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Diffstat (limited to 'src/nvim/api/buffer.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/nvim/api/buffer.c | 66 |
1 files changed, 36 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/api/buffer.c b/src/nvim/api/buffer.c index 487a912882..4559f37191 100644 --- a/src/nvim/api/buffer.c +++ b/src/nvim/api/buffer.c @@ -905,34 +905,34 @@ ArrayOf(Integer, 2) nvim_buf_get_mark(Buffer buffer, String name, Error *err) /// /// Useful for plugins that dynamically generate highlights to a buffer /// (like a semantic highlighter or linter). The function adds a single -/// highlight to a buffer. Unlike matchaddpos() highlights follow changes to +/// highlight to a buffer. Unlike |matchaddpos()| highlights follow changes to /// line numbering (as lines are inserted/removed above the highlighted line), /// like signs and marks do. /// -/// `src_id` is useful for batch deletion/updating of a set of highlights. When -/// called with `src_id = 0`, an unique source id is generated and returned. -/// Successive calls can pass that `src_id` to associate new highlights with -/// the same source group. All highlights in the same group can be cleared -/// with `nvim_buf_clear_highlight`. If the highlight never will be manually -/// deleted, pass `src_id = -1`. +/// Namespaces are used for batch deletion/updating of a set of highlights. To +/// create a namespace, use |nvim_create_namespace| which returns a namespace +/// id. Pass it in to this function as `ns_id` to add highlights to the +/// namespace. All highlights in the same namespace can then be cleared with +/// single call to |nvim_buf_clear_highlight|. If the highlight never will be +/// deleted by an API call, pass `ns_id = -1`. /// -/// If `hl_group` is the empty string no highlight is added, but a new `src_id` -/// is still returned. This is useful for an external plugin to synchrounously -/// request an unique `src_id` at initialization, and later asynchronously add -/// and clear highlights in response to buffer changes. +/// As a shorthand, `ns_id = 0` can be used to create a new namespace for the +/// highlight, the allocated id is then returned. If `hl_group` is the empty +/// string no highlight is added, but a new `ns_id` is still returned. This is +/// supported for backwards compatibility, new code should use +/// |nvim_create_namespace| to create a new empty namespace. /// /// @param buffer Buffer handle -/// @param src_id Source group to use or 0 to use a new group, -/// or -1 for ungrouped highlight +/// @param ns_id namespace to use or -1 for ungrouped highlight /// @param hl_group Name of the highlight group to use /// @param line Line to highlight (zero-indexed) /// @param col_start Start of (byte-indexed) column range to highlight /// @param col_end End of (byte-indexed) column range to highlight, /// or -1 to highlight to end of line /// @param[out] err Error details, if any -/// @return The src_id that was used +/// @return The ns_id that was used Integer nvim_buf_add_highlight(Buffer buffer, - Integer src_id, + Integer ns_id, String hl_group, Integer line, Integer col_start, @@ -962,9 +962,9 @@ Integer nvim_buf_add_highlight(Buffer buffer, hlg_id = syn_check_group((char_u *)hl_group.data, (int)hl_group.size); } - src_id = bufhl_add_hl(buf, (int)src_id, hlg_id, (linenr_T)line+1, - (colnr_T)col_start+1, (colnr_T)col_end); - return src_id; + ns_id = bufhl_add_hl(buf, (int)ns_id, hlg_id, (linenr_T)line+1, + (colnr_T)col_start+1, (colnr_T)col_end); + return ns_id; } /// Clears highlights and virtual text from a given source id and range of lines @@ -973,13 +973,13 @@ Integer nvim_buf_add_highlight(Buffer buffer, /// line_start and line_end respectively. /// /// @param buffer Buffer handle -/// @param src_id Highlight source group to clear, or -1 to clear all. +/// @param ns_id Namespace to clear, or -1 to clear all. /// @param line_start Start of range of lines to clear /// @param line_end End of range of lines to clear (exclusive) or -1 to clear /// to end of file. /// @param[out] err Error details, if any void nvim_buf_clear_highlight(Buffer buffer, - Integer src_id, + Integer ns_id, Integer line_start, Integer line_end, Error *err) @@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ void nvim_buf_clear_highlight(Buffer buffer, line_end = MAXLNUM; } - bufhl_clear_line_range(buf, (int)src_id, (int)line_start+1, (int)line_end); + bufhl_clear_line_range(buf, (int)ns_id, (int)line_start+1, (int)line_end); } @@ -1010,12 +1010,18 @@ void nvim_buf_clear_highlight(Buffer buffer, /// begin after one cell to the right of the ordinary text, this will contain /// the |lcs-eol| char if set, otherwise just be a space. /// -/// The same src_id can be used for both virtual text and highlights added by -/// nvim_buf_add_highlight. Virtual text is cleared using -/// nvim_buf_clear_highlight. +/// Namespaces are used to support batch deletion/updating of virtual text. +/// To create a namespace, use |nvim_create_namespace|. Virtual text is +/// cleared using |nvim_buf_clear_highlight|. The same `ns_id` can be used for +/// both virtual text and highlights added by |nvim_buf_add_highlight|, both +/// can then be cleared with a single call to |nvim_buf_clear_highlight|. If the +/// virtual text never will be cleared by an API call, pass `src_id = -1`. +/// +/// As a shorthand, `ns_id = 0` can be used to create a new namespace for the +/// virtual text, the allocated id is then returned. /// /// @param buffer Buffer handle -/// @param src_id Source group to use or 0 to use a new group, +/// @param ns_id Namespace to use or 0 to create a namespace, /// or -1 for a ungrouped annotation /// @param line Line to annotate with virtual text (zero-indexed) /// @param chunks A list of [text, hl_group] arrays, each representing a @@ -1023,9 +1029,9 @@ void nvim_buf_clear_highlight(Buffer buffer, /// can be omitted for no highlight. /// @param opts Optional parameters. Currently not used. /// @param[out] err Error details, if any -/// @return The src_id that was used +/// @return The ns_id that was used Integer nvim_buf_set_virtual_text(Buffer buffer, - Integer src_id, + Integer ns_id, Integer line, Array chunks, Dictionary opts, @@ -1075,9 +1081,9 @@ Integer nvim_buf_set_virtual_text(Buffer buffer, kv_push(virt_text, ((VirtTextChunk){ .text = text, .hl_id = hl_id })); } - src_id = bufhl_add_virt_text(buf, (int)src_id, (linenr_T)line+1, - virt_text); - return src_id; + ns_id = bufhl_add_virt_text(buf, (int)ns_id, (linenr_T)line+1, + virt_text); + return ns_id; free_exit: kv_destroy(virt_text); |