1 files changed, 52 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c b/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c
index 4e409cca50..8a1258efd4 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval/funcs.c
@@ -175,6 +175,53 @@ const VimLFuncDef *find_internal_func(const char *const name)
   return find_internal_func_gperf(name, len);
 }
 
+int call_internal_func(const char_u *const fname, const int argcount,
+                       typval_T *const argvars, typval_T *const rettv)
+  FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL
+{
+  const VimLFuncDef *const fdef = find_internal_func((const char *)fname);
+  if (fdef == NULL) {
+    return ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+  } else if (argcount < fdef->min_argc) {
+    return ERROR_TOOFEW;
+  } else if (argcount > fdef->max_argc) {
+    return ERROR_TOOMANY;
+  }
+  argvars[argcount].v_type = VAR_UNKNOWN;
+  fdef->func(argvars, rettv, fdef->data);
+  return ERROR_NONE;
+}
+
+/// Invoke a method for base->method().
+int call_internal_method(const char_u *const fname, const int argcount,
+                         typval_T *const argvars, typval_T *const rettv,
+                         typval_T *const basetv)
+  FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL
+{
+  const VimLFuncDef *const fdef = find_internal_func((const char *)fname);
+  if (fdef == NULL) {
+    return ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+  } else if (fdef->base_arg == BASE_NONE) {
+    return ERROR_NOTMETHOD;
+  } else if (argcount + 1 < fdef->min_argc) {
+    return ERROR_TOOFEW;
+  } else if (argcount + 1 > fdef->max_argc) {
+    return ERROR_TOOMANY;
+  }
+
+  typval_T argv[MAX_FUNC_ARGS + 1];
+  const ptrdiff_t base_index
+      = fdef->base_arg == BASE_LAST ? argcount : fdef->base_arg - 1;
+  memcpy(argv, argvars, base_index * sizeof(typval_T));
+  argv[base_index] = *basetv;
+  memcpy(argv + base_index + 1, argvars + base_index,
+         (argcount - base_index) * sizeof(typval_T));
+  argv[argcount + 1].v_type = VAR_UNKNOWN;
+
+  fdef->func(argv, rettv, fdef->data);
+  return ERROR_NONE;
+}
+
 /*
  * Return TRUE for a non-zero Number and a non-empty String.
  */
@@ -9420,7 +9467,6 @@ static int item_compare2(const void *s1, const void *s2, bool keep_zero)
   int res;
   typval_T rettv;
   typval_T argv[3];
-  int dummy;
   const char *func_name;
   partial_T *partial = sortinfo->item_compare_partial;
 
@@ -9444,10 +9490,11 @@ static int item_compare2(const void *s1, const void *s2, bool keep_zero)
   tv_copy(TV_LIST_ITEM_TV(si2->item), &argv[1]);
 
   rettv.v_type = VAR_UNKNOWN;  // tv_clear() uses this
-  res = call_func((const char_u *)func_name,
-                  -1,
-                  &rettv, 2, argv, NULL, 0L, 0L, &dummy, true,
-                  partial, sortinfo->item_compare_selfdict);
+  funcexe_T funcexe = FUNCEXE_INIT;
+  funcexe.evaluate = true;
+  funcexe.partial = partial;
+  funcexe.selfdict = sortinfo->item_compare_selfdict;
+  res = call_func((const char_u *)func_name, -1, &rettv, 2, argv, &funcexe);
   tv_clear(&argv[0]);
   tv_clear(&argv[1]);