patch 8.2.3430: no generic way to trigger an autocommand on mode change
Problem: No generic way to trigger an autocommand on mode change.
Solution: Add the ModeChanged autocommand event. (Magnus Gross, closes #8856)
diff --git a/src/autocmd.c b/src/autocmd.c
index 07681bb..a721e70 100644
--- a/src/autocmd.c
+++ b/src/autocmd.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
{"InsertLeavePre", EVENT_INSERTLEAVEPRE},
{"InsertCharPre", EVENT_INSERTCHARPRE},
{"MenuPopup", EVENT_MENUPOPUP},
+ {"ModeChanged", EVENT_MODECHANGED},
{"OptionSet", EVENT_OPTIONSET},
{"QuickFixCmdPost", EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPOST},
{"QuickFixCmdPre", EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPRE},
@@ -1817,6 +1818,17 @@
}
#endif
+#if defined(FEAT_EVAL) || defined(PROTO)
+/*
+ * Return TRUE when there is a ModeChanged autocommand defined.
+ */
+ int
+has_modechanged(void)
+{
+ return (first_autopat[(int)EVENT_MODECHANGED] != NULL);
+}
+#endif
+
/*
* Execute autocommands for "event" and file name "fname".
* Return TRUE if some commands were executed.
@@ -1938,7 +1950,8 @@
if (fname_io == NULL)
{
if (event == EVENT_COLORSCHEME || event == EVENT_COLORSCHEMEPRE
- || event == EVENT_OPTIONSET)
+ || event == EVENT_OPTIONSET
+ || event == EVENT_MODECHANGED)
autocmd_fname = NULL;
else if (fname != NULL && !ends_excmd(*fname))
autocmd_fname = fname;
@@ -2011,7 +2024,8 @@
|| event == EVENT_COLORSCHEMEPRE
|| event == EVENT_OPTIONSET
|| event == EVENT_QUICKFIXCMDPOST
- || event == EVENT_DIRCHANGED)
+ || event == EVENT_DIRCHANGED
+ || event == EVENT_MODECHANGED)
{
fname = vim_strsave(fname);
autocmd_fname_full = TRUE; // don't expand it later