Problem:
Since e057b38e70#20757 we support empty key in JSON encode/decode,
but we don't allow it in RPC object => Vim dict conversion. But empty
string is a valid key in Vim dicts and the msgpack spec.
Empty string key was disallowed in 7c01d5ff92 (2014) but that
commit/PR doesn't explicitly discuss it, so presumably it was a "seems
reasonable" decision (or Vimscript didn't allow empty keys until later).
Solution:
Remove the check in `object_to_vim()`. Note that
`tv_dict_item_alloc_len` will invoke `memcpy(…, 0)` but that's allowed
by the C spec: https://stackoverflow.com/a/3751937/152142
Problem:
Empty string is a valid JSON key, but json_decode() treats an object
with empty key as ":help msgpack-special-dict". #20757
:echo json_decode('{"": "1"}')
{'_TYPE': [], '_VAL': [['', '1']]}
Note: vim returns `{'': '1'}`.
Solution:
Allow empty string as an object key.
Note that we still (currently) disallow empty keys in object_to_vim() (since 7c01d5ff92):
f64e4b43e1/src/nvim/api/private/converter.c (L333-L334)Fix#20757
Co-authored-by: Justin M. Keyes <justinkz@gmail.com>
Does not include listener_*() functions.
js_*() functions are N/A.
json_encode() and json_decode() didn't include tests; add some anyway
(to json_functions_spec.lua).
test_lua.vim isn't included yet, so add tests to luaeval_spec.lua.
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- `redir_exec` is obsolete, but it keeps getting used in new tests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`.
Problem:
Subdirectories like "visual", "insert", "normal" encourage people to
separate *related* tests for no good reason. Typically the _mode_ is
not the relevant topic of a test (and when it is, _then_ create
an appropriate describe() or it()).
Solution:
- Delete the various `test/functional/<mode>/` subdirectories, move
their tests to more meaningful topics.
- Rename `…/normal/` to `…/editor/`.
- Move or merge `…/visual/*` and `…/insert/*` tests into here where
appropriate.
- Rename `…/eval/` to `…/vimscript/`.
- Move `…/viml/*` into here also.
* test(reorg): insert/* => editor/mode_insert_spec.lua
* test(reorg): cmdline/* => editor/mode_cmdline_spec.lua
* test(reorg): eval core tests => eval_spec.lua
