patch 9.1.1341: cannot define completion triggers

Problem:  Cannot define completion triggers and act upon it
Solution: add the new option 'isexpand' and add the complete_match()
          function to return the completion matches according to the
          'isexpand' setting (glepnir)

Currently, completion trigger position is determined solely by the
'iskeyword' pattern (\k\+$), which causes issues when users need
different completion behaviors - such as triggering after '/' for
comments or '.' for methods. Modifying 'iskeyword' to include these
characters has undesirable side effects on other Vim functionality that
relies on keyword definitions.

Introduce a new buffer-local option 'isexpand' that allows specifying
different completion triggers and add the complete_match() function that
finds the appropriate start column for completion based on these
triggers, scanning backwards from cursor position.

This separation of concerns allows customized completion behavior
without affecting iskeyword-dependent features. The option's
buffer-local nature enables per-filetype completion triggers.

closes: #16716

Signed-off-by: glepnir <glephunter@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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glepnir
2025-04-24 21:48:35 +02:00
committed by Christian Brabandt
parent 32f49738d1
commit bcd5995b40
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*options.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 Apr 19
*options.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 Apr 24
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@ -4983,6 +4983,19 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
and there is a letter before it, the completed part is made uppercase.
With 'noinfercase' the match is used as-is.
*'isexpand'* *'ise'*
'isexpand' 'ise' string (default: "")
local to buffer
Defines characters and patterns for completion in insert mode. Used by
the |complete_match()| function to determine the starting position for
completion. This is a comma-separated list of triggers. Each trigger
can be:
- A single character like "." or "/"
- A sequence of characters like "->", "/*", or "/**"
Note: Use "\\," to add a literal comma as trigger character, see
|option-backslash|.
*'insertmode'* *'im'* *'noinsertmode'* *'noim'*
'insertmode' 'im' boolean (default off)
global