Add support for nix linting

ale_linters/nix/nix.vim

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+" Author: Alistair Bill <@alibabzo>
+" Description: nix-instantiate linter for nix files
+
+function! ale_linters#nix#nix#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
+
+    let l:pattern = '^\(.\+\): \(.\+\), at .*:\(\d\+\):\(\d\+\)$'
+    let l:output = []
+
+    for l:line in a:lines
+        let l:match = matchlist(l:line, l:pattern)
+
+        if len(l:match) == 0
+            continue
+        endif
+
+        call add(l:output, {
+        \   'bufnr': a:buffer,
+        \   'lnum': l:match[3] + 0,
+        \   'col': l:match[4] + 0,
+        \   'text': l:match[1] . ': ' . l:match[2],
+        \   'type': l:match[1] =~# '^error' ? 'E' : 'W',
+        \})
+    endfor
+
+    return l:output
+endfunction
+
+call ale#linter#Define('nix', {
+\   'name': 'nix',
+\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
+\   'executable': 'nix-instantiate',
+\   'command': 'nix-instantiate --parse -',
+\   'callback': 'ale_linters#nix#nix#Handle',
+\})