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Diffstat (limited to 'runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua')
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1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua index 300210b296..4665f71052 100644 --- a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua +++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua @@ -5713,6 +5713,7 @@ function vim.fn.mkdir(name, flags, prot) end --- If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or --- a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is --- returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned. +--- Also see |state()|. --- --- n Normal --- no Operator-pending @@ -8744,6 +8745,34 @@ function vim.fn.sqrt(expr) end --- @return any function vim.fn.srand(expr) end +--- Return a string which contains characters indicating the +--- current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do +--- work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like: +--- - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do. +--- If yes, then do it right away. +--- Otherwise add to work queue and add SafeState autocommand. +--- - When SafeState is triggered, check with state() if the work +--- can be done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and +--- execute. +--- Also see |mode()|. +--- +--- When {what} is given only characters in this string will be +--- added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >vim +--- if state('s') != '' +--- +--- These characters indicate the state: +--- m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or +--- stuffed command +--- o operator pending or waiting for a command argument +--- a Insert mode autocomplete active +--- x executing an autocommand +--- c callback invoked (repeats for recursiveness up to "ccc") +--- s screen has scrolled for messages +--- +--- @param what? string +--- @return any +function vim.fn.state(what) end + --- With |--headless| this opens stdin and stdout as a |channel|. --- May be called only once. See |channel-stdio|. stderr is not --- handled by this function, see |v:stderr|. |