vim-patch:7.4.2008

Problem:    evalcmd() has a confusing name.
Solution:   Rename to execute().  Make silent optional.  Support a list of
            commands.

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src/nvim/testdir/test_execute_func.vim

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+" test execute()
+
+func NestedEval()
+  let nested = execute('echo "nested\nlines"')
+  echo 'got: "' . nested . '"'
+endfunc
+
+func NestedRedir()
+  redir => var
+  echo 'broken'
+  redir END
+endfunc
+
+func Test_execute_string()
+  call assert_equal("\nnocompatible", execute('set compatible?'))
+  call assert_equal("\nsomething\nnice", execute('echo "something\nnice"'))
+  call assert_equal("noendofline", execute('echon "noendofline"'))
+  call assert_equal("", execute(123))
+
+  call assert_equal("\ngot: \"\nnested\nlines\"", execute('call NestedEval()'))
+  redir => redired
+  echo 'this'
+  let evaled = execute('echo "that"')
+  echo 'theend'
+  redir END
+" Nvim supports execute('... :redir ...'), so this test is intentionally
+" disabled.
+"  call assert_equal("\nthis\ntheend", redired)
+  call assert_equal("\nthat", evaled)
+
+  call assert_fails('call execute("doesnotexist")', 'E492:')
+  call assert_fails('call execute(3.4)', 'E806:')
+" Nvim supports execute('... :redir ...'), so this test is intentionally
+" disabled.
+"  call assert_fails('call execute("call NestedRedir()")', 'E930:')
+
+  call assert_equal("\nsomething", execute('echo "something"', ''))
+  call assert_equal("\nsomething", execute('echo "something"', 'silent'))
+  call assert_equal("\nsomething", execute('echo "something"', 'silent!'))
+  call assert_equal("", execute('burp', 'silent!'))
+  call assert_fails('call execute("echo \"x\"", 3.4)', 'E806:')
+
+  call assert_equal("", execute(""))
+endfunc
+
+func Test_execute_list()
+  call assert_equal("\nsomething\nnice", execute(['echo "something"', 'echo "nice"']))
+  let l = ['for n in range(0, 3)',
+	\  'echo n',
+	\  'endfor']
+  call assert_equal("\n0\n1\n2\n3", execute(l))
+
+  call assert_equal("", execute([]))
+  call assert_equal("", execute(v:_null_list))
+endfunc