*diagnostic.txt* Diagnostics NVIM REFERENCE MANUAL Diagnostic framework *vim.diagnostic* Nvim provides a framework for displaying errors or warnings from external tools, otherwise known as "diagnostics". These diagnostics can come from a variety of sources, such as linters or LSP servers. The diagnostic framework is an extension to existing error handling functionality such as the |quickfix| list. Type |gO| to see the table of contents. ============================================================================== QUICKSTART *diagnostic-quickstart* Anything that reports diagnostics is referred to below as a "diagnostic producer". Diagnostic producers need only follow a few simple steps to report diagnostics: 1. Create a namespace |nvim_create_namespace()|. Note that the namespace must have a name. Anonymous namespaces WILL NOT WORK. 2. (Optional) Configure options for the diagnostic namespace |vim.diagnostic.config()|. 3. Generate diagnostics. 4. Set the diagnostics for the buffer |vim.diagnostic.set()|. 5. Repeat from step 3. Generally speaking, the API is split between functions meant to be used by diagnostic producers and those meant for diagnostic consumers (i.e. end users who want to read and view the diagnostics for a buffer). The APIs for producers require a {namespace} as their first argument, while those for consumers generally do not require a namespace (though often one may be optionally supplied). A good rule of thumb is that if a method is meant to modify the diagnostics for a buffer (e.g. |vim.diagnostic.set()|) then it requires a namespace. *diagnostic-structure* A diagnostic is a Lua table with the following keys: lnum: The starting line of the diagnostic end_lnum: The final line of the diagnostic col: The starting column of the diagnostic end_col: The final column of the diagnostic severity: The severity of the diagnostic |vim.diagnostic.severity| message: The diagnostic text source: The source of the diagnostic Diagnostics use the same indexing as the rest of the Nvim API (i.e. 0-based rows and columns). |api-indexing| *vim.diagnostic.severity* *diagnostic-severity* The "severity" key in a diagnostic is one of the values defined in `vim.diagnostic.severity`: vim.diagnostic.severity.ERROR vim.diagnostic.severity.WARN vim.diagnostic.severity.INFO vim.diagnostic.severity.HINT Functions that take a severity as an optional parameter (e.g. |vim.diagnostic.get()|) accept one of two forms: 1. A single |vim.diagnostic.severity| value: > vim.diagnostic.get(0, { severity = vim.diagnostic.severity.WARN }) 2. A table with a "min" or "max" key (or both): > vim.diagnostic.get(0, { severity = {min=vim.diagnostic.severity.WARN}) The latter form allows users to specify a range of severities. ============================================================================== HIGHLIGHTS *diagnostic-highlights* All highlights defined for diagnostics begin with `Diagnostic` followed by the type of highlight (e.g., `Sign`, `Underline`, etc.) and the severity (e.g. `Error`, `Warn`, etc.) Sign, underline and virtual text highlights (by default) are linked to their corresponding default highlight. For example, the default highlighting for |hl-DiagnosticSignError| is linked to |hl-DiagnosticError|. To change the default (and therefore the linked highlights), use the |:highlight| command: > highlight DiagnosticError guifg="BrightRed" < *hl-DiagnosticError* DiagnosticError Used as the base highlight group. Other Diagnostic highlights link to this by default (except Underline) *hl-DiagnosticWarn* DiagnosticWarn Used as the base highlight group. Other Diagnostic highlights link to this by default (except Underline) *hl-DiagnosticInfo* DiagnosticInfo Used as the base highlight group. Other Diagnostic highlights link to this by default (except Underline) *hl-DiagnosticHint* DiagnosticHint Used as the base highlight group. Other Diagnostic highlights link to this by default (except Underline) *hl-DiagnosticVirtualTextError* DiagnosticVirtualTextError Used for "Error" diagnostic virtual text. *hl-DiagnosticVirtualTextWarn* DiagnosticVirtualTextWarn Used for "Warn" diagnostic virtual text. *hl-DiagnosticVirtualTextInfo* DiagnosticVirtualTextInfo Used for "Info" diagnostic virtual text. *hl-DiagnosticVirtualTextHint* DiagnosticVirtualTextHint Used for "Hint" diagnostic virtual text. *hl-DiagnosticUnderlineError* DiagnosticUnderlineError Used to underline "Error" diagnostics. *hl-DiagnosticUnderlineWarn* DiagnosticUnderlineWarn Used to underline "Warn" diagnostics. *hl-DiagnosticUnderlineInfo* DiagnosticUnderlineInfo Used to underline "Info" diagnostics. *hl-DiagnosticUnderlineHint* DiagnosticUnderlineHint Used to underline "Hint" diagnostics. *hl-DiagnosticFloatingError* DiagnosticFloatingError Used to color "Error" diagnostic messages in diagnostics float. See |vim.diagnostic.show_line_diagnostics()| *hl-DiagnosticFloatingWarn* DiagnosticFloatingWarn Used to color "Warn" diagnostic messages in diagnostics float. *hl-DiagnosticFloatingInfo* DiagnosticFloatingInfo Used to color "Info" diagnostic messages in diagnostics float. *hl-DiagnosticFloatingHint* DiagnosticFloatingHint Used to color "Hint" diagnostic messages in diagnostics float. *hl-DiagnosticSignError* DiagnosticSignError Used for "Error" signs in sign column. *hl-DiagnosticSignWarn* DiagnosticSignWarn Used for "Warn" signs in sign column. *hl-DiagnosticSignInfo* DiagnosticSignInfo Used for "Info" signs in sign column. *hl-DiagnosticSignHint* DiagnosticSignHint Used for "Hint" signs in sign column. ============================================================================== SIGNS *diagnostic-signs* Signs are defined for each diagnostic severity. The default text for each sign is the first letter of the severity name (for example, "E" for ERROR). Signs can be customized using the following: > sign define DiagnosticSignError text=E texthl=DiagnosticSignError linehl= numhl= sign define DiagnosticSignWarn text=W texthl=DiagnosticSignWarn linehl= numhl= sign define DiagnosticSignInfo text=I texthl=DiagnosticSignInfo linehl= numhl= sign define DiagnosticSignHint text=H texthl=DiagnosticSignHint linehl= numhl= When the "severity_sort" option is set (see |vim.diagnostic.config()|) the priority of each sign depends on the severity of the associated diagnostic. Otherwise, all signs have the same priority (the value of the "priority" option in the "signs" table of |vim.diagnostic.config()| or 10 if unset). ============================================================================== EVENTS *diagnostic-events* *DiagnosticsChanged* DiagnosticsChanged After diagnostics have changed. Example: > autocmd User DiagnosticsChanged lua vim.diagnostic.setqflist({open = false }) < ============================================================================== CUSTOMIZATION *diagnostic-config* If you need more customization over the way diagnostics are displayed than the built-in configuration options provide, you can override the display handler explicitly. For example, use the following to only show a sign for the highest severity diagnostic on a given line: > -- Disable the default signs handler vim.diagnostic.config({signs = false}) -- Create a namespace. This won't be used to add any diagnostics, -- only to display them. local ns = vim.api.nvim_create_namespace("my_namespace") -- Create a reference to the original function local orig_show = vim.diagnostic.show local function set_signs(bufnr) -- Get all diagnostics from the current buffer local diagnostics = vim.diagnostic.get(bufnr) -- Find the "worst" diagnostic per line local max_severity_per_line = {} for _, d in pairs(diagnostics) do local m = max_severity_per_line[d.lnum] if not m or d.severity < m.severity then max_severity_per_line[d.lnum] = d end end -- Show the filtered diagnostics using the custom namespace. Use the -- reference to the original function to avoid a loop. local filtered_diagnostics = vim.tbl_values(max_severity_per_line) orig_show(ns, bufnr, filtered_diagnostics, { virtual_text=false, underline=false, signs=true }) end function vim.diagnostic.show(namespace, bufnr, ...) orig_show(namespace, bufnr, ...) set_signs(bufnr) end < ============================================================================== Lua module: vim.diagnostic *diagnostic-api* config({opts}, {namespace}) *vim.diagnostic.config()* Configure diagnostic options globally or for a specific diagnostic namespace. Configuration can be specified globally, per-namespace, or ephemerally (i.e. only for a single call to |vim.diagnostic.set()| or |vim.diagnostic.show()|). Ephemeral configuration has highest priority, followed by namespace configuration, and finally global configuration. For example, if a user enables virtual text globally with > vim.diagnostic.config({virt_text = true}) < and a diagnostic producer sets diagnostics with > vim.diagnostic.set(ns, 0, diagnostics, {virt_text = false}) < then virtual text will not be enabled for those diagnostics. Note: Each of the configuration options below accepts one of the following: • `false` : Disable this feature • `true` : Enable this feature, use default settings. • `table` : Enable this feature with overrides. Use an empty table to use default values. • `function` : Function with signature (namespace, bufnr) that returns any of the above. Parameters: ~ {opts} table Configuration table with the following keys: • underline: (default true) Use underline for diagnostics. Options: • severity: Only underline diagnostics matching the given severity |diagnostic-severity| • virtual_text: (default true) Use virtual text for diagnostics. Options: • severity: Only show virtual text for diagnostics matching the given severity |diagnostic-severity| • source: (string) Include the diagnostic source in virtual text. One of "always" or "if_many". • format: (function) A function that takes a diagnostic as input and returns a string. The return value is the text used to display the diagnostic. Example:> function(diagnostic) if diagnostic.severity == vim.diagnostic.severity.ERROR then return string.format("E: %s", diagnostic.message) end return diagnostic.message end < • signs: (default true) Use signs for diagnostics. Options: • severity: Only show signs for diagnostics matching the given severity |diagnostic-severity| • priority: (number, default 10) Base priority to use for signs. When {severity_sort} is used, the priority of a sign is adjusted based on its severity. Otherwise, all signs use the same priority. • update_in_insert: (default false) Update diagnostics in Insert mode (if false, diagnostics are updated on InsertLeave) • severity_sort: (default false) Sort diagnostics by severity. This affects the order in which signs and virtual text are displayed. When true, higher severities are displayed before lower severities (e.g. ERROR is displayed before WARN). Options: • reverse: (boolean) Reverse sort order {namespace} number|nil Update the options for the given namespace. When omitted, update the global diagnostic options. disable({bufnr}, {namespace}) *vim.diagnostic.disable()* Disable diagnostics in the given buffer. Parameters: ~ {bufnr} number|nil Buffer number. Defaults to the current buffer. {namespace} number|nil Only disable diagnostics for the given namespace. enable({bufnr}, {namespace}) *vim.diagnostic.enable()* Enable diagnostics in the given buffer. Parameters: ~ {bufnr} number|nil Buffer number. Defaults to the current buffer. {namespace} number|nil Only enable diagnostics for the given namespace. fromqflist({list}) *vim.diagnostic.fromqflist()* Convert a list of quickfix items to a list of diagnostics. Parameters: ~ {list} table A list of quickfix items from |getqflist()| or |getloclist()|. Return: ~ array of diagnostics |diagnostic-structure| get({bufnr}, {opts}) *vim.diagnostic.get()* Get current diagnostics. Parameters: ~ {bufnr} number|nil Buffer number to get diagnostics from. Use 0 for current buffer or nil for all buffers. {opts} table|nil A table with the following keys: • namespace: (number) Limit diagnostics to the given namespace. • lnum: (number) Limit diagnostics to the given line number. • severity: See |diagnostic-severity|. Return: ~ table A list of diagnostic items |diagnostic-structure|. get_namespaces() *vim.diagnostic.get_namespaces()* Get current diagnostic namespaces. Return: ~ table A list of active diagnostic namespaces |vim.diagnostic|. get_next({opts}) *vim.diagnostic.get_next()* Get the next diagnostic closest to the cursor position. Parameters: ~ {opts} table See |vim.diagnostic.goto_next()| Return: ~ table Next diagnostic get_next_pos({opts}) *vim.diagnostic.get_next_pos()* Return the position of the next diagnostic in the current buffer. Parameters: ~ {opts} table See |vim.diagnostic.goto_next()| Return: ~ table Next diagnostic position as a (row, col) tuple. get_prev({opts}) *vim.diagnostic.get_prev()* Get the previous diagnostic closest to the cursor position. Parameters: ~ {opts} table See |vim.diagnostic.goto_next()| Return: ~ table Previous diagnostic get_prev_pos({opts}) *vim.diagnostic.get_prev_pos()* Return the position of the previous diagnostic in the current buffer. Parameters: ~ {opts} table See |vim.diagnostic.goto_next()| Return: ~ table Previous diagnostic position as a (row, col) tuple. goto_next({opts}) *vim.diagnostic.goto_next()* Move to the next diagnostic. Parameters: ~ {opts} table|nil Configuration table with the following keys: • namespace: (number) Only consider diagnostics from the given namespace. • cursor_position: (cursor position) Cursor position as a (row, col) tuple. See |nvim_win_get_cursor()|. Defaults to the current cursor position. • wrap: (boolean, default true) Whether to loop around file or not. Similar to 'wrapscan'. • severity: See |diagnostic-severity|. • enable_popup: (boolean, default true) Call |vim.diagnostic.show_line_diagnostics()| on jump. • popup_opts: (table) Table to pass as {opts} parameter to |vim.diagnostic.show_line_diagnostics()| • win_id: (number, default 0) Window ID goto_prev({opts}) *vim.diagnostic.goto_prev()* Move to the previous diagnostic in the current buffer. Parameters: ~ {opts} table See |vim.diagnostic.goto_next()| hide({namespace}, {bufnr}) *vim.diagnostic.hide()* Hide currently displayed diagnostics. This only clears the decorations displayed in the buffer. Diagnostics can be redisplayed with |vim.diagnostic.show()|. To completely remove diagnostics, use |vim.diagnostic.reset()|. To hide diagnostics and prevent them from re-displaying, use |vim.diagnostic.disable()|. Parameters: ~ {namespace} number The diagnostic namespace {bufnr} number|nil Buffer number. Defaults to the current buffer. *vim.diagnostic.match()* match({str}, {pat}, {groups}, {severity_map}, {defaults}) Parse a diagnostic from a string. For example, consider a line of output from a linter: > WARNING filename:27:3: Variable 'foo' does not exist < This can be parsed into a diagnostic |diagnostic-structure| with: > local s = "WARNING filename:27:3: Variable 'foo' does not exist" local pattern = "^(%w+) %w+:(%d+):(%d+): (.+)$" local groups = {"severity", "lnum", "col", "message"} vim.diagnostic.match(s, pattern, groups, {WARNING = vim.diagnostic.WARN}) < Parameters: ~ {str} string String to parse diagnostics from. {pat} string Lua pattern with capture groups. {groups} table List of fields in a |diagnostic-structure| to associate with captures from {pat}. {severity_map} table A table mapping the severity field from {groups} with an item from |vim.diagnostic.severity|. {defaults} table|nil Table of default values for any fields not listed in {groups}. When omitted, numeric values default to 0 and "severity" defaults to ERROR. Return: ~ diagnostic |diagnostic-structure| or `nil` if {pat} fails to match {str}. reset({namespace}, {bufnr}) *vim.diagnostic.reset()* Remove all diagnostics from the given namespace. Unlike |vim.diagnostic.hide()|, this function removes all saved diagnostics. They cannot be redisplayed using |vim.diagnostic.show()|. To simply remove diagnostic decorations in a way that they can be re-displayed, use |vim.diagnostic.hide()|. Parameters: ~ {namespace} number {bufnr} number|nil Remove diagnostics for the given buffer. When omitted, diagnostics are removed for all buffers. set({namespace}, {bufnr}, {diagnostics}, {opts}) *vim.diagnostic.set()* Set diagnostics for the given namespace and buffer. Parameters: ~ {namespace} number The diagnostic namespace {bufnr} number Buffer number {diagnostics} table A list of diagnostic items |diagnostic-structure| {opts} table|nil Display options to pass to |vim.diagnostic.show()| setloclist({opts}) *vim.diagnostic.setloclist()* Add buffer diagnostics to the location list. Parameters: ~ {opts} table|nil Configuration table with the following keys: • namespace: (number) Only add diagnostics from the given namespace. • winnr: (number, default 0) Window number to set location list for. • open: (boolean, default true) Open the location list after setting. • title: (string) Title of the location list. Defaults to "Diagnostics". • severity: See |diagnostic-severity|. setqflist({opts}) *vim.diagnostic.setqflist()* Add all diagnostics to the quickfix list. Parameters: ~ {opts} table|nil Configuration table with the following keys: • namespace: (number) Only add diagnostics from the given namespace. • open: (boolean, default true) Open quickfix list after setting. • title: (string) Title of quickfix list. Defaults to "Diagnostics". • severity: See |diagnostic-severity|. *vim.diagnostic.show()* show({namespace}, {bufnr}, {diagnostics}, {opts}) Display diagnostics for the given namespace and buffer. Parameters: ~ {namespace} number Diagnostic namespace {bufnr} number|nil Buffer number. Defaults to the current buffer. {diagnostics} table|nil The diagnostics to display. When omitted, use the saved diagnostics for the given namespace and buffer. This can be used to display a list of diagnostics without saving them or to display only a subset of diagnostics. {opts} table|nil Display options. See |vim.diagnostic.config()|. *vim.diagnostic.show_line_diagnostics()* show_line_diagnostics({opts}, {bufnr}, {lnum}) Open a floating window with the diagnostics from the given line. Parameters: ~ {opts} table Configuration table. See |vim.diagnostic.show_position_diagnostics()|. {bufnr} number|nil Buffer number. Defaults to the current buffer. {lnum} number|nil Line number. Defaults to line number of cursor. Return: ~ tuple ({popup_bufnr}, {win_id}) *vim.diagnostic.show_position_diagnostics()* show_position_diagnostics({opts}, {bufnr}, {position}) Open a floating window with the diagnostics at the given position. Parameters: ~ {opts} table|nil Configuration table with the same keys as |vim.lsp.util.open_floating_preview()| in addition to the following: • namespace: (number) Limit diagnostics to the given namespace • severity: See |diagnostic-severity|. • show_header: (boolean, default true) Show "Diagnostics:" header • source: (string) Include the diagnostic source in the message. One of "always" or "if_many". • format: (function) A function that takes a diagnostic as input and returns a string. The return value is the text used to display the diagnostic. {bufnr} number|nil Buffer number. Defaults to the current buffer. {position} table|nil The (0,0)-indexed position. Defaults to the current cursor position. Return: ~ tuple ({popup_bufnr}, {win_id}) toqflist({diagnostics}) *vim.diagnostic.toqflist()* Convert a list of diagnostics to a list of quickfix items that can be passed to |setqflist()| or |setloclist()|. Parameters: ~ {diagnostics} table List of diagnostics |diagnostic-structure|. Return: ~ array of quickfix list items |setqflist-what| vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: