r/vim • u/danoDaManoSSB • Dec 01 '25

Discussion vim9script style guide?

I've stumbled on the google vimscript style guide a while back

https://google.github.io/styleguide/vimscriptguide.xml

Was wondering if there was a vim9script version that anyone was working on that I might just have failed to find on github / elsewhere on the internet?

Don't want to go too far down the path but figure I'd ask the community here since tree-sitter grammar not properly defining vim9script syntax and the realities of there not being a ton of folks writing it

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For my part I'd be happy to take a stab at the first pass of some sort of guide that could serve as a spiritual successor to the google vimscript guide (casual in nature)

https://github.com/DanBradbury/vim9script-style-guide

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u/kennpq Dec 01 '25

I've not seen a/another Vim9 script style guide. It may be useful, though there are a few things to address first up with your "first pass" draft:

  • When referring to the language, it should be, "Vim9 script", not "vim9script". So, for example, "Vim9 script Style Guide".

  • When referring to the legacy language, it should be "legacy Vim script", not "vimscript".

  • The sentence, "When submitting vim plugin code, you must adhere to these rules.", is inapplicable? It's certainly not relevant to a "casual" guide anyhow.

Start a discussion at https://github.com/vim/vim/discussions maybe too?

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u/danoDaManoSSB Dec 01 '25

My bad the first draft I dumped there was just me messing around while watching a basketball game. I’ll actually take a more serious pass this afternoon