Configure vim-go

vim/ftplugin/go.vim

@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
-
 set noexpandtab   " noexpandtab keeps tabs
 set shiftwidth=4  " unify
 set softtabstop=4 " Pressing backspace works like tabs
 set tabstop=4
 
+" use goimports for formatting
+let g:go_fmt_command = "goimports"
+
+" turn highlighting on
+let g:go_highlight_functions = 1
+let g:go_highlight_methods = 1
+let g:go_highlight_structs = 1
+let g:go_highlight_operators = 1
+let g:go_highlight_build_constraints = 1
+
+let g:syntastic_go_checkers = ['go', 'golint', 'errcheck']
+
+" Open go doc in vertical window, horizontal, or tab
+au Filetype go nnoremap <leader>v :vsp <CR>:exe "GoDef" <CR>
+au Filetype go nnoremap <leader>s :sp <CR>:exe "GoDef"<CR>
+au Filetype go nnoremap <leader>t :tab split <CR>:exe "GoDef"<CR>

vimrc

@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ set completeopt=menu,longest,preview " improve the way autocomplete works
 
 autocmd WinEnter * call s:CloseIfOnlyNerdTreeLeft()
 
-autocmd FileType go autocmd BufWritePre <buffer> Fmt
-
 augroup jade
     au! BufRead,BufNewFile *.jade set syntax=jade
 augroup END