rneovim.git/test/functional/vimscript/operators_spec.lua, branch master

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`.

test: reduce some clear() calls

2025-09-22T06:03:42+00:00

Use only a single clear() call in some test/functional/vimscript/ test
files whose test cases have very little side effect.

A downside of using a single clear() is that if a crash happens in one
test case, all following test cases in the same file will also fail, but
these functionalities and tests don't change very often.

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

test: improve test conventions

2024-04-08T20:51:00+00:00

Work on https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/27004.

refactor: format test/*

2024-01-03T01:09:29+00:00

test: reorg #15698

2021-09-17T16:16:40+00:00

Problem:
Subdirectories like "visual", "insert", "normal" encourage people to
separate *related* tests for no good reason.  Typically the _mode_ is
not the relevant topic of a test (and when it is, _then_ create
an appropriate describe() or it()).

Solution:
- Delete the various `test/functional//` subdirectories, move
  their tests to more meaningful topics.
- Rename `…/normal/` to `…/editor/`.
  - Move or merge `…/visual/*` and `…/insert/*` tests into here where
    appropriate.
- Rename `…/eval/` to `…/vimscript/`.
  - Move `…/viml/*` into here also.

* test(reorg): insert/* => editor/mode_insert_spec.lua
* test(reorg): cmdline/* => editor/mode_cmdline_spec.lua
* test(reorg): eval core tests => eval_spec.lua