feat(filetype): remove side effects from vim.filetype.match (#18894)

Many filetypes from filetype.vim set buffer-local variables, meaning
vim.filetype.match cannot be used without side effects. Instead of
setting these buffer-local variables in the filetype detection functions
themselves, have vim.filetype.match return an optional function value
that, when called, sets these variables. This allows vim.filetype.match
to work without side effects.

runtime/doc/lua.txt

@@ -2011,7 +2011,10 @@ add({filetypes})                                          *vim.filetype.add()*
                 takes the full path and buffer number of the file as arguments
                 (along with captures from the matched pattern, if any) and
                 should return a string that will be used as the buffer's
-                filetype.
+                filetype. Optionally, the function can return a second
+                function value which, when called, modifies the state of the
+                buffer. This can be used to, for example, set
+                filetype-specific buffer variables.
 
                 Filename patterns can specify an optional priority to resolve
                 cases when a file path matches multiple patterns. Higher
@@ -2030,7 +2033,10 @@ add({filetypes})                                          *vim.filetype.add()*
                       foo = "fooscript",
                       bar = function(path, bufnr)
                         if some_condition() then
-                          return "barscript"
+                          return "barscript", function(bufnr)
+                            -- Set a buffer variable
+                            vim.b[bufnr].barscript_version = 2
+                          end
                         end
                         return "bar"
                       end,
@@ -2059,7 +2065,7 @@ add({filetypes})                                          *vim.filetype.add()*
                                  (see example).
 
 match({name}, {bufnr})                                  *vim.filetype.match()*
-                Set the filetype for the given buffer from a file name.
+                Find the filetype for the given filename and buffer.
 
                 Parameters: ~
                     {name}   (string) File name (can be an absolute or
@@ -2067,6 +2073,13 @@ match({name}, {bufnr})                                  *vim.filetype.match()*
                     {bufnr}  (number|nil) The buffer to set the filetype for.
                              Defaults to the current buffer.
 
+                Return: ~
+                    (string|nil) If a match was found, the matched filetype.
+                    (function|nil) A function that modifies buffer state when
+                    called (for example, to set some filetype specific buffer
+                    variables). The function accepts a buffer number as its
+                    only argument.
+
 
 ==============================================================================
 Lua module: keymap                                                *lua-keymap*

runtime/filetype.lua

@@ -11,8 +11,14 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('filetypedetect', { clear = false })
 
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'BufRead', 'BufNewFile' }, {
   group = 'filetypedetect',
-  callback = function()
+  callback = function(args)
-    vim.filetype.match(vim.fn.expand('<afile>'))
+    local ft, on_detect = vim.filetype.match(args.file, args.buf)
+    if ft then
+      vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(args.buf, 'filetype', ft)
+      if on_detect then
+        on_detect(args.buf)
+      end
+    end
   end,
 })
 

runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ end
 ---@private
 local function getline(bufnr, start_lnum, end_lnum)
   end_lnum = end_lnum or start_lnum
-  local lines = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, start_lnum - 1, end_lnum, false)
+  local lines = api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, start_lnum - 1, end_lnum, false)
   return table.concat(lines) or ''
 end
 
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ end
 function M.getlines(bufnr, start_lnum, end_lnum)
   if not end_lnum then
     -- Return a single line as a string
-    return vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, start_lnum - 1, start_lnum, false)[1]
+    return api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, start_lnum - 1, start_lnum, false)[1]
   end
-  return vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, start_lnum - 1, end_lnum, false)
+  return api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, start_lnum - 1, end_lnum, false)
 end
 
 ---@private
@@ -1513,12 +1513,14 @@ local filename = {
   ['/.pinforc'] = 'pinfo',
   ['.povrayrc'] = 'povini',
   ['printcap'] = function(path, bufnr)
-    vim.b[bufnr].ptcap_type = 'print'
+    return 'ptcap', function(b)
-    return 'ptcap'
+      vim.b[b].ptcap_type = 'print'
+    end
   end,
   ['termcap'] = function(path, bufnr)
-    vim.b[bufnr].ptcap_type = 'term'
+    return 'ptcap', function(b)
-    return 'ptcap'
+      vim.b[b].ptcap_type = 'term'
+    end
   end,
   ['.procmailrc'] = 'procmail',
   ['.procmail'] = 'procmail',
@@ -1604,12 +1606,14 @@ local filename = {
   ['xdm-config'] = 'xdefaults',
   ['.Xdefaults'] = 'xdefaults',
   ['xorg.conf'] = function(path, bufnr)
-    vim.b[bufnr].xf86conf_xfree86_version = 4
+    return 'xf86conf', function(b)
-    return 'xf86conf'
+      vim.b[b].xf86conf_xfree86_version = 4
+    end
   end,
   ['xorg.conf-4'] = function(path, bufnr)
-    vim.b[bufnr].xf86conf_xfree86_version = 4
+    return 'xf86conf', function(b)
-    return 'xf86conf'
+      vim.b[b].xf86conf_xfree86_version = 4
+    end
   end,
   ['/etc/xinetd.conf'] = 'xinetd',
   fglrxrc = 'xml',
@@ -1662,7 +1666,7 @@ local filename = {
   bashrc = function(path, bufnr)
     return require('vim.filetype.detect').sh(path, bufnr, 'bash')
   end,
-  crontab = starsetf('crontab'),
+  crontab = 'crontab',
   ['csh.cshrc'] = function(path, bufnr)
     return require('vim.filetype.detect').csh(path, bufnr)
   end,
@@ -1682,7 +1686,7 @@ local filename = {
     return require('vim.filetype.detect').shell(path, bufnr, 'tcsh')
   end,
   ['XF86Config'] = function(path, bufnr)
-    return require('vim.filetype.detect').xf86conf(bufnr)
+    return require('vim.filetype.detect').xfree86(bufnr)
   end,
   -- END FILENAME
 }
@@ -1830,8 +1834,9 @@ local pattern = {
   ['.*/etc/protocols'] = 'protocols',
   ['.*printcap.*'] = starsetf(function(path, bufnr)
     if vim.fn.did_filetype() == 0 then
-      vim.b[bufnr].ptcap_type = 'print'
+      return 'ptcap', function(b)
-      return 'ptcap'
+        vim.b[b].ptcap_type = 'print'
+      end
     end
   end),
   ['.*baseq[2-3]/.*%.cfg'] = 'quake',
@@ -1881,8 +1886,9 @@ local pattern = {
   ['.*/%.config/systemd/user/%.#.*'] = 'systemd',
   ['.*termcap.*'] = starsetf(function(path, bufnr)
     if vim.fn.did_filetype() == 0 then
-      vim.b[bufnr].ptcap_type = 'term'
+      return 'ptcap', function(b)
-      return 'ptcap'
+        vim.b[b].ptcap_type = 'term'
+      end
     end
   end),
   ['.*%.t%.html'] = 'tilde',
@@ -1966,12 +1972,14 @@ local pattern = {
   ['.*%.vhdl_[0-9].*'] = starsetf('vhdl'),
   ['.*/%.fvwm/.*'] = starsetf('fvwm'),
   ['.*fvwmrc.*'] = starsetf(function(path, bufnr)
-    vim.b[bufnr].fvwm_version = 1
+    return 'fvwm', function(b)
-    return 'fvwm'
+      vim.b[b].fvwm_version = 1
+    end
   end),
   ['.*fvwm95.*%.hook'] = starsetf(function(path, bufnr)
-    vim.b[bufnr].fvwm_version = 1
+    return 'fvwm', function(b)
-    return 'fvwm'
+      vim.b[b].fvwm_version = 1
+    end
   end),
   ['.*/%.gitconfig%.d/.*'] = starsetf('gitconfig'),
   ['.*/Xresources/.*'] = starsetf('xdefaults'),
@@ -2117,17 +2125,18 @@ local pattern = {
   ['.*/queries/.*%.scm'] = 'query', -- tree-sitter queries
   ['.*,v'] = 'rcs',
   ['.*/xorg%.conf%.d/.*%.conf'] = function(path, bufnr)
-    vim.b[bufnr].xf86conf_xfree86_version = 4
+    return 'xf86config', function(b)
-    return 'xf86config'
+      vim.b[b].xf86conf_xfree86_version = 4
+    end
   end,
   -- Increase priority to run before the pattern below
-  ['XF86Config%-4'] = starsetf(function(path, bufnr)
+  ['XF86Config%-4.*'] = starsetf(function(path, bufnr)
-    vim.b[bufnr].xf86conf_xfree86_version = 4
+    return 'xf86conf', function(b)
-    return 'xf86config'
+      vim.b[b].xf86conf_xfree86_version = 4
+    end
   end, { priority = -math.huge + 1 }),
   ['XF86Config.*'] = starsetf(function(path, bufnr)
-    vim.b[bufnr].xf86conf_xfree86_version = 4
+    return require('vim.filetype.detect').xfree86(bufnr)
-    return require('vim.filetype.detect').xf86conf(bufnr)
   end),
   ['[cC]hange[lL]og.*'] = starsetf(function(path, bufnr)
     local line = getline(bufnr, 1):lower()
@@ -2141,8 +2150,9 @@ local pattern = {
     if vim.fn.fnamemodify(path, ':e') == 'm4' then
       return 'fvwm2m4'
     else
-      vim.b[bufnr].fvwm_version = 2
+      return 'fvwm', function(b)
-      return 'fvwm'
+        vim.b[b].fvwm_version = 2
+      end
     end
   end),
   ['.*%.[Ll][Oo][Gg]'] = function(path, bufnr)
@@ -2220,7 +2230,9 @@ end
 --- filetype directly) or a function. If a function, it takes the full path and
 --- buffer number of the file as arguments (along with captures from the matched
 --- pattern, if any) and should return a string that will be used as the
---- buffer's filetype.
+--- buffer's filetype. Optionally, the function can return a second function
+--- value which, when called, modifies the state of the buffer. This can be used
+--- to, for example, set filetype-specific buffer variables.
 ---
 --- Filename patterns can specify an optional priority to resolve cases when a
 --- file path matches multiple patterns. Higher priorities are matched first.
@@ -2238,7 +2250,10 @@ end
 ---      foo = "fooscript",
 ---      bar = function(path, bufnr)
 ---        if some_condition() then
----          return "barscript"
+---          return "barscript", function(bufnr)
+---            -- Set a buffer variable
+---            vim.b[bufnr].barscript_version = 2
+---          end
 ---        end
 ---        return "bar"
 ---      end,
@@ -2283,13 +2298,13 @@ end
 
 ---@private
 local function dispatch(ft, path, bufnr, ...)
+  local on_detect
   if type(ft) == 'function' then
-    ft = ft(path, bufnr, ...)
+    ft, on_detect = ft(path, bufnr, ...)
   end
 
   if type(ft) == 'string' then
-    api.nvim_buf_set_option(bufnr, 'filetype', ft)
+    return ft, on_detect
-    return true
   end
 
   -- Any non-falsey value (that is, anything other than 'nil' or 'false') will
@@ -2314,11 +2329,20 @@ local function match_pattern(name, path, tail, pat)
   return matches
 end
 
---- Set the filetype for the given buffer from a file name.
+--- Find the filetype for the given filename and buffer.
 ---
 ---@param name string File name (can be an absolute or relative path)
 ---@param bufnr number|nil The buffer to set the filetype for. Defaults to the current buffer.
+---@return string|nil If a match was found, the matched filetype.
+---@return function|nil A function that modifies buffer state when called (for example, to set some
+---                     filetype specific buffer variables). The function accepts a buffer number as
+---                     its only argument.
 function M.match(name, bufnr)
+  vim.validate({
+    name = { name, 's' },
+    bufnr = { bufnr, 'n', true },
+  })
+
   -- When fired from the main filetypedetect autocommand the {bufnr} argument is omitted, so we use
   -- the current buffer. The {bufnr} argument is provided to allow extensibility in case callers
   -- wish to perform filetype detection on buffers other than the current one.
@@ -2326,16 +2350,20 @@ function M.match(name, bufnr)
 
   name = normalize_path(name)
 
+  local ft, on_detect
+
   -- First check for the simple case where the full path exists as a key
   local path = vim.fn.resolve(vim.fn.fnamemodify(name, ':p'))
-  if dispatch(filename[path], path, bufnr) then
+  ft, on_detect = dispatch(filename[path], path, bufnr)
-    return
+  if ft then
+    return ft, on_detect
   end
 
   -- Next check against just the file name
   local tail = vim.fn.fnamemodify(name, ':t')
-  if dispatch(filename[tail], path, bufnr) then
+  ft, on_detect = dispatch(filename[tail], path, bufnr)
-    return
+  if ft then
+    return ft, on_detect
   end
 
   -- Next, check the file path against available patterns with non-negative priority
@@ -2348,19 +2376,21 @@ function M.match(name, bufnr)
       break
     end
 
-    local ft = v[k][1]
+    local filetype = v[k][1]
     local matches = match_pattern(name, path, tail, k)
     if matches then
-      if dispatch(ft, path, bufnr, matches) then
+      ft, on_detect = dispatch(filetype, path, bufnr, matches)
-        return
+      if ft then
+        return ft, on_detect
       end
     end
   end
 
   -- Next, check file extension
   local ext = vim.fn.fnamemodify(name, ':e')
-  if dispatch(extension[ext], path, bufnr) then
+  ft, on_detect = dispatch(extension[ext], path, bufnr)
-    return
+  if ft then
+    return ft, on_detect
   end
 
   -- Finally, check patterns with negative priority
@@ -2368,11 +2398,12 @@ function M.match(name, bufnr)
     local v = pattern_sorted[i]
     local k = next(v)
 
-    local ft = v[k][1]
+    local filetype = v[k][1]
     local matches = match_pattern(name, path, tail, k)
     if matches then
-      if dispatch(ft, path, bufnr, matches) then
+      ft, on_detect = dispatch(filetype, path, bufnr, matches)
-        return
+      if ft then
+        return ft, on_detect
       end
     end
   end

runtime/lua/vim/filetype/detect.lua

@@ -27,24 +27,22 @@ local matchregex = vim.filetype.matchregex
 -- This function checks for the kind of assembly that is wanted by the user, or
 -- can be detected from the first five lines of the file.
 function M.asm(bufnr)
-  -- Make sure b:asmsyntax exists
+  local syntax = vim.b[bufnr].asmsyntax
-  if not vim.b[bufnr].asmsyntax then
+  if not syntax or syntax == '' then
-    vim.b[bufnr].asmsyntax = ''
+    syntax = M.asm_syntax(bufnr)
-  end
-
-  if vim.b[bufnr].asmsyntax == '' then
-    M.asm_syntax(bufnr)
   end
 
   -- If b:asmsyntax still isn't set, default to asmsyntax or GNU
-  if vim.b[bufnr].asmsyntax == '' then
+  if not syntax or syntax == '' then
     if vim.g.asmsyntax and vim.g.asmsyntax ~= 0 then
-      vim.b[bufnr].asmsyntax = vim.g.asmsyntax
+      syntax = vim.g.asmsyntax
     else
-      vim.b[bufnr].asmsyntax = 'asm'
+      syntax = 'asm'
     end
   end
-  return vim.fn.fnameescape(vim.b[bufnr].asmsyntax)
+  return syntax, function(b)
+    vim.b[b].asmsyntax = syntax
+  end
 end
 
 -- Checks the first 5 lines for a asmsyntax=foo override.
@@ -53,9 +51,9 @@ function M.asm_syntax(bufnr)
   local lines = table.concat(getlines(bufnr, 1, 5), ' '):lower()
   local match = lines:match('%sasmsyntax=([a-zA-Z0-9]+)%s')
   if match then
-    vim.b['asmsyntax'] = match
+    return match
   elseif findany(lines, { '%.title', '%.ident', '%.macro', '%.subtitle', '%.library' }) then
-    vim.b['asmsyntax'] = 'vmasm'
+    return 'vmasm'
   end
 end
 
@@ -376,12 +374,13 @@ function M.inc(bufnr)
   elseif findany(lines, { '^%s{', '^%s%(%*' }) or matchregex(lines, pascal_keywords) then
     return 'pascal'
   else
-    M.asm_syntax(bufnr)
+    local syntax = M.asm_syntax(bufnr)
-    if vim.b[bufnr].asm_syntax then
+    if not syntax or syntax == '' then
-      return vim.fn.fnameescape(vim.b[bufnr].asm_syntax)
-    else
       return 'pov'
     end
+    return syntax, function(b)
+      vim.b[b].asmsyntax = syntax
+    end
   end
 end
 
@@ -778,6 +777,8 @@ function M.sh(path, bufnr, name)
     return
   end
 
+  local on_detect
+
   if matchregex(name, [[\<csh\>]]) then
     -- Some .sh scripts contain #!/bin/csh.
     return M.shell(path, bufnr, 'csh')
@@ -788,19 +789,25 @@ function M.sh(path, bufnr, name)
   elseif matchregex(name, [[\<zsh\>]]) then
     return M.shell(path, bufnr, 'zsh')
   elseif matchregex(name, [[\<ksh\>]]) then
-    vim.b[bufnr].is_kornshell = 1
+    on_detect = function(b)
-    vim.b[bufnr].is_bash = nil
+      vim.b[b].is_kornshell = 1
-    vim.b[bufnr].is_sh = nil
+      vim.b[b].is_bash = nil
-  elseif vim.g.bash_is_sh or matchregex(name, [[\<bash\>]]) or matchregex(name, [[\<bash2\>]]) then
+      vim.b[b].is_sh = nil
-    vim.b[bufnr].is_bash = 1
-    vim.b[bufnr].is_kornshell = nil
-    vim.b[bufnr].is_sh = nil
-  elseif matchregex(name, [[\<sh\>]]) then
-    vim.b[bufnr].is_sh = 1
-    vim.b[bufnr].is_kornshell = nil
-    vim.b[bufnr].is_bash = nil
     end
-  return M.shell(path, bufnr, 'sh')
+  elseif vim.g.bash_is_sh or matchregex(name, [[\<bash\>]]) or matchregex(name, [[\<bash2\>]]) then
+    on_detect = function(b)
+      vim.b[b].is_bash = 1
+      vim.b[b].is_kornshell = nil
+      vim.b[b].is_sh = nil
+    end
+  elseif matchregex(name, [[\<sh\>]]) then
+    on_detect = function(b)
+      vim.b[b].is_sh = 1
+      vim.b[b].is_kornshell = nil
+      vim.b[b].is_bash = nil
+    end
+  end
+  return M.shell(path, bufnr, 'sh'), on_detect
 end
 
 -- For shell-like file types, check for an "exec" command hidden in a comment, as used for Tcl.
@@ -918,9 +925,11 @@ function M.xml(bufnr)
     line = line:lower()
     local is_docbook5 = line:find([[ xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"]])
     if is_docbook4 or is_docbook5 then
-      vim.b[bufnr].docbk_type = 'xml'
+      return 'docbk',
-      vim.b[bufnr].docbk_ver = is_docbook4 and 4 or 5
+        function(b)
-      return 'docbk'
+          vim.b[b].docbk_type = 'xml'
+          vim.b[b].docbk_ver = is_docbook4 and 4 or 5
+        end
     end
     if line:find([[xmlns:xbl="http://www.mozilla.org/xbl"]]) then
       return 'xbl'
@@ -954,9 +963,10 @@ function M.sgml(bufnr)
   if lines:find('linuxdoc') then
     return 'smgllnx'
   elseif lines:find('<!DOCTYPE.*DocBook') then
-    vim.b[bufnr].docbk_type = 'sgml'
+    return 'docbk', function(b)
-    vim.b[bufnr].docbk_ver = 4
+      vim.b[b].docbk_type = 'sgml'
-    return 'docbk'
+      vim.b[b].docbk_ver = 4
+    end
   else
     return 'sgml'
   end
@@ -1049,11 +1059,14 @@ end
 -- XFree86 config
 function M.xfree86(bufnr)
   local line = getlines(bufnr, 1)
+  local on_detect
   if matchregex(line, [[\<XConfigurator\>]]) then
-    vim.b[bufnr].xf86conf_xfree86_version = 3
+    on_detect = function(b)
-    return 'xf86conf'
+      vim.b[b].xf86conf_xfree86_version = 3
     end
   end
+  return 'xf86conf', on_detect
+end
 
 -- luacheck: pop
 -- luacheck: pop

test/functional/lua/filetype_spec.lua

@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ describe('vim.filetype', function()
           rs = 'radicalscript',
         },
       })
-      vim.filetype.match('main.rs')
+      return vim.filetype.match('main.rs')
-      return vim.bo.filetype
     ]])
   end)
 
@@ -38,8 +37,7 @@ describe('vim.filetype', function()
           ['main.rs'] = 'somethingelse',
         },
       })
-      vim.filetype.match('main.rs')
+      return vim.filetype.match('main.rs')
-      return vim.bo.filetype
     ]])
   end)
 
@@ -50,8 +48,7 @@ describe('vim.filetype', function()
           ['s_O_m_e_F_i_l_e'] = 'nim',
         },
       })
-      vim.filetype.match('s_O_m_e_F_i_l_e')
+      return vim.filetype.match('s_O_m_e_F_i_l_e')
-      return vim.bo.filetype
     ]])
 
     eq('dosini', exec_lua([[
@@ -62,8 +59,7 @@ describe('vim.filetype', function()
           [root .. '/.config/fun/config'] = 'dosini',
         },
       })
-      vim.filetype.match(root .. '/.config/fun/config')
+      return vim.filetype.match(root .. '/.config/fun/config')
-      return vim.bo.filetype
     ]], root))
   end)
 
@@ -76,8 +72,7 @@ describe('vim.filetype', function()
           ['~/blog/.*%.txt'] = 'markdown',
         }
       })
-      vim.filetype.match('~/blog/why_neovim_is_awesome.txt')
+      return vim.filetype.match('~/blog/why_neovim_is_awesome.txt')
-      return vim.bo.filetype
     ]], root))
   end)
 
@@ -92,8 +87,7 @@ describe('vim.filetype', function()
           end,
         }
       })
-      vim.filetype.match('relevant_to_me')
+      return vim.filetype.match('relevant_to_me')
-      return vim.bo.filetype
     ]])
   end)
 end)