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authorJustin M. Keyes <justinkz@gmail.com>2016-10-31 16:16:37 +0100
committerJustin M. Keyes <justinkz@gmail.com>2016-10-31 16:16:37 +0100
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doc/api: Closes #1842
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==============================================================================
3. API metadata *api-metadata*
-Nvim exposes metadata about the API as a Dictionary with the following keys:
-
-version Nvim version, API level/compatibility
-functions API function signatures
-types Custom handle types defined by Nvim
-error_types Possible error types returned by API functions
-
-This metadata is mostly useful for external programs accessing the API via
-RPC, see |rpc-api|.
+Nvim exposes API metadata as a Dictionary. Some items are described below:
+
+version Nvim version, API level/compatibility
+version.api_level Current API level
+version.api_compatible API is backwards-compatible with this level
+version.api_prerelease Declares the current API level as unstable >
+ (version.api_prerelease && fn.since == version.api_level)
+functions API function signatures
+{fn}.since API level where function {fn} was introduced
+{fn}.deprecated_since API level where function {fn} was deprecated
+types Custom handle types defined by Nvim
+error_types Possible error types returned by API functions
+
+External programs ("clients") can use the metadata to discover the |rpc-api|.
==============================================================================
4. Buffer highlighting *api-highlights*