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/testdir/test_edit.vim b/src/testdir/test_edit.vim
index 518c21e..79ba969 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_edit.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_edit.vim
@@ -1907,4 +1907,38 @@
set encoding=utf-8
endfunc
+" Test for ModeChanged pattern
+func Test_mode_changes()
+ let g:count = 0
+ func! DoIt()
+ let g:count += 1
+ endfunc
+ let g:index = 0
+ let g:mode_seq = ['n', 'i', 'n', 'v', 'V', 'n', 'V', 'v', 'n']
+ func! TestMode()
+ call assert_equal(g:mode_seq[g:index], get(v:event, "old_mode"))
+ call assert_equal(g:mode_seq[g:index + 1], get(v:event, "new_mode"))
+ call assert_equal(mode(), get(v:event, "new_mode"))
+ let g:index += 1
+ endfunc
+
+ au ModeChanged * :call TestMode()
+ au ModeChanged n:* :call DoIt()
+ call feedkeys("i\<esc>vV\<esc>", 'tnix')
+ call assert_equal(2, g:count)
+
+ au ModeChanged V:v :call DoIt()
+ call feedkeys("Vv\<esc>", 'tnix')
+ call assert_equal(4, g:count)
+
+ call assert_equal(len(g:mode_seq) - 1, g:index)
+
+ au! ModeChanged
+ delfunc TestMode
+ unlet! g:mode_seq
+ unlet! g:index
+ delfunc DoIt
+ unlet! g:count
+endfunc
+
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