Problem: Right aligned virtual text can cover up buffer text if virtual
text is too long
Solution: An additional option for `virt_text_pos` called
`eol_right_align` has been added to truncate virtual text if it would
have otherwise covered up buffer text. This ensures the virtual text
extends no further left than EOL.
Problem: Combined highlighting was not applied to nvim_eval_statusline(),
and 'statuscolumn' sign segment/numhl highlights.
Solution: Add an additional `groups` element to the return value of
`nvim_eval_statusline()->highlights`. This is an array of stacked
highlight groups (highest priority last). Also resolve combined
highlights for the 'statuscolumn' sign segment/numhl highlights.
Expose/synchronize some drawline.c logic that is now mimicked in
three different places.
This has been possible in the "backend" for a while but
API was missing.
Followup: we will need a `details2=true` mode for `nvim_get_hl_id_by_name`
to return information in a way forward compatible with even further
enhancements.
This was kept for a while as it was a useful short hand and initially
matched what highlights what actually properly implemented. But now
|vim.hl.range()| is a better high-level shorthand with full support for
native multi-line ranges.
Problem: Anchoring a floating window to the tabline and laststatus is
cumbersome; requiring autocommands and looping over all
windows/tabpages.
Solution: Add new "tabline" and "laststatus" options to the `relative`
field of nvim_open_win() to place a window relative to.
Problem:
The `nvim_notify` API (note: unrelated to `vim.notify()` Lua API) was
not given any real motivation in https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/13843
There are, and were, idiomatic and ergonomic alternatives already.
Solution:
Deprecate `nvim_notify`.
Problem:
Deprecated API `nvim_get_option()` doesn't validate the option name,
which leads to an assertion failure.
Solution:
Validate option name in `nvim_get_option()`.
Ref: #31894
Problem: We want to deprecate `nvim_err_write(ln)()` but there is no
obvious replacement (from Lua). Meanwhile we already have
`nvim_echo()` with an `opts` argument.
Solution: Add `err` argument to `nvim_echo()` that directly maps to
`:echoerr`.
Problem: incorrect return type doc causes luals `Annotations specify that at most 0 return value(s) are required, found 1 returned here instead.` diagnosis
Solution: correct return type doc
Problem:
If completeopt does not include "popup" flag, nvim__complete_set still
auto-creates a floating preview window.
Solution:
Fail if completeopt does not include the "popup" flag.
Problem: Currently, we use `switch_option_context` to temporarily switch the current option context before setting an option for a different buffer / window. This is not ideal because we already support getting and setting option values for non-current contexts in the underlying implementation.
Solution: Set option value for non-current context by passing the context directly to the lower level functions. Also introduce a new `OptCtx` struct to store option context information, this will scale much better if we add more option scopes and other context information in the future.
Problem:
`nvim__redraw()` doesn't clamp the lines in the `range` parameter before truncating to int. The resulting range may be empty when the original range contained buffer lines and vice versa.
E.g. for a buffer with 4 lines, these are the redrawn lines:
```lua
{ 2, 2 ^ 31 } -> none (should be { 2, 3 })
{ 2, 2 ^ 32 } -> none (should be { 2, 3 })
{ 2 ^ 32 - 1, 2 } -> { 0, 1 } (should be none)
```
Solution:
Clamp `range` values before truncating to int.
Problem: Unable to tell what highlight the prompt part of a
cmdline_show event should have, and whether cmdline_hide was
emitted after aborting.
Solution: Add additional arguments hl_id to cmdline_show, and abort to
cmdline_hide.
Problem:
`termopen` has long been a superficial wrapper around `jobstart`, and
has no real purpose. Also, `vim.system` and `nvim_open_term` presumably
will replace all features of `jobstart` and `termopen`, so centralizing
the logic will help with that.
Solution:
- Introduce `eval/deprecated.c`, where all deprecated eval funcs will live.
- Introduce "term" flag of `jobstart`.
- Deprecate `termopen`.
Problem: Two separate try/end wrappers, that only marginally differ by
restoring a few variables. Wrappers that don't restore
previous state are dangerous to use in "api-fast" functions.
Solution: Remove wrappers that don't restore the previous state.
Always use TRY_WRAP.
Problem:
- API functions using `try_start` directly, do not surface the
underlying error message, and instead show generic messages.
- Error-handling code is duplicated in the API impl.
- Failure modes are not tested.
Solution:
- Use `TRY_WRAP`.
- Add tests.
Problem:
- API functions using `try_start` directly instead of `TRY_WRAP`, do not
surface the underlying error message, and instead show generic things
like "Failed to set buffer".
- Error handling code is duplicated in the API impl, instead of
delegating to the vim buffer/window handling logic.
Solution:
- Use `TRY_WRAP`.
## Problem
With 'winfixbuf' enabled, `nvim_win_set_buf` and `nvim_set_current_buf` fail
even if targeting the already-current buffer.
vim.wo.winfixbuf = true
vim.api.nvim_win_set_buf(0, 0)
vim.api.nvim_set_current_buf(0)
Solution:
Check for this condition.
Problem: In an autocommand Lua callback whether `args.file` is expanded
depends on whether `expand('<afile>')` has been called.
Solution: Always use the unexpanded file name for `args.file`.
Related to #31306 and vim/vim#16106. This doesn't provide `sfname`, but
at least makes `args.file` have a consistent value.
Problem:
- nvim_subscribe, nvim_unsubscribe were deprecated in
aec4938a21 but this wasn't set in the
API metadata.
- The function annotations
```
FUNC_API_SINCE(1) FUNC_API_REMOTE_ONLY FUNC_API_DEPRECATED_SINCE(13)
```
cause this test to fail:
```
RUN T3 api metadata functions are compatible with old metadata or have new level: 3.00 ms ERR
test/functional/api/version_spec.lua:135: function vim_subscribe was removed but exists in level 0 which nvim should be compatible with
stack traceback:
test/functional/api/version_spec.lua:135: in function <test/functional/api/version_spec.lua:128>
```
Solution:
- Set the API metadata.
- Rearrange the annotations so that FUNC_API_DEPRECATED_SINCE is 2nd:
```
FUNC_API_SINCE(1) FUNC_API_DEPRECATED_SINCE(13) FUNC_API_REMOTE_ONLY
```
Problem: The name `scope` is often used to refer to option flags because
`OPT_LOCAL` and `OPT_GLOBAL` are often used to determine the option
scope. This leads to the name `req_scope` being used for actual option
scopes instead.
Solution: Since the end-goal is to remove `OPT_LOCAL` and `OPT_GLOBAL`
entirely and replace them with `OptScope`, rename `OptScope` variables
to `scope` and the old scope flag variables to `opt_flags`.
Problem: Option metadata like list of valid values for an option and
option flags are not listed in the `options.lua` file and are instead
manually defined in C, which means option metadata is split between
several places.
Solution: Put metadata such as list of valid values for an option and
option flags in `options.lua`, and autogenerate the corresponding C
variables and enums.
Supersedes #28659
Co-authored-by: glepnir <glephunter@gmail.com>
Problem:
`validate_option_value_args()` returns `OK` even if option name is
invalid or if option doesn't have the supported scope, which leads to
Neovim still trying to erroneously get/set the option in those cases,
which can lead to an assertion failure when `option_has_scope()` is
invoked. This issue miraculously doesn't exist in release builds since
the assertion is skipped and `(get/set)_option_value_for` returns if
there is an error set, but that is not the intended location for that
error to be caught.
Solution:
Make `validate_option_value_args()` return `FAIL` if there is an error
set, which causes the API option functions to return early instead of
trying to get/set an invalid option.
Problem: Not possible to only set a "redraw later" type with
nvim__redraw, which seems to be desired for the
treesitter highlighter.
Solution: Do not update the screen when "flush" is explicitly set to
false and only redraw later types are present. In that case,
do not call ui_flush() either.
Problem: nvim__redraw's "range" marks a buffer range for redraw, and subsequently
flushes the UI without updating the windows containing that buffer.
Solution: Implicitly update the screen, unless specified otherwise.
Only update the screen with the last call of the treesitter
on_changedtree() callback.
Problem: Documentation for "hl_group" in nvim_buf_set_extmark() is
unclear. "hl_group" in nvim_echo() does not accept
highlight group id.
Solution: Move documentation for highlight group name/id to first
mention of hl_group. Update nvim_echo() to accept highlight
group id.
Problem: Floating windows with focusable set to false can reasonably be
expected to be UI elements but are listed in some outputs that
should contain only regular windows.
Solution: Hide unfocusable floating windows from the default tabline and
:tabs.
Problem:
The way option scopes currently work is inflexible and does not allow for nested
option scopes or easily finding the value of an option at any arbitrary scope
without having to do long handwritten switch-case statements like in
`get_varp()`. `.indir` is also confusing and redundant since option indices for
each scope can be autogenerated.
Solution:
Expand option scopes in such a way that an option can support any amount of
scopes using a set of scope flags, similarly to how it's already done for option
types. Also make options contain information about its index at each scope it
supports. This allows for massively simplifying `get_varp()` and
`get_varp_scope()` in the future by just using a struct for options at each
scope. This would be done by creating a table that stores the offset of an
option's variable at a scope by using the option's index at that scope as a key.
This PR also autogenerates enums for option indices at each scope to remove the
need for `.indir` entirely, and also to allow easily iterating over options all
options that support any scope.
Ref: #29314
Problem: Lua callbacks for "msg_show" events with vim.ui_attach() are
executed when it is not safe.
Solution: Disallow non-fast API calls for "msg_show" event callbacks.
Automatically detach callback after excessive errors.
Make sure fast APIs do not modify Nvim state.
