feat: customize symbols for the diagnostics component (#112)

README.md

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ All of these options can also be specifically set to all supported components, f
 ##### Available global options
 Option   | Default | Behaviour  | Supported components
 :------: | :------: | :----------: | :-----:
-icons_enabled      | true     |  Displays icons on components You should have powerline supported fonts to see icons properly. | branch, fileformat, filetype, location
+icons_enabled      | true     |  Displays icons on components You should have nerd-fonts supported fonts to see icons properly. | branch, fileformat, filetype, location, diagnostics
 padding | 1 | Adds padding to the left and right of components | all
 left_padding | 1 | Adds padding to the left of components | all
 right_padding | 1 | Adds padding to the right of components | all
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ sections | `{'error', 'warn', 'info'}` | displays diagnostics of defined severit
 color_error | `DiffDelete` foreground color | changes diagnostic's error section foreground color | color in `#rrggbb` format
 color_warn | `DiffText` foreground color | changes diagnostic's warn section foreground color | color in `#rrggbb` format
 color_info | `Normal` foreground color | changes diagnostic's info section foreground color | color in `#rrggbb` format
+symbols | `{error = ' ', warn = ' ', info = ' '}` or `{error = 'E:', warn = 'W:', info = 'I:'}` | changes diagnostic's info section foreground color | table containing one or more symbols for levels |
 
 * `filename` component options
 

doc/lualine.txt

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ Default options act as default for all components
 icons_enabled (Default: true)
 
   Displays icons on components
-  You should have powerline supported fonts to see
+  You should have nerd-fonts supported fonts to see
   icons properly.
   Suported by branch, fileformat, filetype, location
 
@@ -296,6 +296,21 @@ List of options are given below.
       changes diagnostic's info section foreground color
       color in #rrggbb format
 
+    • symbols
+      (icons_enabled: true  -> {error = ' ', warn = ' ', info = ' '})
+      (icons_enabled: false -> {error = 'E:', warn = 'W:', info = 'I:'})
+      changes diagnostic's symbol characters. You can set one or more symbols
+      for each level.
+      >
+	  {
+	    'diagnostics',
+	    symbols = {
+	      -- set the error symbol and use defaults for warn and info.
+	      error = '!!',
+	    },
+	  }
+<
+
   • filename~
     • file_status  (true)
       Whether to display filemodified status in filename

lua/lualine/components/diagnostics.lua

@@ -43,20 +43,16 @@ local function get_diagnostics(sources)
 end
 
 local function diagnostics(options)
-  local symbols
-  if options.icons_enabled then
-    symbols = {
+  local default_symbols = options.icons_enabled and {
     error = ' ', -- xf659
     warn  = ' ', -- xf529
     info  = ' ', -- xf7fc
-    }
-  else
-    symbols = {
+  } or {
     error = 'E:',
     warn  = 'W:',
     info  = 'I:'
   }
-  end
+  options.symbols = vim.tbl_extend('force', default_symbols, options.symbols or {})
   if options.sources == nil then
     print('no sources for diagnostics configured')
     return ''
@@ -109,13 +105,13 @@ local function diagnostics(options)
       end
       for _, section in ipairs(options.sections) do
         if data[section] ~= nil and data[section] > 0 then
-          table.insert(result, colors[section]..symbols[section]..data[section])
+          table.insert(result, colors[section]..options.symbols[section]..data[section])
         end
       end
     else
       for _, section in ipairs(options.sections) do
         if data[section] ~= nil and data[section] > 0 then
-          table.insert(result,symbols[section]..data[section])
+          table.insert(result,options.symbols[section]..data[section])
         end
       end
     end