Add metals_status to statusline without lua

[gnfisher]

I've been unable to figure out how to do this with a vanilla statusline. I'm using vimscript config still and haven't had time to dive into the lua side of things yet. I can't figure out how to include metals status in my vanilla statusline (not using airline, etc). Would appreciate a nudge in the right direction!

[ckipp01]

Hey @gnfisher, you should be able to define a function that grabs the variable like this:

function! metals#status() abort
  return get(g:, 'metals_status', '')
endfunction

Then when you put together your statusline you should be able to just include %{metals#status()}. Keep in mind that by default metals_status is off, so if you're using it make sure to turn it on in your init_options.

[ckipp01]

Also if it's helpful at all, I recently stopped using a plugin for my statusline, and you can see how I put everything together here: ckipp01/dots@972de62. Although mine is in Lua.

[gnfisher]

Thanks, this worked great. Those dotfiles are super useful. One of these weekends I need to make the jump into the brave new world of an all lua config...