fix(api): re-route nvim_get_runtime_file errors

This allows nvim_get_runtime_file to be properly used via pcall

2 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/nvim/api/vim.c b/src/nvim/api/vim.c
index f4909b0801..0c11ea7e6e 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/vim.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/vim.c
@@ -497,8 +497,12 @@ ArrayOf(String) nvim_get_runtime_file(String name, Boolean all, Error *err)
 
   int flags = DIP_DIRFILE | (all ? DIP_ALL : 0);
 
-  do_in_runtimepath((char_u *)(name.size ? name.data : ""),
-                    flags, find_runtime_cb, &rv);
+  TRY_WRAP({
+    try_start();
+    do_in_runtimepath((char_u *)(name.size ? name.data : ""),
+                      flags, find_runtime_cb, &rv);
+    try_end(err);
+  });
   return rv;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/functional/api/vim_spec.lua b/test/functional/api/vim_spec.lua
index 5a387f3deb..71cd055e08 100644
--- a/test/functional/api/vim_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/api/vim_spec.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ local next_msg = helpers.next_msg
 local tmpname = helpers.tmpname
 local write_file = helpers.write_file
 local exec_lua = helpers.exec_lua
+local exc_exec = helpers.exc_exec
 
 local pcall_err = helpers.pcall_err
 local format_string = helpers.format_string
@@ -2240,6 +2241,14 @@ describe('API', function()
 
       eq({}, meths.get_runtime_file("foobarlang/", true))
     end)
+    it('can handle bad patterns', function()
+      if helpers.pending_win32(pending) then return end
+
+      eq("Vim:E220: Missing }.", pcall_err(meths.get_runtime_file, "{", false))
+
+      eq('Vim(echo):E5555: API call: Vim:E220: Missing }.',
+        exc_exec("echo nvim_get_runtime_file('{', v:false)"))
+    end)
   end)
 
   describe('nvim_get_all_options_info', function()