patch 8.0.0475: not enough testing for the client-server feature
Problem: Not enough testing for the client-server feature.
Solution: Add more tests. Add the remote_startserver() function. Fix that
a locally evaluated expression uses function-local variables.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index efa5b9d..c271549 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -2262,6 +2262,8 @@
remote_read({serverid}) String read reply string
remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
String send key sequence
+remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
+ String send key sequence
remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
@@ -6372,6 +6374,7 @@
See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
{only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
+
Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
up the display.
Examples: >
@@ -6383,6 +6386,12 @@
:echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo ".
\ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
<
+ *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
+remote_startserver({name})
+ Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
+ server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
+ {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
+
remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) *remove()*
Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
return the item.