--- title: "Use Vim as a Clojure IDE" categories: [tutorials, blog] image: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/13142418/95338841-f07a1e00-08e5-11eb-9e1b-6dbc5c4ad7de.png description: "A general guide for using SpaceVim as Clojure IDE, including layer configuration, requiems installation and usage." type: article comments: true commentsID: "Use Vim as a Clojure IDE" --- # [Blogs](../blog/) >> Use Vim as a Clojure IDE This is a general guide for using SpaceVim as a Clojure IDE, including layer configuration and usage. Each of the following sections will be covered:  <!-- vim-markdown-toc GFM --> - [Enable language layer](#enable-language-layer) - [code completion](#code-completion) - [alternate file jumping](#alternate-file-jumping) - [code running](#code-running) - [REPL support](#repl-support) - [code format](#code-format) - [Tasks manage](#tasks-manage) <!-- vim-markdown-toc --> ### Enable language layer `lang#clojure` layer provides clojure language specific features for SpaceVim. This layer is not enabled by default. To write clojure language, you need to enable the `lang#clojure` layer. Press `SPC f v d` to open SpaceVim configuration file, and add following configuration: ```toml [[layers]] name = 'lang#clojure' ``` for more info, you can read the [lang#clojure](../layers/lang/clojure/) layer documentation. ### code completion By default the autocomplete layer has been enabled, so after loading `lang#clojure` layer, the code completion for clojure language should work well. ### alternate file jumping To manage the alternate file for a project, you may need to create a `.project_alt.json` file in the root of your project. for example, add following content into the `.project_alt.json` file: ```json { "src/*.clj": {"alternate": "test/{}.clj"}, "test/*.clj": {"alternate": "src/{}.clj"} } ``` with this configuration, you can jump between the source code and test file via command `:A` ### code running The default code running key binding is `SPC l r`. It will run `clojure -M current_file` asynchronously. And the stdout will be shown on a runner buffer.  ### REPL support  `lang#clojure` layer provides key bindings for REPL support of clojure language. You can Start a `clojure` inferior REPL process with `SPC l s i`. After REPL process started, you can send code to `clojure` process via key bindings: | Key Bindings | Descriptions | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------ | | `SPC l s b` | send buffer and keep code buffer focused | | `SPC l s l` | send line and keep code buffer focused | | `SPC l s s` | send selection text and keep code buffer focused | ### code format The format layer use neoformat as default tool to format code, it will run `cljfmt` on current file. And the default key binding is `SPC b f`. ```toml [[layers]] name = "format" ``` ### Tasks manage SpaceVim will detect [`lein`](https://leiningen.org/) project tasks automatically. If there is `project.clj` file in the root directory of your project. following tasks will be detected:  To select a task to run, use key binding `SPC p t r`, you can also use `SPC p t l` to list all the tasks in the tasks manager window.