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The 0.12 version will update `vim.glob.to_lpeg()` to use more performant implementation. This should bring around 50% speedup for complex patterns.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

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The 0.12 version will add built-in support for LSP-based incremental selection (if server supports `textDocument/selectionRange` method). Pressing `an` / `in` selects outwards / inwards.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

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The 0.12 version will support annotated text edits from LSP server. It will allow asking user confirmation before applying changes and showing their description in a workspace edit.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

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The 0.12 version will continue to improve built-in completion:
- Allow custom completion functions as sources.
- Allow limiting number of matches in 'complete' sources.

PR (Vim patch):
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

feat(prompt): multiline prompt input by shadmansaleh · Pull Request #33371 · neovim/neovim This pr aims to add multiline support to the prompt buffer. Works toward #32420 and #32661 Proposal: Track how much text has been submitted already to the prompt buffer callback. When the user sub...

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will improve behavior of a prompt buffer:
- Multi-line input/paste, undo/redo, o/O normal commands.
- `prompt_getinput()` function to get current input.

PRs (part of Google Summer of Code):
- github.com/neovim/neovi...
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

`vim.version` improvements by echasnovski · Pull Request #34715 · neovim/neovim This PR makes several improvements to vim.version. Mostly for things that might/will be useful for #34009 follow-up work. In particular: Document vim.VersionRange class separately. Its structure i...

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The 0.12 version will add `vim.version.intersect()` to compute intersection of version ranges (like '>=1.2.3', '1.*', etc.).

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

The #neovim team works hard even during weekends to bring you a new maintenance 0.11.3 release. It is mostly about polishing existing functionality.

The link: github.com/neovim/neovi...

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The 0.12 version will introduce new `StderrMsg` and `StdoutMsg` highlight groups. These will be applied to show stderr and stdout messages from shell commands.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

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The 0.12 version will support workspace LSP diagnostics (`workspace/diagnostic` method) with the new `vim.lsp.buf.workspace_diagnostics()` function. This allows getting diagnostic data not only from opened files.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

feat(search): increase `MAX_COUNT` to 999 by clason · Pull Request #33937 · neovim/neovim Problem: "99 searchcount ought to be enough for anyone." Solution: Increase SEARCH_STAT_DEF_MAX_COUNT to 999, which I'm sure will suffice for the next twenty years. Closes #33748.

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will update maximum search count from 99 to 999. This will result into more informative total number of matches during search, truncating not at ">99", but at ">999".

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

Here is the demo of the basic workflow:

feat(pack): add built-in plugin manager `vim.pack` by echasnovski · Pull Request #34009 · neovim/neovim This PR adds a minimal built-in plugin manager vim.pack. This is a first step towards resolving #20893. A general design is a minimized (496 LOC for core functionality when PR is opened) and rework...

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will have minimal built-in plugin manager. It is still a work in progress, so use it carefully (if you use Nightly builds) and expect breaking changes without notice.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

feat(excmd): add ":restart" command by sathya-pramodh · Pull Request #33953 · neovim/neovim Developing/troubleshooting plugins has some friction because "restarting" Nvim requires quitting, then manually starting again, in some fashion. Implement a ":restart" command w...

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will add `:restart` command which restarts Neovim. This is useful during user config tweaking to see the effect right away.

Currently doesn't preserve buffer/window layout, but it is planned.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

feat(checkhealth): trigger FileType event after showing report by justinmk · Pull Request #33677 · neovim/neovim Problem: FileType event is fired before checkhealth report is finished, so user can't override report settings or contents. #33172 (comment) Solution: Trigger FileType event later. Document ho...

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will allow customization of `:checkhealth` output inside a regular `Filetype checkhealth` autocommand.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

feat(diagnostic): add `enabled` filter by MariaSolOs · Pull Request #33981 · neovim/neovim Closes #25131

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The 0.12 version will allow `vim.diagnostic.get()` to accept an `enabled` filter to only return enabled or disabled diagnostics.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

feat(terminal): parse current buffer contents in nvim_open_term() by gpanders · Pull Request #33720 · neovim/neovim When nvim_open_term() is called with a non-empty buffer, the buffer contents are piped into the PTY.

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will allow calling `nvim_open_term()` with non-empty buffer. Its text will be processed as terminal input.

This will help with displaying content meant to be shown as terminal output.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

feat(lua): allow function `behavior` for `vim.tbl_extend`/`vim.tbl_deep_extend` by MariaSolOs · Pull Request #33819 · neovim/neovim Implements #33577 (comment)

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will allow a callable `behavior` for `vim.tbl_extend()` and `vim.tbl_deep_extend()` for a more flexible table merge.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

feat(build): build.zig MVP: build and run functionaltests on linux by bfredl · Pull Request #28344 · neovim/neovim currently, this works to run a simple lua environment in the host system: zig build nlua0 -- hello.lua To generate source files zig build gen_sources to build a fixed configuration for x86-64 lin...

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will start to use Zig language to build Neovim itself.

This should improve overall Neovim development and should not have visible effect on users.

Thanks, @bfredl.bsky.social!

PRs (so far):
- github.com/neovim/neovi...
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will have a better 'smartcase' support during filtering candidates of built-in Insert mode completion.

PR (Vim patch):
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

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The 0.12 version will respect project-local configuration files not only from the current working directory, but also from all its parent directories.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will update `vim.diagnostic.setloclist()` and `vim.diagnostic.setqflist()` to support custom `format`. This can be used to modify and/or filter diagnostic before setting them to location/quickfix list.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

Commit screenshot

I applied to GSoC this year with the project idea to implement the ":restart" command. It got rejected but I still went ahead and asked the maintainers if I could do it. They said yes and here we are.
":restart" in a Neovim instance near you.

Huge thanks: justinmk, zeertzjq, bfredl for the reviews

vim-patch:9.1.1396: 'grepformat' is a global option by zeertzjq · Pull Request #34060 · neovim/neovim Close #34018 vim-patch:9.1.1396: 'errorformat' is a global option Problem: The 'grepformat' option is global option, but it would be useful to have it buffer-local, similar to &#39...

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will allow setting 'grepformat' option per buffer, instead of only global.

PR (Vim patch):
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

Release Nvim 0.11.2 · neovim/neovim NVIM v0.11.2 Build type: Release LuaJIT 2.1.1741730670 This is a maintenance release, focusing on bug fixes. Some enhancements related to vim.lsp.enable are also included. Features lsp: Vim.lsp.i...

To finish the spring on a high note, here is a 0.11.2 release with more bug fixes and `vim.lsp.enable()` improvements:
github.com/neovim/neovi...

feat(ui): ext_cmdline/messages for the TUI by luukvbaal · Pull Request #27855 · neovim/neovim Problem: We have an unmaintained Vimscript parser and cmdline highlighting mechanism, with which it is hard to leverage the treesitter highlighter. Long messages result in a hit-enter-prompt. Solu...

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will have "extended command line". It is a more flexible and user-friendly way to manage command line. Both for input (typing commands) and output (messages/errors).

Will probably be experimental (not stable) for a while.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

refactor: replace C implementation of default statusline with statusline expression by shadmansaleh · Pull Request #33036 · neovim/neovim First phase toward #28809 What it does Implements default statusline as default value to 'statusline' option removes C implementation Remaining Issues The C implementation of statusline ...

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will have default value of 'statusline' implemented as a regular expression (instead of an internal C approach).

This is a first step towards a more capable default statusline.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

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The 0.12 version will allow `vim.lsp.config` (added in 0.11) to have `root_markers` ordered by priority.

This makes it possible to implement complex behavior of finding proper root directory for LSP servers.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

vim-patch:9.1.{1329,1331,1338} by zeertzjq · Pull Request #33565 · neovim/neovim vim-patch:9.1.1329: cannot get information about command line completion Problem: cannot get information about command line completion Solution: add CmdlineLeavePre autocommand and cmdcomplete_inf...

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will have better scripting capabilities for working with command line completions: `CmdlineLeavePre` event and `cmdcomplete_info()` Vimscript function.

PR (Vim patch):
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

feat(defaults): shelltemp=false by 616b2f · Pull Request #33012 · neovim/neovim relates to #1008 As a first step, to disable it first to see what has to be fixed before it's removed completely Some infos: powershell uses UTF-8 as default since v7.1 (without BOM see here) ...

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will by default try to use a pipe for shell commands instead of temporary files.

PR:
- github.com/neovim/neovi...

vim-patch:0b540c6: runtime(help): add omni completion and 'iskeyword' to filetype plugin by brianhuster · Pull Request #33398 · neovim/neovim vim-patch:0b540c6: runtime(help): add omni completion and 'iskeyword' to filetype plugin Problem: Help tags provide a good way to navigate the Vim documentation, but many help documents do...

#neovim Development News

The 0.12 version will set omni-function and dedicated keyword characters in 'help' buffers. This will make writing help files a bit easier.

PR (Vim patch):
- github.com/neovim/neovi...