fix(lua): vim.diff is nil in uv.new_work() thread #34909

Problem:
The "gitsigns" plugin runs `vim.diff` in a thread (`uv.new_work`), but
`vim.diff` is nil in that context:

    Lua callback:
    …/gitsigns.nvim/lua/gitsigns/diff_int.lua:30: bad argument #1 to 'decode' (string expected, got nil)
    stack traceback:
      [C]: in function 'decode'
      …/gitsigns.nvim/lua/gitsigns/diff_int.lua:30: in function <…/gitsigns.nvim/lua/gitsigns/diff_int.lua:29>
    Luv thread:
    …/gitsigns.nvim/lua/gitsigns/diff_int.lua:63: attempt to call field 'diff' (a nil value)

Solution:
Revert the `stdlib.c` change (set `vim.diff` instead of `vim._diff`).
This commit is contained in:
Justin M. Keyes
2025-07-12 23:54:22 -04:00
committed by GitHub
parent 5c4f9b05fa
commit 89b946aa87
5 changed files with 14 additions and 7 deletions

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@ -763,7 +763,8 @@ void nlua_state_add_stdlib(lua_State *const lstate, bool is_thread)
// vim.text.diff
lua_pushcfunction(lstate, &nlua_xdl_diff);
lua_setfield(lstate, -2, "_diff");
// TODO(justinmk): set vim.text.diff here, or rename this to "_diff". goddamnit.
lua_setfield(lstate, -2, "diff");
// vim.json
lua_cjson_new(lstate);