Location-dependent vim settings

Question

I work on multiple software projects that have different style conventions. Is it possible for vim to automatically change its settings (e.g. indentation) depending on the directory a particular file lives in?

Answer 1

No

Vim doesn't have any settings appropriate for what's described.

But there's a plugin for that

However, you may find a plugin that does what you want for example vim-independence:

The plugin is automatic, if the file .vimrc exists in your git project root - it will load it.

(full disclosure: I wrote that script)