1 files changed, 22 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/test/unit/api/private_helpers_spec.lua b/test/unit/api/private_helpers_spec.lua
index 1d7c03787b..a534d83165 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/private_helpers_spec.lua
+++ b/test/unit/api/private_helpers_spec.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-local helpers = require('test.unit.helpers')
+local helpers = require('test.unit.helpers')(after_each)
+local itp = helpers.gen_itp(it)
 local eval_helpers = require('test.unit.eval.helpers')
 local api_helpers = require('test.unit.api.helpers')
 
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ local NULL = helpers.NULL
 local eq = helpers.eq
 
 local lua2typvalt = eval_helpers.lua2typvalt
+local typvalt2lua = eval_helpers.typvalt2lua
 local typvalt = eval_helpers.typvalt
 
 local nil_value = api_helpers.nil_value
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ local list_type = api_helpers.list_type
 local int_type = api_helpers.int_type
 local type_key = api_helpers.type_key
 local obj2lua = api_helpers.obj2lua
+local func_type = api_helpers.func_type
 
 local api = cimport('./src/nvim/api/private/helpers.h')
 
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ describe('vim_to_object', function()
   end
 
   local different_output_test = function(name, input, output)
-    it(name, function()
+    itp(name, function()
       eq(output, vim_to_object(input))
     end)
   end
@@ -74,15 +77,30 @@ describe('vim_to_object', function()
   different_output_test('outputs nil for nested lists (2 level, in dict)',
                         lst3, {{lst=nil_value}, true, false, 'ttest'})
 
-  it('outputs empty list for NULL list', function()
+  itp('outputs empty list for NULL list', function()
     local tt = typvalt('VAR_LIST', {v_list=NULL})
     eq(nil, tt.vval.v_list)
     eq({[type_key]=list_type}, obj2lua(api.vim_to_object(tt)))
   end)
 
-  it('outputs empty dict for NULL dict', function()
+  itp('outputs empty dict for NULL dict', function()
     local tt = typvalt('VAR_DICT', {v_dict=NULL})
     eq(nil, tt.vval.v_dict)
     eq({}, obj2lua(api.vim_to_object(tt)))
   end)
+
+  itp('regression: partials in a list', function()
+    local llist = {
+      {
+        [type_key]=func_type,
+        value='printf',
+        args={'%s'},
+        dict={v=1},
+      },
+      {},
+    }
+    local list = lua2typvalt(llist)
+    eq(llist, typvalt2lua(list))
+    eq({nil_value, {}}, obj2lua(api.vim_to_object(list)))
+  end)
 end)