rneovim.git/test/functional/lua/ui_select_spec.lua, branch master

fix(spell): avoid invalid window state after async spell select (#41346)

2026-08-17T03:16:11+00:00

Problem:
When `z=` delegates to `vim.ui.select()`, the picker may change the
current window before returning. `spell_suggest()` then continues to the
cursor restoration branch with the new window and assigns `prev_cursor`,
which belongs to the original window. This can leave Normal mode with an
invalid cursor position and produce E315.

Solution:
Clean up the spell suggestion state and return immediately after handing
control to `vim.ui.select()`.

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(ui): z=, tselect with async vim.ui.select

2026-04-30T17:19:42+00:00

Problem:
After 55ceb31,  z= and tselect don't work if `vim.ui.select` is an async
provider (especially terminal buffers).

Solution:
Drop the `vim.wait()` approach, use an async approach.

fix #39506

feat(ui): use vim.ui.select for :oldfiles, :recover

2026-04-30T15:44:31+00:00

Problem:
followup to 55ceb314ca96 #39478
`:oldfiles` and swapfile `:recover` do not delegate to `vim.ui.select`.

Solution:
- Delegate to `vim.ui.select`.
- Fix a long-standing `recover_names` bug where `concat_fnames(dir_name,
  files[i], true)` produced malformed `///` paths (also
  fixes `swapfilelist()`).

feat(ui): use vim.ui.select for :tselect, z= #39478

2026-04-28T22:29:17+00:00

Problem:
`:tselect` and `z=` (spell suggest) have their own bespoke select menus.

Solution:
- Delegate to `vim.ui.select` instead.
- Bonus:
  - `:tselect` gains mouse support. `print_tag_list` didn't suport mouseclick.

This causes some minor regressions, which are not blockers:

- `z=` no longer draws the list right-left if 'rightleft' is set.
  - TODO: can/should `vim.ui.select` / `vim.fn.inputlist()` handle that?
- `:tselect`
  - No "column" headings (`# pri kind tag file`).
  - No highlighting: (HLF_T: tag name, HLF_D: file, HLF_CM: extra fields).
  - TODO: can `vim.ui.select()` support highlighted chunks (`[[text, hl_id], ...]`) ?

fix https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/25814
fix https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/31987