fix(prompt): ensure prompt-mark col gets reseted properly #37669

problem: currently when empty string is set as prompt the prompt-mark
column doesn't update.

solution: ensure the column is reset to 0 when starting prompt buffer and
before creating a new prompt after prompt-callback.

src/nvim/eval.c

@@ -6668,6 +6668,7 @@ void prompt_invoke_callback(void)
   curwin->w_cursor.lnum = lnum + 1;
   curwin->w_cursor.col = 0;
   curbuf->b_prompt_start.mark.lnum = lnum + 1;
+  curbuf->b_prompt_start.mark.col = 0;
 
   if (curbuf->b_prompt_callback.type == kCallbackNone) {
     xfree(user_input);

src/nvim/optionstr.c

@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ const char *did_set_buftype(optset_T *args)
     // Set default value for 'comments'
     set_option_direct(kOptComments, STATIC_CSTR_AS_OPTVAL(""), OPT_LOCAL, SID_NONE);
     // set the prompt start position to lastline.
-    pos_T next_prompt = { .lnum = buf->b_ml.ml_line_count, .col = 1, .coladd = 0 };
+    pos_T next_prompt = { .lnum = buf->b_ml.ml_line_count, .col = 0, .coladd = 0 };
     RESET_FMARK(&buf->b_prompt_start, next_prompt, 0, ((fmarkv_T)INIT_FMARKV));
   }
   if (win->w_status_height || global_stl_height()) {

test/functional/legacy/prompt_buffer_spec.lua

@@ -762,4 +762,35 @@ describe('prompt buffer', function()
       {5:-- INSERT --}             |
     ]])
   end)
+
+  it('works correctly with empty string as prompt', function()
+    api.nvim_set_option_value('buftype', 'prompt', { buf = 0 })
+    exec_lua(function()
+      local buf = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+      vim.fn.prompt_setprompt(buf, '')
+    end)
+
+    source('startinsert')
+
+    -- mark correctly set
+    eq({ 1, 0 }, api.nvim_buf_get_mark(0, ':'))
+
+    feed('asdf')
+    screen:expect([[
+      asdf^                     |
+      {1:~                        }|*8
+      {5:-- INSERT --}             |
+    ]])
+
+    -- can clear all of it
+    feed('<backspace><backspace><backspace><backspace>')
+    screen:expect([[
+      ^                         |
+      {1:~                        }|*8
+      {5:-- INSERT --}             |
+    ]])
+    feed('<cr>')
+
+    eq({ 2, 0 }, api.nvim_buf_get_mark(0, ':'))
+  end)
 end)