VIM for DevOps

A lightweight, optimized Vim configuration specifically designed for DevOps engineers with intelligent code completion, syntax highlighting, and essential tools for infrastructure management.

✨ Features

• LSP Integration: Advanced code completion via CoC.nvim
• DevOps Focused: Built-in support for Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible
• Code Quality: Automatic linting and formatting with ALE
• Performance Optimized: Lazy loading for faster startup
• Git Integration: Seamless version control workflow
• Modern UI: Clean interface with file icons and status line

🚀 Quick Setup

Prerequisites

Install Vim and required dependencies:

macOS:

brew install vim

Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install vim -y

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/maateen/vim-for-devops.git
cd vim-for-devops

2. Install the configuration:

cp vimrc ~/.vimrc

3. Install vim-plug (plugin manager):

curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim

4. Install plugins: Open Vim and run:

:PlugInstall

🛠 Supported Technologies

Technology	Features
Docker	Syntax highlighting, linting with hadolint
Kubernetes	YAML support, Helm charts
Terraform	HCL syntax, auto-formatting, tflint integration
Ansible	Playbook syntax, ansible-lint support
Python	Black formatting, mypy type checking
Go	Full language support via vim-go
YAML/JSON	Advanced parsing and validation
Shell Scripts	Shellcheck integration
Nginx	Configuration file syntax
Vagrant	Vagrantfile support

⌨️ Key Mappings

Basic Operations

Key	Action
Ctrl+s	Save file
Ctrl+w	Close buffer
Ctrl+z	Undo
Ctrl+r	Redo

File Navigation

Key	Action
Ctrl+t	Toggle file explorer
Ctrl+e	Find current file in explorer

IDE Features

Key	Action
Ctrl+i	Enable IDE mode (Git gutter + file explorer)
Ctrl+g	Toggle Git gutter
Ctrl+f	Toggle distraction-free mode
Ctrl+d	Open terminal below

Code Intelligence (via CoC.nvim)

Key	Action
gd	Go to definition
gy	Go to type definition
gi	Go to implementation
gr	Find references
K	Show documentation
<leader>rn	Rename symbol
<leader>ca	Code actions

Git Operations

Key	Action
<leader>gs	Git status
<leader>gd	Git diff split
<leader>gl	Git commit log

Buffer/Tab Management

Key	Action
<leader>t	New tab
<leader>n	Next buffer
<leader>p	Previous buffer

Quick Toggles

Key	Action
<leader>i	Toggle indent lines

Comments

Key	Action
,cc	Comment line/selection
,cu	Uncomment line/selection

Leader key is comma (,)

🔌 Plugin Architecture

Theme & UI

• onedark.vim: Modern dark theme
• vim-airline: Enhanced status line
• vim-devicons: File type icons
• nerdtree: File explorer with Git integration
• nerdtree-git-plugin: Git integration for NERDTree
• vim-nerdtree-syntax-highlight: Syntax highlighting for NERDTree

Code Intelligence

• coc.nvim: Language Server Protocol support
• ale: Asynchronous linting and fixing
• auto-pairs: Smart bracket/quote pairing
• nerdcommenter: Intelligent commenting

DevOps Tools

• vim-fugitive: Git integration
• vim-gitgutter: Git change indicators
• ansible-vim: Ansible syntax support
• vim-terraform: Terraform/HCL support
• vim-kubernetes: Kubernetes YAML support
• Dockerfile.vim: Docker syntax
• vim-helm: Helm chart support

Language Support

• vim-go: Go development
• vim-markdown: Enhanced Markdown
• JSON.vim: JSON syntax
• vim-yaml: YAML enhancements
• nginx.vim: Nginx configuration
• vim-toml: TOML support
• vim-vagrant: Vagrantfile support

Utilities

• goyo.vim: Distraction-free writing
• indentLine: Visual indent guides
• trim.nvim: Automatic whitespace cleanup
• webapi-vim: Web API functionality for other plugins

🎨 Customization

The configuration is modular and well-documented. Key areas for customization:

• Theme: Change colorscheme onedark in the theme section
• Key mappings: Modify the "Key Mappings" section
• Plugin settings: Adjust in the "Plugin Configs" section
• Linters/Formatters: Update ALE configuration for your tools

🐛 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Plugins not loading: Run :PlugInstall in Vim
2. CoC.nvim errors: Install Node.js and run :CocInstall for language servers
3. Linting not working: Ensure tools like black, shellcheck, hadolint are installed
4. Icons not showing: Install a Nerd Font and configure your terminal

Performance

The configuration uses lazy loading to maintain fast startup times. Plugins load only when needed:

• File type specific plugins load for relevant files
• UI plugins load on command
• Heavy plugins are deferred until first use

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