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commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7db8f6f4f85e5d0526d23107b2a5e2334dc23354 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Tue Mar 29 23:12:46 2016 +0200 Updated runtime files.
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1 *channel.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2016 Mar 28
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 Inter-process communication *channel*
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9 DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT
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11 Vim uses channels to communicate with other processes.
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12 A channel uses a socket or pipes *socket-interface*
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13 Jobs can be used to start processes and communicate with them.
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15 Vim current supports up to 10 simultaneous channels.
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16 The Netbeans interface also uses a channel. |netbeans|
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18 1. Overview |job-channel-overview|
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19 2. Channel demo |channel-demo|
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20 3. Opening a channel |channel-open|
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21 4. Using a JSON or JS channel |channel-use|
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22 5. Channel commands |channel-commands|
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23 6. Using a RAW or NL channel |channel-raw|
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24 7. More channel functions |channel-more|
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25 8. Starting a job with a channel |job-start|
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26 9. Starting a job without a channel |job-start-nochannel|
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27 10. Job options |job-options|
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28 11. Controlling a job |job-control|
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30 {Vi does not have any of these features}
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31 {only when compiled with the |+channel| feature for channel stuff}
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32 {only when compiled with the |+job| feature for job stuff}
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34 ==============================================================================
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35 1. Overview *job-channel-overview*
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37 There are four main types of jobs:
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38 1. A deamon, serving several Vim instances.
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39 Vim connects to it with a socket.
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40 2. One job working with one Vim instance, asynchronously.
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41 Uses a socket or pipes.
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42 3. A job performing some work for a short time, asynchronously.
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43 Uses a socket or pipes.
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44 4. Running a filter, synchronously.
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45 Uses pipes.
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47 For when using sockets See |job-start|, |job-start-nochannel| and
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48 |channel-open|. For 2 and 3, one or more jobs using pipes, see |job-start|.
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49 For 4 use the ":{range}!cmd" command, see |filter|.
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51 Over the socket and pipes these protocols are available:
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52 RAW nothing known, Vim cannot tell where a message ends
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53 NL every message ends in a NL (newline) character
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54 JSON JSON encoding |json_encode()|
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55 JS JavaScript style JSON-like encoding |js_encode()|
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57 Common combination are:
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58 - Using a job connected through pipes in NL mode. E.g., to run a style
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59 checker and receive errors and warnings.
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60 - Using a deamon, connecting over a socket in JSON mode. E.g. to lookup
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61 crosss-refrences in a database.
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63 ==============================================================================
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64 2. Channel demo *channel-demo*
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66 This requires Python. The demo program can be found in
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67 $VIMRUNTIME/tools/demoserver.py
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68 Run it in one terminal. We will call this T1.
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70 Run Vim in another terminal. Connect to the demo server with: >
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71 let channel = ch_open('localhost:8765')
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73 In T1 you should see:
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74 === socket opened === ~
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76 You can now send a message to the server: >
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77 echo ch_evalexpr(channel, 'hello!')
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79 The message is received in T1 and a response is sent back to Vim.
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80 You can see the raw messages in T1. What Vim sends is:
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81 [1,"hello!"] ~
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82 And the response is:
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83 [1,"got it"] ~
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84 The number will increase every time you send a message.
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86 The server can send a command to Vim. Type this on T1 (literally, including
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87 the quotes):
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88 ["ex","echo 'hi there'"] ~
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89 And you should see the message in Vim. You can move the cursor a word forward:
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90 ["normal","w"] ~
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92 To handle asynchronous communication a callback needs to be used: >
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93 func MyHandler(channel, msg)
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94 echo "from the handler: " . a:msg
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95 endfunc
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96 call ch_sendexpr(channel, 'hello!', {'callback': "MyHandler"})
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97 Vim will not wait for a response. Now the server can send the response later
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102 call ch_close(channel)
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103 let channel = ch_open('localhost:8765', {'callback': "MyHandler"})
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104 call ch_sendexpr(channel, 'hello!')
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107 Vim to write lines in log file: >
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108 call ch_logfile('channellog', 'w')
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109 See |ch_logfile()|.
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115 let channel = ch_open({address} [, {options}])
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119 Use |ch_status()| to see if the channel could be opened.
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123 {options} is a dictionary with optional entries: *channel-open-options*
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125 "mode" can be: *channel-mode*
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127 "js" - Use JS (JavaScript) encoding, more efficient than JSON.
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130 *channel-callback* *E921*
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134 func Handle(channel, msg)
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137 let channel = ch_open("localhost:8765", {"callback": "Handle"})
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139 When "mode" is "json" or "js" the "msg" argument is the body
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142 excluding the NL.
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143 When "mode" is "raw" the "msg" argument is the whole message
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144 as a string.
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148 the Dictionary.
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152 func MyCloseHandler(channel)
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195 messages to read or callbacks to invoke.
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203 *E898* *E899* *E900* *E901* *E902*
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205 If there is an error reading or writing a channel it will be closed.
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206 *E896* *E630* *E631*
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212 let response = ch_evalexpr(channel, {expr})
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215 When mode is JS this works the same, except that the messages use
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219 handle the response: >
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220 call ch_sendexpr(channel, {expr})
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224 call ch_sendexpr(channel, {expr}, {'callback': Handler})
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226 Vim will match the response with the request using the message ID. Once the
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241 [{number},{response}]
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252 [0,{response}]
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255 channel does not have a handler the message is dropped.
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272 ["redraw" {forced}]
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293 The other commands do not update the screen, so that you can send a sequence
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294 of commands without the cursor moving around. You must end with the "redraw"
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295 command to show any changed text and show the cursor where it belongs.
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299 To first clear the screen pass "force":
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306 completion or error. You could use functions in an |autoload| script:
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307 ["ex","call myscript#MyFunc(arg)"]
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309 You can also use "call |feedkeys()|" to insert any key sequence.
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312 and v:errmsg is set to the error.
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315 Command "normal" ~
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319 ["normal" "zO"]
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326 ["expr","line('$')", -2] ~
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335 every request to be able to match the request with the response.
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337 {result} is the result of the evaluation and is JSON encoded. If the
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339 "ERROR".
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342 Command "expr" without a response ~
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344 This command is similar to "expr" above, but does not send back any response.
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346 ["expr","setline('$', ['one', 'two', 'three'])"] ~
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359 ["call", "setline", ["$", ["one", "two", "three"]]] ~
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387 This {string} can also be JSON, use |json_encode()| to create it and
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390 It is not possible to use |ch_evalexpr()| or |ch_sendexpr()| on a raw channel.
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393 7. More channel functions *channel-more*
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395 To obtain the status of a channel: ch_status(channel). The possible results
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396 are:
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397 "fail" Failed to open the channel.
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398 "open" The channel can be used.
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399 "closed" The channel was closed.
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401 To obtain the job associated with a channel: ch_getjob(channel)
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403 To read one message from a channel: >
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404 let output = ch_read(channel)
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405 This uses the channel timeout. To read without a timeout, just get any
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406 message that is available: >
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407 let output = ch_read(channel, {'timeout': 0})
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408 When no message was available then the result is v:none for a JSON or JS mode
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409 channels, an empty string for a RAW or NL channel.
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411 To read all output from a RAW channel that is available: >
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412 let output = ch_readraw(channel)
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413 To read the error output: >
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414 let output = ch_readraw(channel, {"part": "err"})
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416 ch_read() and ch_readraw() use the channel timeout. When there is nothing to
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419 {"timeout": 123} ~
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420 To read from the error output use the "part" option:
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422 To read a message with a specific ID, on a JS or JSON channel:
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423 {"id": 99} ~
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424 When no ID is specified or the ID is -1, the first message is returned. This
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427 For a RAW channel this returns whatever is available, since Vim does not know
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428 where a message ends.
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429 For a NL channel this returns one message.
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430 For a JS or JSON channel this returns one decoded message.
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431 This includes any sequence number.
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434 8. Starting a job with a channel *job-start* *job*
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436 To start a job and open a channel for stdin/stdout/stderr: >
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437 let job = job_start(command, {options})
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439 You can get the channel with: >
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440 let channel = job_getchannel(job)
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446 If the command produces a line of output that you want to deal with, specify
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448 let job = job_start(command, {"out_cb": "MyHandler"})
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450 it like this: >
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451 func MyHandler(channel, msg)
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488 A special mode is when "in_top" is set to zero and "in_bot" is not set: Every
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489 time a line is added to the buffer, the last-but-one line will be send to the
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490 job stdin. This allows for editing the last line and sending it when pressing
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491 Enter.
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494 9. Starting a job without a channel *job-start-nochannel*
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496 To start another process without creating a channel: >
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497 let job = job_start(command,
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498 \ {"in_io": "null", "out_io": "null", "err_io": "null"})
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500 This starts {command} in the background, Vim does not wait for it to finish.
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502 When Vim sees that neither stdin, stdout or stderr are connected, no channel
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504 avoid it getting stuck.
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506 There are several options you can use, see |job-options|.
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508 *job-start-if-needed*
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509 To start a job only when connecting to an address does not work, do something
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510 like this: >
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511 let channel = ch_open(address, {"waittime": 0})
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512 if ch_status(channel) == "fail"
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513 let job = job_start(command)
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514 let channel = ch_open(address, {"waittime": 1000})
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515 endif
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517 Note that the waittime for ch_open() gives the job one second to make the port
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518 available.
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520 ==============================================================================
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521 10. Job options *job-options*
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525 job_setoptions(job, {options}). Many options can be used with the channel
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526 related to the job, using ch_setoptions(channel, {options}).
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527 See |job_setoptions()| and |ch_setoptions()|.
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529 *in_mode* *out_mode* *err_mode*
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530 "in_mode" mode specifically for stdin, only when using pipes
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531 "out_mode" mode specifically for stdout, only when using pipes
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532 "err_mode" mode specifically for stderr, only when using pipes
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533 See |channel-mode| for the values.
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535 Note: when setting "mode" the part specific mode is
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539 Note: when writing to a file or buffer and when
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540 reading from a buffer NL mode is used by default.
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542 *job-callback*
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543 "callback": handler Callback for something to read on any part of the
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544 channel.
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545 *job-out_cb* *out_cb*
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546 "out_cb": handler Callback for when there is something to read on
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547 stdout. Only for when the channel uses pipes. When
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548 "out_cb" wasn't set the channel callback is used.
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550 *job-err_cb* *err_cb*
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551 "err_cb": handler Callback for when there is something to read on
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554 *job-close_cb*
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555 "close_cb": handler Callback for when the channel is closed. Same as
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557 *job-exit_cb*
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560 Vim checks about every 10 seconds for jobs that ended.
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563 *job-timeout*
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577 "stoponexit": "" Do not stop the job when Vim exits.
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578 The default is "term".
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580 *job-term*
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581 "term": "open" Start a terminal and connect the job
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582 stdin/stdout/stderr to it.
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583 NOTE: Not implemented yet!
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585 "channel": {channel} Use an existing channel instead of creating a new one.
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586 The parts of the channel that get used for the new job
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587 will be disconnected from what they were used before.
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588 If the channel was still use by another job this may
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589 cause I/O errors.
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590 Existing callbacks and other settings remain.
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592 *job-in_io* *in_top* *in_bot* *in_name* *in_buf*
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593 "in_io": "null" disconnect stdin (read from /dev/null)
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594 "in_io": "pipe" stdin is connected to the channel (default)
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595 "in_io": "file" stdin reads from a file
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596 "in_io": "buffer" stdin reads from a buffer
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597 "in_top": number when using "buffer": first line to send (default: 1)
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598 "in_bot": number when using "buffer": last line to send (default: last)
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599 "in_name": "/path/file" the name of the file or buffer to read from
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600 "in_buf": number the number of the buffer to read from
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602 *job-out_io* *out_name* *out_buf*
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603 "out_io": "null" disconnect stdout (goes to /dev/null)
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604 "out_io": "pipe" stdout is connected to the channel (default)
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605 "out_io": "file" stdout writes to a file
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606 "out_io": "buffer" stdout appends to a buffer
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607 "out_name": "/path/file" the name of the file or buffer to write to
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608 "out_buf": number the number of the buffer to write to
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610 *job-err_io* *err_name* *err_buf*
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611 "err_io": "out" stderr messages to go to stdout
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612 "err_io": "null" disconnect stderr (goes to /dev/null)
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613 "err_io": "pipe" stderr is connected to the channel (default)
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614 "err_io": "file" stderr writes to a file
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615 "err_io": "buffer" stderr appends to a buffer
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616 "err_name": "/path/file" the name of the file or buffer to write to
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617 "err_buf": number the number of the buffer to write to
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619 "block_write": number only for testing: pretend every other write to stdin
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620 will block
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623 Writing to a buffer ~
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625 When the out_io or err_io mode is "buffer" and there is a callback, the text
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626 is appended to the buffer before invoking the callback.
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628 When a buffer is used both for input and output, the output lines are put
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629 above the last line, since the last line is what is written to the channel
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630 input. Otherwise lines are appended below the last line.
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632 When using JS or JSON mode with "buffer", only messages with zero or negative
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633 ID will be added to the buffer, after decoding + encoding. Messages with a
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634 positive number will be handled by a callback, commands are handled as usual.
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636 The name of the buffer is compared the full name of existing buffers. If
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637 there is a match that buffer is used. Otherwise a new buffer is created.
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638 Use an empty name to always create a new buffer. |ch_getbufnr()| can then be
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639 used to get the buffer number.
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641 For a new buffer 'buftype' is set to "nofile" and 'bufhidden' to "hide". If
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642 you prefer other settings, create the buffer first and pass the buffer number.
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644 When the buffer written to is displayed in a window and the cursor is in the
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645 first column of the last line, the cursor will be moved to the newly added
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646 line and the window is scrolled up to show the cursor if needed.
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648 Undo is synced for every added line.
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651 Writing to a file ~
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652 *E920*
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653 The file is created with permissions 600 (read-write for the user, not
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654 accessible for others). Use |setfperm()| to change this.
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656 If the file already exists it is truncated.
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658 ==============================================================================
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659 11. Controlling a job *job-control*
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661 To get the status of a job: >
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662 echo job_status(job)
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664 To make a job stop running: >
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667 This is the normal way to end a job. On Unix it sends a SIGTERM to the job.
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668 It is possible to use other ways to stop the job, or even send arbitrary
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669 signals. E.g. to force a job to stop, "kill it": >
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670 job_stop(job, "kill")
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