2 files changed, 72 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_eval_stuff.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_eval_stuff.vim
index aaf6bdc63e..883ba5de3d 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_eval_stuff.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_eval_stuff.vim
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ func Test_setreg_basic()
   call assert_fails('call setreg(1)', 'E119:')
   call assert_fails('call setreg(1, 2, 3, 4)', 'E118:')
   call assert_fails('call setreg([], 2)', 'E730:')
-  call assert_fails('call setreg(1, {})', 'E731:')
   call assert_fails('call setreg(1, 2, [])', 'E730:')
   call assert_fails('call setreg("/", ["1", "2"])', 'E883:')
   call assert_fails('call setreg("=", ["1", "2"])', 'E883:')
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_registers.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_registers.vim
index 53069b3d31..601606343c 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_registers.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_registers.vim
@@ -283,4 +283,76 @@ func Test_insert_small_delete()
   bwipe!
 endfunc
 
+" Test for getting register info
+func Test_get_reginfo()
+  enew
+  call setline(1, ['foo', 'bar'])
+
+  exe 'norm! "zyy'
+  let info = getreginfo('"')
+  call assert_equal('z', info.points_to)
+  call setreg('y', 'baz')
+  call assert_equal('z', getreginfo('').points_to)
+  call setreg('y', { 'isunnamed': v:true })
+  call assert_equal('y', getreginfo('"').points_to)
+
+  exe '$put'
+  call assert_equal(getreg('y'), getline(3))
+  call setreg('', 'qux')
+  call assert_equal('0', getreginfo('').points_to)
+  call setreg('x', 'quux')
+  call assert_equal('0', getreginfo('').points_to)
+
+  let info = getreginfo('')
+  call assert_equal(getreg('', 1, 1), info.regcontents)
+  call assert_equal(getregtype(''), info.regtype)
+
+  exe "norm! 0\<c-v>e" .. '"zy'
+  let info = getreginfo('z')
+  call assert_equal(getreg('z', 1, 1), info.regcontents)
+  call assert_equal(getregtype('z'), info.regtype)
+  call assert_equal(1, +info.isunnamed)
+
+  let info = getreginfo('"')
+  call assert_equal('z', info.points_to)
+
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
+
+" Test for restoring register with dict from getreginfo
+func Test_set_register_dict()
+  enew!
+
+  call setreg('"', #{ regcontents: ['one', 'two'],
+        \ regtype: 'V', points_to: 'z' })
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'], getreg('"', 1, 1))
+  let info = getreginfo('"')
+  call assert_equal('z', info.points_to)
+  call assert_equal('V', info.regtype)
+  call assert_equal(1, +getreginfo('z').isunnamed)
+
+  call setreg('x', #{ regcontents: ['three', 'four'],
+        \ regtype: 'v', isunnamed: v:true })
+  call assert_equal(['three', 'four'], getreg('"', 1, 1))
+  let info = getreginfo('"')
+  call assert_equal('x', info.points_to)
+  call assert_equal('v', info.regtype)
+  call assert_equal(1, +getreginfo('x').isunnamed)
+
+  call setreg('y', #{ regcontents: 'five',
+        \ regtype: "\<c-v>", isunnamed: v:false })
+  call assert_equal("\<c-v>4", getreginfo('y').regtype)
+  call assert_equal(0, +getreginfo('y').isunnamed)
+  call assert_equal(['three', 'four'], getreg('"', 1, 1))
+  call assert_equal('x', getreginfo('"').points_to)
+
+  call setreg('"', #{ regcontents: 'six' })
+  call assert_equal('0', getreginfo('"').points_to)
+  call assert_equal(1, +getreginfo('0').isunnamed)
+  call assert_equal(['six'], getreginfo('0').regcontents)
+  call assert_equal(['six'], getreginfo('"').regcontents)
+
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab