"VimEnter foo" was accepted as a valid event name for "VimEnter".
Events delimited with commas, eg. "VimEnter,BufRead", were also
accepted, even though only the first event was actually parsed.
(cherry picked from commit 1397016259)
fix(api): nvim_cmd{cmd="win_getid"} parsed as :winsize
Problem:
`:lua vim.cmd.win_getid(30,10)` is interpreted as `:win[size] 30 10`.
User intention was to call `vim.fn.win_getid(30,10)`.
Solution:
Check that the `cmd` actually matches the resolved command.
(cherry picked from commit 629f8d1e46)
Co-authored-by: Justin M. Keyes <justinkz@gmail.com>
fix(api): make nvim_get_hl not return non-existing groups
fixes#23063
(cherry picked from commit d05d63a18f)
Co-authored-by: bfredl <bjorn.linse@gmail.com>
Having the user set `v:lnum` before calling `nvim_eval_statusline()` is
unnecesarily fragile. Redraws inbetween setting `v:lnum` and the
`nvim_eval_statusline()` call will overwrite `v:lnum`.
Problem: Can not get all extmarks in a buffer. Properties are missing
from the details array.
Solution: Allow getting all extmarks in a buffer by supplying a -1
"ns_id". Add missing properties to the details array.
Problem: No way to get the actual highlight attributes for a linked
group through |nvim_get_hl()| (not the attributes from the link target).
Solution: Return the actual attributes as well as the link target name.
fix(api): use local LastSet structure in nvim_get_option_info
* nvim_get_option_info is deprecated.
It is always using the global LastSet information as reported in #15232.
* nvim_get_option_info2 is added.
The new function additionally accepts an 'opts' table {scope, buf, win}
allowing to specify the option scope and query local options from another
buffer or window.
Problem: no way of getting all highlight group definitions in a namespace.
Solution: add `nvim_get_hl()`, deprecate `nvim_get_hl_by_name()` and `nvim_get_hl_by_id()`.
Problem:
The function name `vim.pretty_print`:
1. is verbose, which partially defeats its purpose as sugar
2. does not draw from existing precedent or any sort of convention
(except external projects like penlight or python?), which reduces
discoverability, and degrades signaling about best practices.
Solution:
- Rename to `vim.print`.
- Change the behavior so that
1. strings are printed without quotes
2. each arg is printed on its own line
3. tables are indented with 2 instead of 4 spaces
- Example:
:lua ='a', 'b', 42, {a=3}
a
b
42
{
a = 3
}
Comparison of alternatives:
- `vim.print`:
- pro: consistent with Lua's `print()`
- pro: aligns with potential `nvim_print` API function which will
replace nvim_echo, nvim_notify, etc.
- con: behaves differently than Lua's `print()`, slightly misleading?
- `vim.echo`:
- pro: `:echo` has similar "pretty print" behavior.
- con: inconsistent with Lua idioms.
- `vim.p`:
- pro: very short, fits with `vim.o`, etc.
- con: not as discoverable as "echo"
- con: less opportunity for `local p = vim.p` because of potential shadowing.
When combining attributes use the one that takes priority.
For :highlight command use the last one specified.
For API use a hard-coded order same as the order in docs.
Problem:
The Lua-API bridge allows Dict params to be empty Lua (list) tables at
the function-signature level. But not for _nested_ Dicts, because they
are not modeled:
fae7540732/src/nvim/api/keysets.lua (L184)
Some API functions like nvim_cmd check for kObjectTypeDictionary and
don't handle the case of empty Lua tables (treated as "Array").
Solution:
Introduce VALIDATE_T_DICT and use it in places where
kObjectTypeDictionary was being checked directly.
fixes#21005
Problem:
Validation messages are not consistently formatted.
- Parameter names sometimes are NOT quoted.
- Descriptive names (non-parameters) sometimes ARE quoted.
Solution:
Always quote the `name` value passed to a VALIDATE macro _unless_ the
value has whitespace.
Problem:
- API validation involves too much boilerplate.
- API validation errors are not consistently worded.
Solution:
Introduce some macros. Currently these are clumsy, but they at least
help with consistency and avoid some nesting.
The original motivation for this change came from developping
https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/22159, which will require adding
more autocommand creation to Neovim's startup sequence.
This change requires lightly editing a test that expected no autocommand
to have been created from lua.
