Linter Indie API

There are some linters that do not depend on the user saving the file to update their output. Those providers can consume the linter-indie to register their linters and update them as they like.

Here's what you need to add to your package.json file:

"consumedServices": {
  "linter-indie": {
    "versions": {
      "1.0.0": "consumeLinter"
    }
}

Then you need to create a consumeLinter method in your main package instance, a package that implements linter indie API would look something like this

'use babel'

import {CompositeDisposable} from 'atom'

module.exports = {
  activate: function() {
    this.subscriptions = new CompositeDisposable()
  },
  deactivate: function() {
    this.subscriptions.dispose()
  },
  consumeLinter: function(indieRegistry) {
    const myLinter = indieRegistry.register({name: 'My Linter'})
    this.subscriptions.add(myLinter)
    myLinter.setMessages([{
      type: 'Error',
      text: 'Something went wrong'
    }])
  }
}

Because we're adding the provider to disposables, the provider's messages will automatically disappear when this package is deactivated.

API

class IndieRegistry {
  register({name}): Indie
  has(Indie): Boolean
  unregister(Indie): void
}