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*dev_arch.txt* Nvim
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NVIM REFERENCE MANUAL
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How to develop Nvim, explanation of modules and subsystems *dev-arch*
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The top of each major module has (or should have) an overview in a comment at
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the top of its file. The purpose of this document is to give:
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1. an overview of how it all fits together
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2. how-to guides for common tasks such as:
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- deprecating public functions
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- adding a new public (API) function
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- adding a new public (UI) event
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3. TODO: move src/nvim/README.md into this doc.
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Type |gO| to see the table of contents.
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==============================================================================
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Data structures
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Use `kvec.h` for most lists. When you absolutely need a linked list, use
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`lib/queue_defs.h` which defines an "intrusive" linked list.
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==============================================================================
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UI events
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The source files most directly involved with UI events are:
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1. `src/nvim/ui.*`: calls handler functions of registered UI structs (independent from msgpack-rpc)
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2. `src/nvim/api/ui.*`: forwards messages over msgpack-rpc to remote UIs.
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UI events are defined in `src/nvim/api/ui_events.in.h` , this file is not
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compiled directly, rather it parsed by
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`src/nvim/generators/gen_api_ui_events.lua` which autogenerates wrapper
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functions used by the source files above. It also generates metadata
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accessible as `api_info().ui_events`.
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See commit d3a8e9217f39c59dd7762bd22a76b8bd03ca85ff for an example of adding
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a new UI event.
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UI events are deferred to UIs, which implies a deepcopy of the UI event data.
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Remember to bump NVIM_API_LEVEL if it wasn't already during this development
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cycle.
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Other references:
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* |msgpack-rpc|
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* |ui|
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* https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/3246
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* https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/18375
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* https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/21605
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==============================================================================
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vim:tw=78:ts=8:sw=4:et:ft=help:norl:
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