feat(snippet): set snippet keymaps permanent instead of dynamic (#31887)

Problem:

Given that `vim.snippet.expand()` sets temporary `<tab>`/`<s-tab>`
keymaps there is no way to build "smart-tab" functionality where `<tab>`
chooses the next completion candidate if the popup menu is visible.

Solution:

Set the keymap permanent in `_defaults`.

The downside of this approach is that users of multiple snippet engine's
need to adapt their keymaps to handle all their engines that are in use.
For example:

    vim.keymap.set({ 'i', 's' }, "<Tab>", function()
      if foreign_snippet.active() then
        return "<Cmd>lua require('foreign_snippet').jump()<CR>"
      elseif vim.snippet.active({ direction = 1 }) then
        return "<Cmd>lua vim.snippet.jump(1)<CR>"
      else
        return key
      end
    end, { expr = true })

Upside is that using `vim.keymap.set` to override keymaps is a well
established pattern and `vim.snippet.expand` calls made by nvim itself
or plugins have working keymaps out of the box.


Co-authored-by: Maria José Solano <majosolano99@gmail.com>
This commit is contained in:
Mathias Fußenegger
2025-03-14 09:51:52 +01:00
committed by GitHub
parent 6401b433f7
commit 123f8d229e
5 changed files with 43 additions and 106 deletions

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@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@ local retry = t.retry
describe('vim.snippet', function()
before_each(function()
clear()
exec_lua(function()
local function set_snippet_jump(direction, key)
vim.keymap.set({ 'i', 's' }, key, function()
if vim.snippet.active({ direction = direction }) then
return string.format('<Cmd>lua vim.snippet.jump(%d)<CR>', direction)
else
return key
end
end, { silent = true, expr = true })
end
set_snippet_jump(1, '<Tab>')
set_snippet_jump(-1, '<S-Tab>')
end)
end)
after_each(clear)
@@ -289,24 +303,4 @@ describe('vim.snippet', function()
]]
)
end)
it('restores snippet navigation keymaps', function()
-- Create a buffer keymap in insert mode that deletes all lines.
local curbuf = api.nvim_get_current_buf()
exec_lua('vim.api.nvim_buf_set_keymap(..., "i", "<Tab>", "<cmd>normal ggdG<cr>", {})', curbuf)
test_expand_success({ 'var $1 = $2' }, { 'var = ' })
-- While the snippet is active, <Tab> should navigate between tabstops.
feed('x')
poke_eventloop()
feed('<Tab>0')
eq({ 'var x = 0' }, buf_lines(0))
exec_lua('vim.snippet.stop()')
-- After exiting the snippet, the buffer keymap should be restored.
feed('<Esc>O<cr><Tab>')
eq({ '' }, buf_lines(0))
end)
end)