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Diffstat (limited to 'test/functional/ui/screen.lua')
| -rw-r--r-- | test/functional/ui/screen.lua | 19 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/test/functional/ui/screen.lua b/test/functional/ui/screen.lua index 2f2cc85dab..afbcd222c7 100644 --- a/test/functional/ui/screen.lua +++ b/test/functional/ui/screen.lua @@ -284,18 +284,13 @@ function Screen:wait(check, timeout) if failure_after_success then print([[ -Warning: Screen changes have been received after the expected state was seen. -This is probably due to an indeterminism in the test. Try adding -`wait()` (or even a separate `screen:expect(...)`) at a point of possible -indeterminism, typically in between a `feed()` or `execute()` which is non- -synchronous, and a synchronous api call. - -Note that sometimes a `wait` can trigger redraws and consequently generate more -indeterminism. If adding `wait` calls seems to increase the frequency of these -messages, try removing every `wait` call in the test. - -If everything else fails, use Screen:redraw_debug to help investigate what is - causing the problem. + +Warning: Screen changes were received after the expected state. This indicates +indeterminism in the test. Try adding wait() (or screen:expect(...)) between +asynchronous (feed(), nvim_input()) and synchronous API calls. + - Use Screen:redraw_debug() to investigate the problem. + - wait() can trigger redraws and consequently generate more indeterminism. + In that case try removing every wait(). ]]) local tb = debug.traceback() local index = string.find(tb, '\n%s*%[C]') |