Test the cursor position

[NicolasWebDev]

Is there a way to test a script which relies on the cursor position with movements?

Thanks for the great work!

[thinca]

You can use getcurpos() to get the cursor position information.

[NicolasWebDev]

Well, let's say I have a python buffer content like that:

for number in numbers:
    print number

and I have a function in my vim plugin that should backward search the "for" keyword and insert something there.

How can I test that the function works, giving it the initial buffer content and the cursor position, and checking the final buffer content and cursor position?

I have read all the themis helper file, and I understand how to test values, but how can I test vim side-effects?

[thinca]

% delete _  " clear the buffer
" set buffer content
0put ='for number in numbers:'
1put ='    print number'
call setpos('.', [0, 1, 1, 0])  " set cursor position

" call your function

Assert Equals(getline(1, '$'), ['expected', 'buffer', 'lines'])  " check buffer content
Assert Equals(getpos('.')[1 : 2], [expected_lnum, expected_col])  " check cursor position

Please read Vim's help more.

[NicolasWebDev]

Thanks for your help, I was reading the vim's help, only that I needed some direction to know what to look for.