annotate runtime/doc/testing.txt @ 34057:4635e43f2c6f v9.1.0 v9.1.0000

patch 9.1.0000: Vim 9.1 release Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b4ddc6c11e95cef4b372e239871fae1c8d4f72b6 Author: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> Date: Tue Jan 2 16:51:11 2024 +0100 patch 9.1.0000: Vim 9.1 release Problem: Need a new release Solution: Release Vim 9.1 Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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1 *testing.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2023 May 18
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 Testing Vim and Vim script *testing-support*
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9 Expression evaluation is explained in |eval.txt|. This file goes into details
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10 about writing tests in Vim script. This can be used for testing Vim itself
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11 and for testing plugins.
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13 1. Testing Vim |testing|
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14 2. Test functions |test-functions-details|
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15 3. Assert functions |assert-functions-details|
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17 ==============================================================================
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18 1. Testing Vim *testing*
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20 Vim can be tested after building it, usually with "make test".
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21 The tests are located in the directory "src/testdir".
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23 There are two types of tests added over time:
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28 New tests should be added as new style tests. The test scripts are named
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29 test_<feature>.vim (replace <feature> with the feature under test). These use
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31 result in one place.
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33 These tests are used only for testing Vim without the |+eval| feature.
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35 Find more information in the file src/testdir/README.txt.
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37 ==============================================================================
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38 2. Test functions *test-functions-details*
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40 test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat}) *test_alloc_fail()*
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41 This is for testing: If the memory allocation with {id} is
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42 called, then decrement {countdown}, and when it reaches zero
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44 smaller than one it fails one time.
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46 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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47 GetAllocId()->test_alloc_fail()
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50 test_autochdir() *test_autochdir()*
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51 Set a flag to enable the effect of 'autochdir' before Vim
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52 startup has finished.
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55 test_feedinput({string}) *test_feedinput()*
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56 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
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57 were typed by the user. This uses a low level input buffer.
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58 This function works only when with |+unix| or GUI is running.
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60 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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61 GetText()->test_feedinput()
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64 test_garbagecollect_now() *test_garbagecollect_now()*
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65 Like garbagecollect(), but executed right away. This must
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67 internally, and |v:testing| must have been set before calling
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68 any function. *E1142*
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69 This will not work when called from a :def function, because
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70 variables on the stack will be freed.
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73 test_garbagecollect_soon() *test_garbagecollect_soon()*
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74 Set the flag to call the garbagecollector as if in the main
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75 loop. Only to be used in tests.
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78 test_getvalue({name}) *test_getvalue()*
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79 Get the value of an internal variable. These values for
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80 {name} are supported:
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81 need_fileinfo
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84 GetName()->test_getvalue()
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86 *test_gui_event()*
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87 test_gui_event({event}, {args})
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88 Generate a GUI {event} with arguments {args} for testing Vim
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89 functionality. This function works only when the GUI is
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90 running.
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92 {event} is a String and the supported values are:
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93 "dropfiles" drop one or more files in a window.
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94 "findrepl" search and replace text.
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95 "mouse" mouse button click event.
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96 "scrollbar" move or drag the scrollbar.
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97 "key" send a low-level keyboard event.
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98 "tabline" select a tab page by mouse click.
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101 {args} is a Dict and contains the arguments for the event.
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103 "dropfiles":
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104 Drop one or more files in a specified window. The supported
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105 items in {args} are:
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106 files: List of file names
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107 row: window row number
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108 col: window column number
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109 modifiers: key modifiers. The supported values are:
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113 The files are added to the |argument-list| and the first
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118 "findrepl":
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119 {only available when the GUI has a find/replace dialog}
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120 Perform a search and replace of text. The supported items
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121 in {args} are:
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122 find_text: string to find.
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123 repl_text: replacement string.
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124 flags: flags controlling the find/replace. Supported
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125 values are:
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135 Inject either a mouse button click, or a mouse move, event.
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136 The supported items in {args} are:
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137 button: mouse button. The supported values are:
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143 5 scroll wheel up
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144 6 scroll wheel left
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151 modifiers: key modifiers. The supported values are:
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152 4 shift is pressed
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155 move: Optional; if used and TRUE then a mouse move
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157 Only {args} row: and col: are used and
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159 screen cells, depending on "cell".
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162 cell: Optional: when present and TRUE then "move"
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165 "scrollbar":
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169 which: Selects the scrollbar. The supported values
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170 are:
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171 left Left scrollbar of the current window
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172 right Right scrollbar of the current window
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173 hor Horizontal scrollbar
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174 value: Amount to scroll. For the vertical scrollbars
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177 scrollbar the value can be between 1 and the
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178 maximum line length, assuming 'wrap' is not
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179 set.
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180 dragging: 1 to drag the scrollbar and 0 to click in the
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181 scrollbar.
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183 "key":
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184 Send a low-level keyboard event (e.g. key-up or down).
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185 Currently only supported on MS-Windows.
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186 The supported items in {args} are:
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187 event: The supported string values are:
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188 keyup generate a keyup event
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189 keydown generate a keydown event
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190 keycode: Keycode to use for a keyup or a keydown event.
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191 *E1291*
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193 "tabline":
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194 Inject a mouse click event on the tabline to select a
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195 tabpage. The supported items in {args} are:
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196 tabnr: tab page number
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199 Inject an event to select a tabline menu entry. The
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200 supported items in {args} are:
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201 tabnr: tab page number
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202 item: tab page menu item number. 1 for the first
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203 menu item, 2 for the second item and so on.
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205 After injecting the GUI events you probably should call
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206 |feedkeys()| to have them processed, e.g.: >
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207 call feedkeys("y", 'Lx!')
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208 <
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209 Returns TRUE if the event is successfully added, FALSE if
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210 there is a failure.
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213 GetEvent()->test_gui_event({args})
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214 <
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215 test_ignore_error({expr}) *test_ignore_error()*
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216 Ignore any error containing {expr}. A normal message is given
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217 instead.
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218 This is only meant to be used in tests, where catching the
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219 error with try/catch cannot be used (because it skips over
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220 following code).
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221 {expr} is used literally, not as a pattern.
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222 When the {expr} is the string "RESET" then the list of ignored
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223 errors is made empty.
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225 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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226 GetErrorText()->test_ignore_error()
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229 test_mswin_event({event}, {args}) *test_mswin_event()*
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230 Generate a low-level MS-Windows {event} with arguments {args}
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231 for testing Vim functionality. It works for MS-Windows GUI
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232 and for the console.
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233
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234 {event} is a String and the supported values are:
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235 "mouse" mouse event.
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236 "key" keyboard event.
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237
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238 "mouse":
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239 Inject either a mouse button click, or a mouse move, event.
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240 The supported items in {args} are:
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241 button: mouse button. The supported values are:
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242 0 right mouse button
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243 1 middle mouse button
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244 2 left mouse button
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245 3 mouse button release
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246 4 scroll wheel down
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247 5 scroll wheel up
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248 6 scroll wheel left
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249 7 scroll wheel right
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250 row: mouse click row number. The first row of the
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251 Vim window is 1 and the last row is 'lines'.
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252 col: mouse click column number. The maximum value
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253 of {col} is 'columns'.
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254 Note: row and col are always interpreted as
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255 screen cells for the console application.
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256 But, they may be interpreted as pixels
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257 for the GUI, depending on "cell".
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258 multiclick: set to 1 to inject a double-click mouse event.
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259 modifiers: key modifiers. The supported values are:
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260 4 shift is pressed
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261 8 alt is pressed
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262 16 ctrl is pressed
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263 move: Optional; if used and TRUE then a mouse move
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264 event can be generated.
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265 Only {args} row: and col: are used and
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266 required.
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267 Only results in an event when 'mousemoveevent'
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268 is set or a popup uses mouse move events.
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269 cell: Optional for the GUI: when present and TRUE
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270 then "move" uses screen cells instead of pixel
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271 positions. Not used by the console.
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272
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273 "key":
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274 Send a low-level keyboard event (e.g. keyup or keydown).
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275 The supported items in {args} are:
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276 event: The supported string values are:
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277 keyup generate a keyup event
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278 keydown generate a keydown event
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279 keycode: Keycode to use for a keyup or a keydown event.
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280 modifiers: Optional; key modifiers.
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281 The supported values are:
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282 2 shift is pressed
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283 4 ctrl is pressed
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284 8 alt is pressed
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285 Note: These values are different from the
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286 mouse modifiers.
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287 execute: Optional. Similar to |feedkeys()| mode x.
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288 When this is included and set to true
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289 (non-zero) then Vim will process any buffered
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290 unprocessed key events. All other {args}
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291 items are optional when this is set and true.
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292
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293 Returns TRUE if the event is successfully added or executed,
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294 FALSE if there is a failure.
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296 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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297 GetEvent()->test_mswin_event({args})
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298 <
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300 test_null_blob() *test_null_blob()*
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301 Return a |Blob| that is null. Only useful for testing.
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304 test_null_channel() *test_null_channel()*
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305 Return a |Channel| that is null. Only useful for testing.
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306 {only available when compiled with the +channel feature}
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309 test_null_dict() *test_null_dict()*
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310 Return a |Dict| that is null. Only useful for testing.
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313 test_null_function() *test_null_function()*
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314 Return a |Funcref| that is null. Only useful for testing.
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317 test_null_job() *test_null_job()*
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318 Return a |Job| that is null. Only useful for testing.
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319 {only available when compiled with the +job feature}
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322 test_null_list() *test_null_list()*
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323 Return a |List| that is null. Only useful for testing.
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326 test_null_partial() *test_null_partial()*
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327 Return a |Partial| that is null. Only useful for testing.
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330 test_null_string() *test_null_string()*
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331 Return a |String| that is null. Only useful for testing.
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334 test_option_not_set({name}) *test_option_not_set()*
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335 Reset the flag that indicates option {name} was set. Thus it
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337 set ambiwidth=double
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338 call test_option_not_set('ambiwidth')
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339 < Now the 'ambiwidth' option behaves like it was never changed,
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340 even though the value is "double".
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341 Only to be used for testing!
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342
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344 GetOptionName()->test_option_not_set()
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347 test_override({name}, {val}) *test_override()*
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348 Overrides certain parts of Vim's internal processing to be able
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349 to run tests. Only to be used for testing Vim!
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350 The override is enabled when {val} is non-zero and removed
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351 when {val} is zero.
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352 Current supported values for {name} are:
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354 {name} effect when {val} is non-zero ~
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355 alloc_lines make a copy of every buffer line into allocated
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356 memory, so that memory access errors can be found
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357 by valgrind
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358 autoload `import autoload` will load the script right
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359 away, not postponed until an item is used
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360 char_avail disable the char_avail() function
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361 nfa_fail makes the NFA regexp engine fail to force a
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362 fallback to the old engine
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363 no_query_mouse do not query the mouse position for "dec"
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364 terminals
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365 no_wait_return set the "no_wait_return" flag. Not restored
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366 with "ALL".
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367 redraw disable the redrawing() function
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368 redraw_flag ignore the RedrawingDisabled flag
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369 starting reset the "starting" variable, see below
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370 term_props reset all terminal properties when the version
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371 string is detected
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372 ui_delay time in msec to use in ui_delay(); overrules a
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373 wait time of up to 3 seconds for messages
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374 unreachable no error for code after `:throw` and `:return`
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375 uptime overrules sysinfo.uptime
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376 vterm_title setting the window title by a job running in a
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377 terminal window
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378 ALL clear all overrides, except alloc_lines ({val} is
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379 not used)
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380
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381 "starting" is to be used when a test should behave like
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382 startup was done. Since the tests are run by sourcing a
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383 script the "starting" variable is non-zero. This is usually a
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384 good thing (tests run faster), but sometimes this changes
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385 behavior in a way that the test doesn't work properly.
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386 When using: >
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387 call test_override('starting', 1)
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388 < The value of "starting" is saved. It is restored by: >
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389 call test_override('starting', 0)
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390
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391 < To make sure the flag is reset later using `:defer` can be
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392 useful: >
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393 call test_override('unreachable', 1)
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394 defer call test_override('unreachable', 0)
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395
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396 < Can also be used as a |method|: >
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397 GetOverrideVal()-> test_override('starting')
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400 test_refcount({expr}) *test_refcount()*
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401 Return the reference count of {expr}. When {expr} is of a
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402 type that does not have a reference count, returns -1. Only
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404
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405 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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406 GetVarname()->test_refcount()
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409 test_setmouse({row}, {col}) *test_setmouse()*
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410 Set the mouse position to be used for the next mouse action.
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411 {row} and {col} are one based.
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412 For example: >
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413 call test_setmouse(4, 20)
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414 call feedkeys("\<LeftMouse>", "xt")
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417 test_settime({expr}) *test_settime()*
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418 Set the time Vim uses internally. Currently only used for
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419 timestamps in the history, as they are used in viminfo, and
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420 for undo.
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421 Using a value of 1 makes Vim not sleep after a warning or
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422 error message.
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423 {expr} must evaluate to a number. When the value is zero the
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424 normal behavior is restored.
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425
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426 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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427 GetTime()->test_settime()
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428
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430 test_srand_seed([seed]) *test_srand_seed()*
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431 When [seed] is given this sets the seed value used by
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432 `srand()`. When omitted the test seed is removed.
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435 test_unknown() *test_unknown()*
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436 Return a value with unknown type. Only useful for testing.
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439 test_void() *test_void()*
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440 Return a value with void type. Only useful for testing.
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441
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442 ==============================================================================
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443 3. Assert functions *assert-functions-details*
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444
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445
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446 assert_beeps({cmd}) *assert_beeps()*
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447 Run {cmd} and add an error message to |v:errors| if it does
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448 NOT produce a beep or visual bell.
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449 Also see |assert_fails()|, |assert_nobeep()| and
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450 |assert-return|.
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451
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452 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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453 GetCmd()->assert_beeps()
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454 <
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455 *assert_equal()*
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456 assert_equal({expected}, {actual} [, {msg}])
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457 When {expected} and {actual} are not equal an error message is
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458 added to |v:errors| and 1 is returned. Otherwise zero is
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459 returned. |assert-return|
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460 The error is in the form "Expected {expected} but got
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461 {actual}". When {msg} is present it is prefixed to that.
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463 There is no automatic conversion, the String "4" is different
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464 from the Number 4. And the number 4 is different from the
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465 Float 4.0. The value of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case
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466 always matters.
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468 assert_equal('foo', 'bar')
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469 < Will result in a string to be added to |v:errors|:
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470 test.vim line 12: Expected 'foo' but got 'bar' ~
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472 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
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473 second argument: >
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474 mylist->assert_equal([1, 2, 3])
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476 < *assert_equalfile()*
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477 assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
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478 When the files {fname-one} and {fname-two} do not contain
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479 exactly the same text an error message is added to |v:errors|.
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480 Also see |assert-return|.
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481 When {fname-one} or {fname-two} does not exist the error will
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482 mention that.
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483 Mainly useful with |terminal-diff|.
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485 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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486 GetLog()->assert_equalfile('expected.log')
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487
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488 assert_exception({error} [, {msg}]) *assert_exception()*
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489 When v:exception does not contain the string {error} an error
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490 message is added to |v:errors|. Also see |assert-return|.
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491 This can be used to assert that a command throws an exception.
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492 Using the error number, followed by a colon, avoids problems
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493 with translations: >
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494 try
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495 commandthatfails
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496 call assert_false(1, 'command should have failed')
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497 catch
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498 call assert_exception('E492:')
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499 endtry
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500 <
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501 *assert_fails()*
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502 assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
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503 Run {cmd} and add an error message to |v:errors| if it does
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504 NOT produce an error or when {error} is not found in the
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505 error message. Also see |assert-return|.
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506 *E856*
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507 When {error} is a string it must be found literally in the
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508 first reported error. Most often this will be the error code,
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509 including the colon, e.g. "E123:". >
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510 assert_fails('bad cmd', 'E987:')
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511 <
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512 When {error} is a |List| with one or two strings, these are
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513 used as patterns. The first pattern is matched against the
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514 first reported error: >
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515 assert_fails('cmd', ['E987:.*expected bool'])
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516 < The second pattern, if present, is matched against the last
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517 reported error.
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518 If there is only one error then both patterns must match. This
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519 can be used to check that there is only one error.
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520 To only match the last error use an empty string for the first
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521 error: >
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522 assert_fails('cmd', ['', 'E987:'])
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523 <
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524 If {msg} is empty then it is not used. Do this to get the
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525 default message when passing the {lnum} argument.
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526 *E1115*
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527 When {lnum} is present and not negative, and the {error}
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528 argument is present and matches, then this is compared with
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529 the line number at which the error was reported. That can be
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530 the line number in a function or in a script.
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531 *E1116*
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532 When {context} is present it is used as a pattern and matched
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533 against the context (script name or function name) where
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534 {lnum} is located in.
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535
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536 Note that beeping is not considered an error, and some failing
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537 commands only beep. Use |assert_beeps()| for those.
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538
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539 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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540 GetCmd()->assert_fails('E99:')
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541
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542 assert_false({actual} [, {msg}]) *assert_false()*
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543 When {actual} is not false an error message is added to
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544 |v:errors|, like with |assert_equal()|.
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545 The error is in the form "Expected False but got {actual}".
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546 When {msg} is present it is prepended to that.
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547 Also see |assert-return|.
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548
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549 A value is false when it is zero. When {actual} is not a
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550 number the assert fails.
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551
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552 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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553 GetResult()->assert_false()
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554
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555 assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}]) *assert_inrange()*
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556 This asserts number and |Float| values. When {actual} is lower
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557 than {lower} or higher than {upper} an error message is added
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558 to |v:errors|. Also see |assert-return|.
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559 The error is in the form "Expected range {lower} - {upper},
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560 but got {actual}". When {msg} is present it is prefixed to
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561 that.
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562
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563 *assert_match()*
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564 assert_match({pattern}, {actual} [, {msg}])
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565 When {pattern} does not match {actual} an error message is
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566 added to |v:errors|. Also see |assert-return|.
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567 The error is in the form "Pattern {pattern} does not match
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568 {actual}". When {msg} is present it is prefixed to that.
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569
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570 {pattern} is used as with |=~|: The matching is always done
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571 like 'magic' was set and 'cpoptions' is empty, no matter what
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572 the actual value of 'magic' or 'cpoptions' is.
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573
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574 {actual} is used as a string, automatic conversion applies.
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575 Use "^" and "$" to match with the start and end of the text.
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576 Use both to match the whole text.
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577
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578 Example: >
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579 assert_match('^f.*o$', 'foobar')
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580 < Will result in a string to be added to |v:errors|:
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581 test.vim line 12: Pattern '^f.*o$' does not match 'foobar' ~
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582
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583 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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584 getFile()->assert_match('foo.*')
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585 <
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586 assert_nobeep({cmd}) *assert_nobeep()*
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587 Run {cmd} and add an error message to |v:errors| if it
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588 produces a beep or visual bell.
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589 Also see |assert_beeps()|.
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590
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591 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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592 GetCmd()->assert_nobeep()
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593 <
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594 *assert_notequal()*
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595 assert_notequal({expected}, {actual} [, {msg}])
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596 The opposite of `assert_equal()`: add an error message to
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597 |v:errors| when {expected} and {actual} are equal.
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598 Also see |assert-return|.
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599
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600 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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601 mylist->assert_notequal([1, 2, 3])
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602
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603 < *assert_notmatch()*
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604 assert_notmatch({pattern}, {actual} [, {msg}])
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605 The opposite of `assert_match()`: add an error message to
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606 |v:errors| when {pattern} matches {actual}.
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607 Also see |assert-return|.
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608
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609 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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610 getFile()->assert_notmatch('bar.*')
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611
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612
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613 assert_report({msg}) *assert_report()*
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614 Report a test failure directly, using String {msg}.
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615 Always returns one.
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616
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617 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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618 GetMessage()->assert_report()
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619
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620
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621 assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) *assert_true()*
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622 When {actual} is not true an error message is added to
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623 |v:errors|, like with |assert_equal()|.
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624 Also see |assert-return|.
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625 A value is TRUE when it is a non-zero number. When {actual}
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626 is not a number the assert fails.
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627 When {msg} is given it precedes the default message.
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628
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629 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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630 GetResult()->assert_true()
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631 <
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632
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633 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: