Revert the change to do_cmdline_cmd() from #5226.
This function is used in many places, so making it different from Vim
leads to small differences from Vim in the behavior of some functions
like execute() and assert_fails(). If DOCMD_VERBOSE really needs to be
removed somewhere, a do_cmdline() call without DOCMD_VERBOSE is also
shorter than a do_cmdline() call with DOCMD_VERBOSE.
existing behavior of
:=
and
:[range]=
are unchanged. `|` is still allowed with this usage.
However,
:=p
and similar are changed in a way which could be construed as a breaking
change. Allowing |ex-flags| for := in the first place was a mistake as
any form of := DOES NOT MOVE THE CURSOR. So it would print one line number
and then print a completely different line contents after that.
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.
Problem
- `redir_exec` is obsolete, but it keeps getting used in new tests
because people copy existing tests.
- Disadvantages of `redir_exec`:
- Captures extra junk before the actual error/message that we _want_ to test.
- Does not fail on error, unlike e.g. `command()`.
Solution
- Use new functions like `nvim_exec` and `pcall_err`.
- The previous commit lost information in the tests. Instead, add some
more "normalization" substitutions in pcall_err(), so that the general
shape of the stacktrace is included in the asserted text.
- Eliminate contains(), it is redundant with matches()
Fixes:
1. Allocate space for the NUL byte.
2. Do not exclude last line from range.
3. Remove code for sandbox: it is handled earlier.
4. Fix index in new_line_transformed when converting NULs to NLs.
5. Always allocate new_line_transformed, but save allocated value.
