feat(tui): run TUI as external process

src/nvim/generators/gen_api_dispatch.lua

@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ for i = 6, #arg do
     if public and not fn.noexport then
       functions[#functions + 1] = tmp[j]
       function_names[fn.name] = true
+      if #fn.parameters >= 2 and fn.parameters[2][1] == 'Array' and fn.parameters[2][2] == 'uidata' then
+        -- function recieves the "args" as a parameter
+        fn.receives_array_args = true
+        -- remove the args parameter
+        table.remove(fn.parameters, 2)
+      end
       if #fn.parameters ~= 0 and fn.parameters[1][2] == 'channel_id' then
         -- this function should receive the channel id
         fn.receives_channel_id = true
@@ -159,7 +165,7 @@ local exported_attributes = {'name', 'return_type', 'method',
                              'since', 'deprecated_since'}
 local exported_functions = {}
 for _,f in ipairs(functions) do
-  if not (startswith(f.name, "nvim__") or f.name == "nvim_error_event") then
+  if not (startswith(f.name, "nvim__") or f.name == "nvim_error_event" or f.name == "redraw") then
     local f_exported = {}
     for _,attr in ipairs(exported_attributes) do
       f_exported[attr] = f[attr]
@@ -264,11 +270,13 @@ for i = 1, #functions do
       output:write('\n  '..rt..' '..converted..';')
     end
     output:write('\n')
-    output:write('\n  if (args.size != '..#fn.parameters..') {')
-    output:write('\n    api_set_error(error, kErrorTypeException, \
-      "Wrong number of arguments: expecting '..#fn.parameters..' but got %zu", args.size);')
-    output:write('\n    goto cleanup;')
-    output:write('\n  }\n')
+    if not fn.receives_array_args then
+      output:write('\n  if (args.size != '..#fn.parameters..') {')
+      output:write('\n    api_set_error(error, kErrorTypeException, \
+        "Wrong number of arguments: expecting '..#fn.parameters..' but got %zu", args.size);')
+      output:write('\n    goto cleanup;')
+      output:write('\n  }\n')
+    end
 
     -- Validation/conversion for each argument
     for j = 1, #fn.parameters do
@@ -350,12 +358,28 @@ for i = 1, #functions do
     if fn.receives_channel_id then
       -- if the function receives the channel id, pass it as first argument
       if #args > 0 or fn.can_fail then
-        output:write('channel_id, '..call_args)
+        output:write('channel_id, ')
+        if fn.receives_array_args then
+          -- if the function recieves the array args, pass it the second argument
+          output:write('args, ')
+        end
+        output:write(call_args)  
       else
         output:write('channel_id')
+        if fn.receives_array_args then
+          output:write(', args')
+        end
       end
     else
-      output:write(call_args)
+      if fn.receives_array_args then
+        if #args > 0 or fn.call_fail then
+          output:write('args, '..call_args)
+        else
+          output:write('args')
+        end
+      else
+        output:write(call_args)
+      end
     end
 
     if fn.arena_return then