feat(api): add nvim_open_tabpage

Problem: no API function for opening a new tab page and returning its handle, or
to open without entering.

Solution: add nvim_open_tabpage.
This commit is contained in:
Will Hopkins
2025-09-19 10:31:34 -07:00
committed by Sean Dewar
parent 46f538c210
commit e80d19142b
9 changed files with 522 additions and 0 deletions

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@@ -173,4 +173,306 @@ describe('api/tabpage', function()
ok(not api.nvim_tabpage_is_valid(tab))
end)
end)
describe('open_tabpage', function()
it('works', function()
local tabs = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(1, #tabs)
local curtab = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
local tab = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = false,
})
local newtabs = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(2, #newtabs)
eq(tab, newtabs[2])
eq(curtab, api.nvim_get_current_tabpage())
local tab2 = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = true,
})
local newtabs2 = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(3, #newtabs2)
eq({
tabs[1],
tab2, -- new tabs open after the current tab
tab,
}, newtabs2)
eq(tab2, newtabs2[2])
eq(tab, newtabs2[3])
eq(tab2, api.nvim_get_current_tabpage())
end)
it('respects the `after` option', function()
local tab1 = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
command('tabnew')
local tab2 = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
command('tabnew')
local tab3 = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
local newtabs = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(3, #newtabs)
eq(newtabs, {
tab1,
tab2,
-- new_tab,
tab3,
})
local new_tab = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = false,
after = api.nvim_tabpage_get_number(tab2),
})
local newtabs2 = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(4, #newtabs2)
eq({
tab1,
new_tab,
tab2,
tab3,
}, newtabs2)
eq(api.nvim_get_current_tabpage(), tab3)
end)
it('respects the `enter` argument', function()
eq(1, #api.nvim_list_tabpages())
local tab1 = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
local new_tab = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = false,
})
local newtabs = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(2, #newtabs)
eq(newtabs, {
tab1,
new_tab,
})
eq(api.nvim_get_current_tabpage(), tab1)
local new_tab2 = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = true,
})
local newtabs2 = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(3, #newtabs2)
eq(newtabs2, {
tab1,
new_tab2,
new_tab,
})
eq(api.nvim_get_current_tabpage(), new_tab2)
end)
it('applies `enter` autocmds in the context of the new tabpage', function()
api.nvim_create_autocmd('TabEnter', {
command = 'let g:entered_tab = nvim_get_current_tabpage()',
})
local new_tab = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = true,
})
local entered_tab = assert(tonumber(api.nvim_get_var('entered_tab')))
eq(new_tab, entered_tab)
end)
it('handles edge cases for positioning', function()
-- Start with 3 tabs
local tab1 = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
command('tabnew')
local tab2 = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
command('tabnew')
local tab3 = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
local initial_tabs = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(3, #initial_tabs)
eq({ tab1, tab2, tab3 }, initial_tabs)
-- Test after=1: should become first tab
local first_tab = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = false,
after = 1,
})
local tabs_after_first = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(4, #tabs_after_first)
eq({ first_tab, tab1, tab2, tab3 }, tabs_after_first)
-- Test after=0: should insert after current tab (tab3)
local explicit_after_current = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = false,
after = 0,
})
local tabs_after_current = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(5, #tabs_after_current)
eq({ first_tab, tab1, tab2, tab3, explicit_after_current }, tabs_after_current)
-- Test inserting before a middle tab (before tab2, which is now position 3)
local before_middle = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = false,
after = 3,
})
local tabs_after_middle = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(6, #tabs_after_middle)
eq({ first_tab, tab1, before_middle, tab2, tab3, explicit_after_current }, tabs_after_middle)
eq(api.nvim_get_current_tabpage(), tab3)
-- Test default behavior (after current)
local default_after_current = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = false,
})
local final_tabs = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(7, #final_tabs)
eq({
first_tab,
tab1,
before_middle,
tab2,
tab3,
default_after_current,
explicit_after_current,
}, final_tabs)
end)
it('handles position beyond last tab', function()
-- Create a few tabs first
local tab1 = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
command('tabnew')
local tab2 = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
command('tabnew')
local tab3 = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
eq(3, #api.nvim_list_tabpages())
eq({ tab1, tab2, tab3 }, api.nvim_list_tabpages())
-- Test that requesting position beyond last tab still works
-- (should place it at the end)
local new_tab = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = false,
after = 10, -- Way beyond the last tab
})
local final_tabs = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(4, #final_tabs)
-- Should append at the end
eq({ tab1, tab2, tab3, new_tab }, final_tabs)
end)
it('works with specific buffer', function()
local buf = api.nvim_create_buf(false, false)
api.nvim_buf_set_lines(buf, 0, -1, false, { 'test content' })
local original_tab = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
local original_buf = api.nvim_get_current_buf()
local new_tab = api.nvim_open_tabpage(buf, {
enter = true, -- Enter the tab to make testing easier
})
-- Check that new tab has the specified buffer
eq(new_tab, api.nvim_get_current_tabpage())
eq(buf, api.nvim_get_current_buf())
eq({ 'test content' }, api.nvim_buf_get_lines(buf, 0, -1, false))
-- Switch back and check original tab still has original buffer
api.nvim_set_current_tabpage(original_tab)
eq(original_buf, api.nvim_get_current_buf())
end)
it('validates buffer parameter', function()
-- Test invalid buffer
eq('Invalid buffer id: 999', pcall_err(api.nvim_open_tabpage, 999, {}))
end)
it('works with current buffer (0)', function()
local current_buf = api.nvim_get_current_buf()
local new_tab = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = false,
})
api.nvim_set_current_tabpage(new_tab)
eq(current_buf, api.nvim_get_current_buf())
end)
it('handles complex positioning scenarios', function()
-- Create 5 tabs total
local tabs = { api.nvim_get_current_tabpage() }
for i = 2, 5 do
command('tabnew')
tabs[i] = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
end
eq(5, #api.nvim_list_tabpages())
-- Go to middle tab (tab 3)
api.nvim_set_current_tabpage(tabs[3])
-- Insert after=0 (after current, which is tab 3)
local new_after_current = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = false,
after = 0,
})
local result_tabs = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(6, #result_tabs)
eq({
tabs[1],
tabs[2],
tabs[3],
new_after_current,
tabs[4],
tabs[5],
}, result_tabs)
-- Insert at position 2 (before tab2, which becomes new position 2)
local new_at_pos2 = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = false,
after = 2,
})
local final_result = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(7, #final_result)
eq({
tabs[1],
new_at_pos2,
tabs[2],
tabs[3],
new_after_current,
tabs[4],
tabs[5],
}, final_result)
end)
it('preserves tab order when entering new tabs', function()
local tab1 = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
command('tabnew')
local tab2 = api.nvim_get_current_tabpage()
-- Create new tab with enter=true, should insert after current (tab2)
local tab3 = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = true,
after = 0,
})
local tabs = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(3, #tabs)
eq({ tab1, tab2, tab3 }, tabs)
eq(tab3, api.nvim_get_current_tabpage())
-- Create another with enter=true and specific position
api.nvim_set_current_tabpage(tab1)
local tab4 = api.nvim_open_tabpage(0, {
enter = true,
after = 1, -- Should become first tab
})
local final_tabs = api.nvim_list_tabpages()
eq(4, #final_tabs)
eq({ tab4, tab1, tab2, tab3 }, final_tabs)
eq(tab4, api.nvim_get_current_tabpage())
end)
end)
end)