This module is generally used by any tests that need the full Nvim TUI
instead of `screen.lua`. Thus it should live in `functional/` instead of
in `functional/terminal/`.
Specifically, functions that are run in the context of the test runner
are put in module `test/testutil.lua` while the functions that are run
in the context of the test session are put in
`test/functional/testnvim.lua`.
Closes https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/27004.
Problem:
- Unix sockets are created in random /tmp dirs.
- /tmp is messy, unclear when OSes actually clear it.
- The generated paths are very ugly. This adds friction to reasoning
about which paths belong to which Nvim instances.
- No way to provide a human-friendly way to identify Nvim instances in
logs or server addresses.
Solution:
- Store unix sockets in stdpath('state')
- Allow --listen "name" and serverstart("name") to given a name (which
is appended to a generated path).
TODO:
- is stdpath(state) the right place?
Problem:
1. Log messages (especially in CI) are hard to correlate with tests.
2. Since b353a5c05f#11886, dumplog() prints the logs next to test
failures. This is noisy and gets in the way of the test results.
Solution:
1. Associate an incrementing id with each test and include it in log
messages.
- FUTURE: add v:name so Nvim instances can be formally "named"?
2. Mention "child" in log messages if the current Nvim is a child (based
on the presence of $NVIM).
BEFORE:
DBG … 12345 UI: event
DBG … 12345 log_server_msg:722: RPC ->ch 1: …
DBG … 12345 UI: flush
DBG … 12345 inbuf_poll:444: blocking... events_enabled=1 events_pending=0
DBG … 23454 UI: stop
INF … 23454 os_exit:594: Nvim exit: 0
AFTER:
DBG … T57 UI: event
DBG … T57 log_server_msg:722: RPC ->ch 1: …
DBG … T57 UI: flush
DBG … T57 inbuf_poll:444: blocking... events_enabled=1 events_pending=0
DBG … T57/child UI: stop
INF … T57/child os_exit:594: Nvim exit: 0
