Problem: missing Wayland clipboard support
Solution: make it work (Foxe Chen)
fixes: #5157closes: #17097
Signed-off-by: Foxe Chen <chen.foxe@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: no easy way to deduplicate text
Solution: add the :uniq ex command
(Hirohito Higashi)
closes: #17538
Signed-off-by: Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: tabpanel: there are still some problems with the tabpanel with
column handling
Solution: fix the problems and refactor Tabpanel feature (Hirohito
Higashi).
fixes: #17423fixes: #17332closes: #17336
Signed-off-by: Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: missing info about register completion in complete_info()
(after v9.1.1408)
Solution: update documentation and mention that register is used as
source, add a test (glepnir)
closes: #17389
Signed-off-by: glepnir <glephunter@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: Vim does not have a tabpanel
Solution: include the tabpanel feature
(Naruhiko Nishino, thinca)
closes: #17263
Co-authored-by: thinca <thinca@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Naruhiko Nishino <naru123456789@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
clarify complete_match() documentation to better explain its backward
search behavior, argument handling, and return value format and add an
example of isexpand
closes: #17212
Signed-off-by: glepnir <glephunter@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: Cannot define completion triggers and act upon it
Solution: add the new option 'isexpand' and add the complete_match()
function to return the completion matches according to the
'isexpand' setting (glepnir)
Currently, completion trigger position is determined solely by the
'iskeyword' pattern (\k\+$), which causes issues when users need
different completion behaviors - such as triggering after '/' for
comments or '.' for methods. Modifying 'iskeyword' to include these
characters has undesirable side effects on other Vim functionality that
relies on keyword definitions.
Introduce a new buffer-local option 'isexpand' that allows specifying
different completion triggers and add the complete_match() function that
finds the appropriate start column for completion based on these
triggers, scanning backwards from cursor position.
This separation of concerns allows customized completion behavior
without affecting iskeyword-dependent features. The option's
buffer-local nature enables per-filetype completion triggers.
closes: #16716
Signed-off-by: glepnir <glephunter@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: cannot get information about command line completion
Solution: add CmdlineLeavePre autocommand and cmdcomplete_info() Vim
script function (Girish Palya)
This commit introduces two features to improve introspection and control
over command-line completion in Vim:
- Add CmdlineLeavePre autocmd event:
A new event triggered just before leaving the command line and before
CmdlineLeave. It allows capturing completion-related state that is
otherwise cleared by the time CmdlineLeave fires.
- Add cmdcomplete_info() Vim script function:
Returns a Dictionary with details about the current command-line
completion state.
These are similar in spirit to InsertLeavePre and complete_info(),
but focused on command-line mode.
**Use case:**
In [[PR #16759](https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/16759)], two examples
demonstrate command-line completion: one for live grep, and another for
fuzzy file finding. However, both examples share two key limitations:
1. **Broken history recall (`<Up>`)**
When selecting a completion item via `<Tab>` or `<C-n>`, the original
pattern used for searching (e.g., a regex or fuzzy string) is
overwritten in the command-line history. This makes it impossible to
recall the original query later.
This is especially problematic for interactive grep workflows, where
it’s useful to recall a previous search and simply select a different
match from the menu.
2. **Lack of default selection on `<CR>`**
Often, it’s helpful to allow `<CR>` (Enter) to accept the first match
in the completion list, even when no item is explicitly selected. This
behavior is particularly useful in fuzzy file finding.
----
Below are the updated examples incorporating these improvements:
**Live grep, fuzzy find file, fuzzy find buffer:**
```vim
command! -nargs=+ -complete=customlist,GrepComplete Grep VisitFile()
def GrepComplete(arglead: string, cmdline: string, cursorpos: number):
list<any>
return arglead->len() > 1 ? systemlist($'grep -REIHns "{arglead}"' ..
' --exclude-dir=.git --exclude=".*" --exclude="tags" --exclude="*.swp"') : []
enddef
def VisitFile()
if (selected_match != null_string)
var qfitem = getqflist({lines: [selected_match]}).items[0]
if qfitem->has_key('bufnr') && qfitem.lnum > 0
var pos = qfitem.vcol > 0 ? 'setcharpos' : 'setpos'
exec $':b +call\ {pos}(".",\ [0,\ {qfitem.lnum},\ {qfitem.col},\ 0]) {qfitem.bufnr}'
setbufvar(qfitem.bufnr, '&buflisted', 1)
endif
endif
enddef
nnoremap <leader>g :Grep<space>
nnoremap <leader>G :Grep <c-r>=expand("<cword>")<cr>
command! -nargs=* -complete=customlist,FuzzyFind Find
execute(selected_match != '' ? $'edit {selected_match}' : '')
var allfiles: list<string>
autocmd CmdlineEnter : allfiles = null_list
def FuzzyFind(arglead: string, _: string, _: number): list<string>
if allfiles == null_list
allfiles = systemlist($'find {get(g:, "fzfind_root", ".")} \! \(
-path "*/.git" -prune -o -name "*.swp" \) -type f -follow')
endif
return arglead == '' ? allfiles : allfiles->matchfuzzy(arglead)
enddef
nnoremap <leader><space> :<c-r>=execute('let
fzfind_root="."')\|''<cr>Find<space><c-@>
nnoremap <leader>fv :<c-r>=execute('let
fzfind_root="$HOME/.vim"')\|''<cr>Find<space><c-@>
nnoremap <leader>fV :<c-r>=execute('let
fzfind_root="$VIMRUNTIME"')\|''<cr>Find<space><c-@>
command! -nargs=* -complete=customlist,FuzzyBuffer Buffer execute('b '
.. selected_match->matchstr('\d\+'))
def FuzzyBuffer(arglead: string, _: string, _: number): list<string>
var bufs = execute('buffers', 'silent!')->split("\n")
var altbuf = bufs->indexof((_, v) => v =~ '^\s*\d\+\s\+#')
if altbuf != -1
[bufs[0], bufs[altbuf]] = [bufs[altbuf], bufs[0]]
endif
return arglead == '' ? bufs : bufs->matchfuzzy(arglead)
enddef
nnoremap <leader><bs> :Buffer <c-@>
var selected_match = null_string
autocmd CmdlineLeavePre : SelectItem()
def SelectItem()
selected_match = ''
if getcmdline() =~ '^\s*\%(Grep\|Find\|Buffer\)\s'
var info = cmdcomplete_info()
if info != {} && info.pum_visible && !info.matches->empty()
selected_match = info.selected != -1 ? info.matches[info.selected] : info.matches[0]
setcmdline(info.cmdline_orig). # Preserve search pattern in history
endif
endif
enddef
```
**Auto-completion snippet:**
```vim
set wim=noselect:lastused,full wop=pum wcm=<C-@> wmnu
autocmd CmdlineChanged : CmdComplete()
def CmdComplete()
var [cmdline, curpos] = [getcmdline(), getcmdpos()]
if getchar(1, {number: true}) == 0 # Typehead is empty (no more pasted input)
&& !pumvisible() && curpos == cmdline->len() + 1
&& cmdline =~ '\%(\w\|[*/:.-]\)$' && cmdline !~ '^\d\+$' # Reduce noise
feedkeys("\<C-@>", "ti")
SkipCmdlineChanged() # Suppress redundant completion attempts
# Remove <C-@> that get inserted when no items are available
timer_start(0, (_) => getcmdline()->substitute('\%x00', '', 'g')->setcmdline())
endif
enddef
cnoremap <expr> <up> SkipCmdlineChanged("\<up>")
cnoremap <expr> <down> SkipCmdlineChanged("\<down>")
autocmd CmdlineEnter : set bo+=error
autocmd CmdlineLeave : set bo-=error
def SkipCmdlineChanged(key = ''): string
set ei+=CmdlineChanged
timer_start(0, (_) => execute('set ei-=CmdlineChanged'))
return key != '' ? ((pumvisible() ? "\<c-e>" : '') .. key) : ''
enddef
```
These customizable snippets can serve as *lightweight* and *native*
alternatives to picker plugins like **FZF** or **Telescope** for common,
everyday workflows. Also, live grep snippet can replace **cscope**
without the overhead of building its database.
closes: #17115
Signed-off-by: Girish Palya <girishji@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: if_python: no tuple data type support (after v9.1.1232)
Solution: Add support for using Vim tuple in the python interface
(Yegappan Lakshmanan)
closes: #16964
Signed-off-by: Yegappan Lakshmanan <yegappan@yahoo.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: Vim script is missing the tuple data type
Solution: Add support for the tuple data type
(Yegappan Lakshmanan)
closes: #16776
Signed-off-by: Yegappan Lakshmanan <yegappan@yahoo.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: wrong translation for encoding failures because of using
literal "from" and "to" in the resulting error message
(RestorerZ)
Solution: use separate error messages for errors "from" and "to"
encoding errors.
fixes: #16898closes: #16918
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: Strange error with type for matchfuzzy() "camelcase".
Solution: Show the error "Invalid value for argument camelcase" instead
of "Invalid argument: camelcase" (zeertzjq).
Note that using tv_get_string() will lead to confusion, as when the
value cannot be converted to a string tv_get_string() will also give an
error about that, but "camelcase" takes a boolean, not a string. Also
don't use tv_get_string() for the "limit" argument above.
closes: #16926
Signed-off-by: zeertzjq <zeertzjq@outlook.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: When searching for "Cur", CamelCase matches like "lCursor" score
higher than exact prefix matches like Cursor, which is
counter-intuitive (Maxim Kim).
Solution: Add a 'camelcase' option to matchfuzzy() that lets users disable
CamelCase bonuses when needed, making prefix matches rank higher.
(glepnir)
fixes: #16504closes: #16797
Signed-off-by: glepnir <glephunter@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
"umask" is pronounce like "youmask", so having an "an" before it is a
bit strange. In other places in the help, "umask" is not preceded by
either "a" or "an", and sometimes preceded by "the".
Also, "Note" is usually followed either by ":" or "that" in builtin.txt,
so add a ":" after "Note".
closes: 16860
Signed-off-by: zeertzjq <zeertzjq@outlook.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: no way to create raw strings from a blob
Solution: support the "encoding": "none" option
to create raw strings (which may be invalid!)
(Bakudankun)
closes: #16666
Signed-off-by: Bakudankun <bakudankun@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: has('bsd') is true for GNU/Hurd
Solution: exclude GNU/Hurd from BSD feature flag
(Zhaoming Luo)
GNU/Hurd, like Mac OS X, is a BSD-based system. It should exclude
has('bsd') feature just like what Mac OS X does. The __GNU__ pre-defined
macro indicates it's compiled for GNU/Hurd.
closes: #16580
Signed-off-by: Zhaoming Luo <zhmingluo@163.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: Cannot control cursor positioning of getchar().
Solution: Add "cursor" flag to {opts}, with possible values "hide",
"keep" and "msg".
related: #10603closes: #16569
Signed-off-by: zeertzjq <zeertzjq@outlook.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: getchar() can't distinguish between C-I and Tab.
Solution: Add {opts} to pass extra flags to getchar() and getcharstr(),
with "number" and "simplify" keys.
related: #10603closes: #16554
Signed-off-by: zeertzjq <zeertzjq@outlook.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: not possible to use plural forms with gettext()
Solution: implement ngettext() Vim script function (Christ van Willegen)
closes: #16561
Signed-off-by: Christ van Willegen <cvwillegen@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: wrong return type of blob2str()
Solution: update return to list of string
(Yegappan Lakshmanan)
closes: #16461
Signed-off-by: Yegappan Lakshmanan <yegappan@yahoo.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: blob2str/str2blob() do not support list of strings
(after v9.1.1016)
Solution: Add support for using a list of strings (Yegappan Lakshmanan)
closes: #16459
Signed-off-by: Yegappan Lakshmanan <yegappan@yahoo.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: no way to get current selected item in a async context
Solution: add completed flag to show the entries of currently selected
index item (@glepnir)
closes: #16451
Signed-off-by: glepnir <glephunter@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Use str2blob()/blob2str() functions in examples given.
closes: #16449
Signed-off-by: Maxim Kim <habamax@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: Not possible to convert string2blob and blob2string
Solution: add support for the blob2str() and str2blob() functions
closes: #16373
Signed-off-by: Yegappan Lakshmanan <yegappan@yahoo.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: v:stacktrace has wrong type in Vim9 script.
Solution: Change the type to t_list_dict_any. Fix grammar in docs.
(zeertzjq)
closes: #16390
Signed-off-by: zeertzjq <zeertzjq@outlook.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: not able to get the displayed items in complete_info()
(Evgeni Chasnovski)
Solution: return the visible items via the "matches" key for
complete_info() (glepnir)
fixes: #10007closes: #16307
Signed-off-by: glepnir <glephunter@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: no support for base64 en-/decoding functions in Vim Script
(networkhermit)
Solution: Add the base64_encode() and base64_decode() functions
(Yegappan Lakshmanan)
fixes: #16291closes: #16330
Signed-off-by: Yegappan Lakshmanan <yegappan@yahoo.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: getcellpixels() can be further improved
Solution: Fix floating point exception, implement getcellpixels() in the
UI (mikoto2000)
closes: #16059
Signed-off-by: mikoto2000 <mikoto2000@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: getcellpixels() can be further improved
Solution: improve it further, add more tests
(mikoto2000)
closes: #16047
Signed-off-by: mikoto2000 <mikoto2000@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
