patch 8.1.1816: cannot use a user defined function as a method commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/fcfe1a9b8950b8b211ab3b24d84b17c6847ea43f Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun Aug 4 23:04:39 2019 +0200 patch 8.1.1816: cannot use a user defined function as a method Problem: Cannot use a user defined function as a method. Solution: Pass the base as the first argument to the user defined function after "->". (partly by FUJIWARA Takuya)

" Tests for autoload

set runtimepath=./sautest

func Test_autoload_dict_func()
  let g:loaded_foo_vim = 0
  let g:called_foo_bar_echo = 0
  call g:foo#bar.echo()
  call assert_equal(1, g:loaded_foo_vim)
  call assert_equal(1, g:called_foo_bar_echo)

  eval 'bar'->g:foo#addFoo()->assert_equal('barfoo')
endfunc

func Test_source_autoload()
  let g:loaded_sourced_vim = 0
  source sautest/autoload/sourced.vim
  call assert_equal(1, g:loaded_sourced_vim)
endfunc