently for ritz-swank. So if you want to use ritz, then you need to start the swank server manually, or define the shell command for Slimv that starts the swank server, e.g. by adding a similar line to your .vimrc (assuming you run ritz on Linux via Leiningen):

    let g:slimv_swank_clojure = '! xterm -e lein ritz 4005 &'

    Recent versions of ritz-swank had some protocol changes, so I suggest that you get the most recent Slimv version from the repository, which adds a new function 'Break on Exception'.

    You can of course use swank-clojure as well via lein swank, and Slimv can autodetect and run it for you.

    I'm the author of Slimv, I plan to add more support for ritz, as swank-clojure seems to be abandoned now. If you have any problems with Slimv, please feel free to contact me.

    EDIT: I have now added a simple autodetection for ritz-swank: if Slimv finds ~/.lein/plugins/lein-ritz*.jar then it is able to start ritz-swank by pressing ,c.