Problem: 'wildchar' does not work in search contexts
Solution: implement search completion when 'wildchar' is typed
(Girish Palya).
This change enhances Vim's command-line completion by extending
'wildmode' behavior to search pattern contexts, including:
- '/' and '?' search commands
- ':s', ':g', ':v', and ':vim' commands
Completions preserve the exact regex pattern typed by the user,
appending the completed word directly to the original input. This
ensures that all regex elements — such as '<', '^', grouping brackets
'()', wildcards '\*', '.', and other special characters — remain intact
and in their original positions.
---
**Use Case**
While searching (using `/` or `?`) for lines containing a pattern like
`"foobar"`, you can now type a partial pattern (e.g., `/f`) followed by
a trigger key (`wildchar`) to open a **popup completion menu** showing
all matching words.
This offers two key benefits:
1. **Precision**: Select the exact word you're looking for without
typing it fully.
2. **Memory aid**: When you can’t recall a full function or variable
name, typing a few letters helps you visually identify and complete the
correct symbol.
---
**What’s New**
Completion is now supported in the following contexts:
- `/` and `?` search commands
- `:s`, `:g`, `:v`, and `:vimgrep` ex-commands
---
**Design Notes**
- While `'wildchar'` (usually `<Tab>`) triggers completion, you'll have
to use `<CTRL-V><Tab>` or "\t" to search for a literal tab.
- **Responsiveness**: Search remains responsive because it checks for
user input frequently.
---
**Try It Out**
Basic setup using the default `<Tab>` as the completion trigger:
```vim
set wim=noselect,full wop=pum wmnu
```
Now type:
```
/foo<Tab>
```
This opens a completion popup for matches containing "foo".
For matches beginning with "foo" type `/\<foo<Tab>`.
---
**Optional: Autocompletion**
For automatic popup menu completion as you type in search or `:`
commands, include this in your `.vimrc`:
```vim
vim9script
set wim=noselect:lastused,full wop=pum wcm=<C-@> wmnu
autocmd CmdlineChanged [:/?] CmdComplete()
def CmdComplete()
var [cmdline, curpos, cmdmode] = [getcmdline(), getcmdpos(),
expand('<afile>') == ':']
var trigger_char = '\%(\w\|[*/:.-]\)$'
var not_trigger_char = '^\%(\d\|,\|+\|-\)\+$' # Exclude numeric range
if getchar(1, {number: true}) == 0 # Typehead is empty, no more
pasted input
&& !wildmenumode() && curpos == cmdline->len() + 1
&& (!cmdmode || (cmdline =~ trigger_char && cmdline !~
not_trigger_char))
SkipCmdlineChanged()
feedkeys("\<C-@>", "t")
timer_start(0, (_) => getcmdline()->substitute('\%x00', '',
'ge')->setcmdline()) # Remove <C-@>
endif
enddef
def SkipCmdlineChanged(key = ''): string
set ei+=CmdlineChanged
timer_start(0, (_) => execute('set ei-=CmdlineChanged'))
return key == '' ? '' : ((wildmenumode() ? "\<C-E>" : '') .. key)
enddef
**Optional: Preserve history recall behavior**
cnoremap <expr> <Up> SkipCmdlineChanged("\<Up>")
cnoremap <expr> <Down> SkipCmdlineChanged("\<Down>")
**Optional: Customize popup height**
autocmd CmdlineEnter : set bo+=error | exec $'set ph={max([10,
winheight(0) - 4])}'
autocmd CmdlineEnter [/?] set bo+=error | set ph=8
autocmd CmdlineLeave [:/?] set bo-=error ph&
```
closes: vim/vim#175706b49fba8c8
Co-authored-by: Girish Palya <girishji@gmail.com>
The examples mention the [u] flag, so at least the [u] flag should be
introduced before the examples.
Slightly reword the sentence about trailing/leading white space.
closes: vim/vim#176041c471ac548
Co-authored-by: Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727@gmail.com>
Problem: no easy way to deduplicate text
Solution: add the :uniq ex command
(Hirohito Higashi)
closes: vim/vim#1753874f0a77bb9
Co-authored-by: Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727@gmail.com>
Problem: File paths change from symlink to target path after :cd command
when editing files through symbolic links
Solution: Add "~" flag to 'cpoptions' to control symlink resolution.
When not included (default), symlinks are resolved maintaining
backward compatibility. When included, symlinks are preserved
providing the improved behavior. (glepnir)
related: neovim/neovim#15695closes: vim/vim#176284ade668fb6
Make `vim.iter():take()` and `vim.iter():skip()`
optionally accept predicates to enable takewhile
and skipwhile patterns used in functional
programming.
Problem:
The previous fix in #34314 relies on copying the tree in `tree_root` to
ensure the `TSNode`'s tree cannot be mutated. But that causes the
problem where two calls to `tree_root` return nodes from different
copies of a tree, which do not compare as equal. This has broken at
least one plugin.
Solution:
Make all `TSTree`s on the Lua side always immutable, avoiding the need
to copy the tree in `tree_root`, and make the only mutation point,
`tree_edit`, copy the tree instead.
731e616a79 made it so passing `{env = nil, clear_env = true }` would
pass `{env = {}}` to `vim.uv.spawn`.
However this is not what `clear_env` is (arguably) supposed to do.
If `env=nil` then that implies the uses wants `vim.uv.spawn()` to use
the default environment. Adding `clear_env = true` simply prevents
`NVIM` (the base environment) from being added.
Fixes#34730
Set minlines and maxlines to 100 and 200 respectively. Set these after
the script interface syntax files have been loaded to ensure the values
set in those are overridden.
fixesvim/vim#17580closes: vim/vim#17614a5b744ef93
Co-authored-by: Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
Problem: No way to compute intersection of two version ranges, which is
useful when computing version range that fits inside several reference
ranges.
Solution: Add `vim.version.intersect()`.
Problem: `vim.version.range('<=a.b.c')` is not precise when it comes to
its right hand side. This is due to version ranges using exclusive right
hand side. While `vim.version.range('>a.b.c')` is not precise when it
comes to its left hand side because left hand sides are inclusive.
Solution: For '>=a.b.c' increase `to` from 'a.b.c' to the smallest
reasonable version that is bigger than 'a.b.c'. For '<a.b.c' do the same
for `from`.
More proper solution is an explicit control over inclusivity of version
range sides, but it has more side effects and requires design decisions.
Problem: `tostring()` applied to version range doesn't return
human-readable text with information about the range.
Solution: Add `__tostring()` method.
fix(exrc): lua exrc files know their location
Problem:
'exrc' files are inherently bound to their location / workspace and
therefore require to "know" their location on the filesystem. However,
currently using `debug.getinfo(1, 'S')` returns `"<nvim>"`.
Solution:
Include the filepath as chunkname in `loadstring()` and `nlua_exec()`.
Problems:
- Unlike in Vim, Neovim does not report pack/*/start/* in the resolved value of 'rtp' (see `:help packages-runtimepath`)
- This means that the tutor plugin cannot find the tutors in pack/*/start/*
Solution:
- Use nvim_list_runtime_paths() instead of &rtp
Problem: tests: need a test for the new-style tutor.tutor, patch
9.1.1384 broke the expected positions for the signs
Solution: Update all number keys in tutor.tutor.json to match the
correct line numbers in tutor.tutor, replace tabs by spaces,
add a screen-dump test to verify it does not regress
(Pham Bình An)
closes: vim/vim#17416a541f1de2b
Problem: Messages routed to the pager to be shown in full, enter the
pager automatically, yielding another "press-q-prompt".
Solution: Only enter the pager when requested explicitly. Otherwise,
close the pager on the next typed mapping, unless that mapping
entered the pager.
Problem: vim._extui unconditionally creates windows, buffers and the
Vimscript cmdline highlighter when it is first loaded.
Solution: Schedule first creation of the window so that first redraw
happens sooner (still need to create at least the cmdline
window asap as it can have a different highlight through
hl-MsgArea; thus further delaying until the first event that
needs a particular target seems redundant). Load the cmdline
highlighter on the first cmdline_show event.
Problem: ext_messages cannot tell when the screen was cleared, which is
needed to clear visible messages. An empty message is also
never emitted, but clears messages from the message grid.
Solution: Repurpose the "msg_clear" event to be emitted when the screen
was cleared. Emit an empty message with the `empty` kind to
hint to a UI to clear the cmdline area.
In https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/34092 we changed the
healthcheck to display root markers as a concatenated list if the first
item in root_markers is a string (not a table). However, this does not
solve the general case, because root_markers can contain a string as the
first element, but a table as the 2nd element.
Because root_markers has a more complex structure we should always just
display it using vim.inspect, rather than adding a special case for when
all items are a string.
- Render Lua types in api.txt.
- Added `DictAs(name)` API type which acts the same as `Dict` (no parens)
when generating the dispatchers, but acts the same as `Dict(name)`
when generating docs.
- Added `Tuple(...)` API type which is the treated the as `Array` for
generating the dispatchers, but is used to document richer types.
- Added `Enum(...)` API type to better document enums
- Improve typing of some API functions.
- Improve c_grammar to properly parse API types and replace string pattern
logic in the parsers.
- Removed all the hardcoded type overrides in gen_eval_files.lua
Usually, Vim's document provides example code after explanations.
However some part of the editing.txt doesn't follow the style, therefore
this commit modifies it so that it follows the usual style.
closes: vim/vim#17607fa0b069728
Co-authored-by: mityu <mityu.mail@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727@gmail.com>
