In the api_info() output:
:new|put =map(filter(api_info().functions, '!has_key(v:val,''deprecated_since'')'), 'v:val')
...
{'return_type': 'ArrayOf(Integer, 2)', 'name': 'nvim_win_get_position', 'method': v:true, 'parameters': [['Window', 'window']], 'since': 1}
The `ArrayOf(Integer, 2)` return type didn't break clients when we added
it, which is evidence that clients don't use the `return_type` field,
thus renaming Dictionary => Dict in api_info() is not (in practice)
a breaking change.
Currently having two separate memory strategies for API return values is
a bit unnecessary, and mostly a consequence of converting the hot spot
cases which needed it first. But there is really no downside to using
arena everywhere (which implies also directly using strings which are
allocated earlier or even statically, without copy).
There only restriction is we need to know the size of arrays in advance,
but this info can often be passed on from some earlier stage if it is
missing.
This collects some "small" cases. The more complex stuff will get a PR
each.
A bit big, but practically it was a lot simpler to change over all
fillchars and all listchars at once, to not need to maintain two
parallel implementations.
This is mostly an internal refactor, but it also removes an arbitrary
limitation: that 'fillchars' and 'listchars' values can only be
single-codepoint characters. Now any character which fits into a single
screen cell can be used.
Problem: Many places in the code use `findoption()` to access an option using its name, even if the option index is available. This is very slow because it requires looping through the options array over and over.
Solution: Use option index instead of name wherever possible. Also introduce an `OptIndex` enum which contains the index for every option as enum constants, this eliminates the need to pass static option names as strings.
Problem:
Not all Lua code is checked by stylua. Automating code-style is an
important mechanism for reducing time spent on accidental
(non-essential) complexity.
Solution:
- Enable lintlua for `test/unit/` directory.
- TODO: only `test/functional/` remains unchecked.
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