.ycm_extra_conf.py

# this file is based on the YCMs example/global ycm_extra_conf.py file,
# tailored to the needs of the project. This is the described way
# to do a custom configuratoin.

import os
import platform
import os.path as p

SOURCE_EXTENSIONS = [ '.cpp', '.cxx', '.cc', '.c', '.m', '.mm' ]

database = None

flags = [
  '-x', 'c++',
  '-Wall',
  '-Wextra',
  '-Werror'
  '-pedantic',
  '-std=c++17',
  '-I.',
  '-Isrc',
  '-Iinclude',
  '-isystem', '/usr/include',
  '-isystem', '/usr/local/include',
]

# Clang automatically sets the '-std=' flag to 'c++14' for MSVC 2015 or later,
# which is required for compiling the standard library, and to 'c++11' for older
# versions.
if platform.system() != 'Windows':
  flags.append( '-std=c++17' )


compilation_database_folder = p.dirname(p.abspath(__file__)) + '/build'


def IsHeaderFile( filename ):
  extension = p.splitext( filename )[ 1 ]
  return extension in [ '.h', '.hxx', '.hpp', '.hh' ]


def FindCorrespondingSourceFile( filename ):
  if IsHeaderFile( filename ):
    basename = p.splitext( filename )[ 0 ]
    for extension in SOURCE_EXTENSIONS:
      replacement_file = basename + extension
      if p.exists( replacement_file ):
        return replacement_file
  return filename


def Settings( **kwargs ):
  # Do NOT import ycm_core at module scope.
  import ycm_core

  global database
  if database is None and p.exists( compilation_database_folder ):
    database = ycm_core.CompilationDatabase( compilation_database_folder )

  language = kwargs[ 'language' ]

  if language == 'cfamily':
    # If the file is a header, try to find the corresponding source file and
    # retrieve its flags from the compilation database if using one. This is
    # necessary since compilation databases don't have entries for header files.
    # In addition, use this source file as the translation unit. This makes it
    # possible to jump from a declaration in the header file to its definition
    # in the corresponding source file.
    filename = FindCorrespondingSourceFile( kwargs[ 'filename' ] )

    if not database:
      return {
        'flags': flags,
        'include_paths_relative_to_dir': DIR_OF_THIS_SCRIPT,
        'override_filename': filename
      }

    compilation_info = database.GetCompilationInfoForFile( filename )
    if not compilation_info.compiler_flags_:
      return {}

    # Bear in mind that compilation_info.compiler_flags_ does NOT return a
    # python list, but a "list-like" StringVec object.
    final_flags = list( compilation_info.compiler_flags_ )

    # NOTE: This is just for YouCompleteMe; it's highly likely that your project
    # does NOT need to remove the stdlib flag. DO NOT USE THIS IN YOUR
    # ycm_extra_conf IF YOU'RE NOT 100% SURE YOU NEED IT.
    try:
      final_flags.remove( '-stdlib=libc++' )
    except ValueError:
      pass

    return {
      'flags': final_flags,
      'include_paths_relative_to_dir': compilation_info.compiler_working_dir_,
      'override_filename': filename
    }

  return {}