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

Question

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!

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Here's an nREPL option as well: https://github.com/tpope/vim-foreplay

The creator of VimClojure recommended using that for nREPL for the time being - https://groups.google.com/d/msg/vimclojure/B-UU8qctd5A/nHXJiGMkXJsJ

Answer 3

VimClojure does not use swank as backend, so you can't use it with a swank server.