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+" Vim syntastic plugin
+" Language: jsonnet
+" Author: Benjamin Staffin <benley@gmail.com>
+"
+" For details on how to add an external Syntastic checker:
+" https://github.com/scrooloose/syntastic/wiki/Syntax-Checker-Guide#external
+
+if exists("g:loaded_syntastic_jsonnet_jsonnet_checker")
+  finish
+endif
+let g:loaded_syntastic_jsonnet_jsonnet_checker = 1
+
+let s:save_cpo = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_jsonnet_jsonnet_IsAvailable() dict
+  return executable(self.getExec())
+endfunction
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_jsonnet_jsonnet_GetLocList() dict
+
+  let errorformat =
+        \ 'STATIC ERROR:\ %f:%l:%c:%m,' .
+        \ 'STATIC ERROR:\ %f:%l:%c-%\d%#:%m,' .
+        \ '%ERUNTIME ERROR:\ %m,' .
+        \ '%C\ %#%f:(%\?%l:%c)%\?%.%#'
+
+  return SyntasticMake({
+        \ 'makeprg': self.makeprgBuild({}),
+        \ 'errorformat': errorformat })
+endfunction
+
+call g:SyntasticRegistry.CreateAndRegisterChecker({
+      \ 'filetype': 'jsonnet',
+      \ 'name': 'jsonnet'})
+
+" Register for syntastic tab completion:
+if exists('g:syntastic_extra_filetypes')
+  call add(g:syntastic_extra_filetypes, 'jsonnet')
+else
+  let g:syntastic_extra_filetypes = ['jsonnet']
+endif
+
+let &cpo = s:save_cpo
+unlet s:save_cpo