SaltStack State to install vim and update the syntax files

init.sls

#!pyobjects

# This init.sls state file should be put into /srv/salt/vim
# And /srv/salt/vim/syntax should contain the VimL scriptfiles you list in syntax_updates below

### TUNABLES ###

# Separate entries with a comma
# Make sure every entry exists in the syntax/ directory
syntax_updates = [ 'sh.vim' ]

# The SaltStack State Location, APPEND A SLASH please
salt_stub = 'salt://vim/'


### DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE ###

import os
import re

ETC_dir = '/etc/vim/'
VIM_dir = '/usr/share/vim/'


re_vimsub = re.compile('vim[0-9]+')


def Fmanage(fname, fdir=ETC_dir, sourcename=None, sourcedir=salt_stub, **kwargs):
    sname = sourcename or fname
    return File.managed(os.path.join(fdir, fname), source=sourcedir + sname,
                        template='jinja', show_diff=False,
                        user='root', group='root', mode=644,
                        **kwargs)


with Pkg.installed('vim'):

    # Install and activate Pathogen via vimrc.local
    with Fmanage('pathogen.vim'):
        Fmanage('vimrc.local')
        File.directory(os.path.join(ETC_dir, 'bundle'), user='root', group='root', mode=644)

    # Perform update on syntax files
    # First we need to find the vim## directory location
    m = None
    for dirname in os.listdir(VIM_dir):
        m = re_vimsub.match(dirname)
        if m is not None: break

    if m:
        vim_sub = m.group()
        vim_syntax_path = os.path.join(VIM_dir, vim_sub, 'syntax')

        for scriptname in syntax_updates:
            Fmanage(scriptname, fdir=vim_syntax_path, sourcedir=salt_stub + 'syntax/')