patch 8.1.0920: in Terminal-Normal mode job output messes up the window
Problem: In Terminal-Normal mode job output messes up the window.
Solution: Postpone scrolling and updating the buffer when in Terminal-Normal
mode.
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim b/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
index 8eb43a0..b24dbc9 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
@@ -299,6 +299,44 @@
call term_wait(buf)
exe buf . 'bwipe'
set termwinscroll&
+ call delete('Xtext')
+endfunc
+
+func Test_terminal_postponed_scrollback()
+ if !has('unix')
+ " tail -f only works on Unix
+ return
+ endif
+
+ call writefile(range(50), 'Xtext')
+ call writefile([
+ \ 'terminal',
+ \ 'call feedkeys("tail -n 100 -f Xtext\<CR>", "xt")',
+ \ 'sleep 100m',
+ \ 'call feedkeys("\<C-W>N", "xt")',
+ \ ], 'XTest_postponed')
+ let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S XTest_postponed', {})
+ " Check that the Xtext lines are displayed and in Terminal-Normal mode
+ call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_terminal_01', {})
+
+ silent !echo 'one more line' >>Xtext
+ " Sceen will not change, move cursor to get a different dump
+ call term_sendkeys(buf, "k")
+ call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_terminal_02', {})
+
+ " Back to Terminal-Job mode, text will scroll and show the extra line.
+ call term_sendkeys(buf, "a")
+ call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_terminal_03', {})
+
+ call term_wait(buf)
+ call term_sendkeys(buf, "\<C-C>")
+ call term_wait(buf)
+ call term_sendkeys(buf, "exit\<CR>")
+ call term_wait(buf)
+ call term_sendkeys(buf, ":q\<CR>")
+ call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+ call delete('XTest_postponed')
+ call delete('Xtext')
endfunc
func Test_terminal_size()
@@ -1512,6 +1550,8 @@
let job = term_getjob(buf)
call feedkeys("\<C-L>\<C-C>", 'tx')
call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal("dead", job_status(job))})
+
+ set termwinkey&
endfunc
func Test_terminal_out_err()