patch 7.4.2297
Problem: When starting a job that reads from a buffer and reaching the end,
the job hangs.
Solution: Close the pipe or socket when all lines were read.
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
index a038d4a..6bea0e8 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
@@ -792,6 +792,46 @@
call Run_test_pipe_from_buffer(0)
endfunc
+func Run_pipe_through_sort(all)
+ if !executable('sort') || !has('job')
+ return
+ endif
+ split sortin
+ call setline(1, ['ccc', 'aaa', 'ddd', 'bbb', 'eee'])
+ let options = {'in_io': 'buffer', 'in_name': 'sortin',
+ \ 'out_io': 'buffer', 'out_name': 'sortout'}
+ if !a:all
+ let options.in_top = 2
+ let options.in_bot = 4
+ endif
+ let g:job = job_start('sort', options)
+ call assert_equal("run", job_status(g:job))
+ call WaitFor('job_status(g:job) == "dead"')
+ call assert_equal("dead", job_status(g:job))
+ sp sortout
+ call assert_equal('Reading from channel output...', getline(1))
+ if a:all
+ call assert_equal(['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc', 'ddd', 'eee'], getline(2, 6))
+ else
+ call assert_equal(['aaa', 'bbb', 'ddd'], getline(2, 4))
+ endif
+
+ call job_stop(g:job)
+ unlet g:job
+ bwipe! sortin
+ bwipe! sortout
+endfunc
+
+func Test_pipe_through_sort_all()
+ call ch_log('Test_pipe_through_sort_all()')
+ call Run_pipe_through_sort(1)
+endfunc
+
+func Test_pipe_through_sort_some()
+ call ch_log('Test_pipe_through_sort_some()')
+ call Run_pipe_through_sort(0)
+endfunc
+
func Test_pipe_to_nameless_buffer()
if !has('job')
return