patch 8.2.2343: Vim9: return type of readfile() is any
Problem: Vim9: return type of readfile() is any.
Solution: Add readblob() so that readfile() can be expected to always
return a list of strings. (closes #7671)
diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 59fa2b1..a891378 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -1344,12 +1344,14 @@
ret_number, f_rand},
{"range", 1, 3, FEARG_1, NULL,
ret_list_number, f_range},
+ {"readblob", 1, 1, FEARG_1, NULL,
+ ret_blob, f_readblob},
{"readdir", 1, 3, FEARG_1, NULL,
ret_list_string, f_readdir},
{"readdirex", 1, 3, FEARG_1, NULL,
ret_list_dict_any, f_readdirex},
{"readfile", 1, 3, FEARG_1, NULL,
- ret_any, f_readfile},
+ ret_list_string, f_readfile},
{"reduce", 2, 3, FEARG_1, NULL,
ret_any, f_reduce},
{"reg_executing", 0, 0, 0, NULL,
diff --git a/src/filepath.c b/src/filepath.c
index 0db0dcf..81fe749 100644
--- a/src/filepath.c
+++ b/src/filepath.c
@@ -1640,11 +1640,11 @@
/*
* "readfile()" function
*/
- void
-f_readfile(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+ static void
+read_file_or_blob(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, int always_blob)
{
int binary = FALSE;
- int blob = FALSE;
+ int blob = always_blob;
int failed = FALSE;
char_u *fname;
FILE *fd;
@@ -1796,7 +1796,8 @@
if (dest < buf)
{
- adjust_prevlen = (int)(buf - dest); // must be 1 or 2
+ // must be 1 or 2
+ adjust_prevlen = (int)(buf - dest);
dest = buf;
}
if (readlen > p - buf + 1)
@@ -1867,6 +1868,24 @@
}
/*
+ * "readblob()" function
+ */
+ void
+f_readblob(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+{
+ read_file_or_blob(argvars, rettv, TRUE);
+}
+
+/*
+ * "readfile()" function
+ */
+ void
+f_readfile(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+{
+ read_file_or_blob(argvars, rettv, FALSE);
+}
+
+/*
* "resolve()" function
*/
void
diff --git a/src/proto/filepath.pro b/src/proto/filepath.pro
index b502b8e..6261211 100644
--- a/src/proto/filepath.pro
+++ b/src/proto/filepath.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
/* filepath.c */
int modify_fname(char_u *src, int tilde_file, int *usedlen, char_u **fnamep, char_u **bufp, int *fnamelen);
+void shorten_dir(char_u *str);
void f_chdir(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
void f_delete(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
void f_executable(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
@@ -21,10 +22,10 @@
void f_globpath(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
void f_isdirectory(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
void f_mkdir(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
-void shorten_dir(char_u *str);
void f_pathshorten(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
void f_readdir(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
void f_readdirex(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
+void f_readblob(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
void f_readfile(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
void f_resolve(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
void f_tempname(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
index 40cfdcb..3d474f3 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
@@ -623,6 +623,32 @@
eval expand('sautest')->readdirex((e) => e.name[0] !=# '.')
enddef
+def Test_readblob()
+ var blob = 0z12341234
+ writefile(blob, 'Xreadblob')
+ var read: blob = readblob('Xreadblob')
+ assert_equal(blob, read)
+
+ var lines =<< trim END
+ var read: list<string> = readblob('Xreadblob')
+ END
+ CheckDefAndScriptFailure(lines, 'E1012: Type mismatch; expected list<string> but got blob', 1)
+ delete('Xreadblob')
+enddef
+
+def Test_readfile()
+ var text = ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc']
+ writefile(text, 'Xreadfile')
+ var read: list<string> = readfile('Xreadfile')
+ assert_equal(text, read)
+
+ var lines =<< trim END
+ var read: dict<string> = readfile('Xreadfile')
+ END
+ CheckDefAndScriptFailure(lines, 'E1012: Type mismatch; expected dict<string> but got list<string>', 1)
+ delete('Xreadfile')
+enddef
+
def Test_remove_return_type()
var l = remove({one: [1, 2], two: [3, 4]}, 'one')
var res = 0
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index aae7bf5..07df2f3 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
static int included_patches[] =
{ /* Add new patch number below this line */
/**/
+ 2343,
+/**/
2342,
/**/
2341,