vim: Expose the search-by-type feature #1846
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This adds the :MerlinSearchType command to query for a value with a matching type. It works exactly like the previous :MerlinSearch, the search results are shown in the completion menu.
':MerlinSearch' switches between polarity search and search by type depending on the first character of the query, like is done in the emacs plugin. Documentation about the three search functions is added.
| for prop in entries: | ||
| vim.command("let tmp = {'word':'%s','menu':'%s','info':'%s','kind':'%s'}" % | ||
| (prep(prop['name']),prep(prop['desc']),prep_nl(prop['info']),prep(prop['kind'][:1]))) | ||
| vim.command("let tmp = " + vim_record({ |
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It's unclear to me that vim_record behaves similarly as the previous use of prep and prep_nl. Does it "preserve newlines" ? And only for the "info" field ?
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You are right, there was a problem here!
I've fixed vim_record to properly encode newlines and added back the prep and prep_nl functions. I'm not sure in which cases these are useful.
I've just learnt from this "info" feature and I find it awesome. I tested that completion works fine with these settings:
let g:merlin_completion_with_doc = 1
set completeopt+=popup
| " Do a polarity search or a search by type depending on the first character of | ||
| " the query. | ||
| function! merlin#Search(debug, query) | ||
| if a:query =~ "^[-+]" | ||
| call merlin#PolaritySearch(a:debug, a:query) | ||
| else | ||
| call merlin#SearchByType(a:debug, a:query) | ||
| endif | ||
| endfunction |
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@xvw this detection is also made on Merlin side isn't it ?
Maybe we could have a simpler interface in both emacs and vim:
- Keep the existing PolaritySearch
- Add a new SearchByType or Search, that does indeed also support the polarity search syntax.
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Yes, in Emacs I've moved the original search behaviour into a search-by-polarity command and then the search command relies on the merlin search-by-type command (which classifies the query)
Restores the previous behavior.
This adds the
:MerlinSearchTypecommand to query for a value with a matching type. It works like the previous:MerlinSearchbut uses the new search feature added in #1828, the search results are shown in the completion menu.:MerlinSearchswitches between polarity search and search by type depending on the first character of the query, like is done in the emacs plugin.Documentation about the three search functions is added.