rneovim.git/test/functional/api/buffer_updates_spec.lua, branch extregs

test(harness): migrate away from magic globals

2026-07-21T11:22:39+00:00

Problem:
The magic globals `it`, `describe`, etc., are more trouble than they are
worth.

- Hooking into `after_each` requires `getfenv()` hacks.
- They confuse luals/emmylua, because the top-level `.luarc.json` isn't
  merged with `test/.luarc.json` (apparently a luals limitation?)
- They totally defeat discoverability because the user just has to
  "know" about the various magic symbols.

So they harm DX, which means they serve no purpose at all.

Solution:
- Expose the test API from `testutil`, so tests can call `t.it()`,
  `t.describe()`, etc., in the conventional way.
- Drop `getfenv()` hacks.
- Drop the `setfenv()` injection in `load_chunk`.
- Drop `test/_meta.lua`.

fix(terminal): don't refresh for sync flush when exiting (#38363)

2026-03-19T02:53:52+00:00

Fixes the following error log:

    ERR 2026-03-18T20:17:36.920 T281.9357.0 buf_updates_send_changes:258: Disabling buffer updates for dead channel 1

fix(api): use standard error messages

2026-03-16T13:52:04+00:00

fix(terminal): spurious buffer update with empty buf (#37920)

2026-02-17T12:30:34+00:00

Problem:  Opening a terminal on an empty buffer produces a spurious
          buffer update event.
Solution: Don't call deleted_lines_buf() if no lines have been deleted.

test: remove a few more redundant clear() calls (#35903)

2025-09-24T06:25:54+00:00

fix(quickfix): use correct lnume when appending (#34611)

2025-06-23T23:48:55+00:00

Problem: ml_get error when updating quickfix buffer with nvim_buf_attach
Solution: use correct lnume parameter in changed_lines for append mode

Fix #34610

feat(jobs): jobstart(…,{term=true}), deprecate termopen() #31343

2024-12-19T15:07:04+00:00

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`.

test(api/buffer_updates_spec): prevent flakiness (#30521)

2024-09-26T10:34:35+00:00

Use poke_eventloop() to wait for Nvim to finish processing input.

test: improve test conventions

2024-04-23T16:17:04+00:00

Specifically, functions that are run in the context of the test runner
are put in module `test/testutil.lua` while the functions that are run
in the context of the test session are put in
`test/functional/testnvim.lua`.

Closes https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/27004.

refactor(test): inject after_each differently

2024-04-10T14:53:50+00:00