drop support for nvim-0.5, 0.6 (BREAKING) (#1002)

* chore: drop support for nvim-0.5, 0.6 (BREAKING)

Users of these versions can still use compatibility tags
compat-nvim-0.5 and compat-nvim-0.6 respectively.

BREAKING CHANGE

* add testing for 0.9

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - flavor: nvim-0.5
-            runner: ubuntu-20.04
-            os: linux
-            nvim_version: v0.5.0
-          - flavor: nvim-0.6
-            runner: ubuntu-20.04
-            os: linux
-            nvim_version: v0.6.0
           - flavor: nvim-0.7
             runner: ubuntu-20.04
             os: linux
@@ -35,6 +27,10 @@ jobs:
             runner: ubuntu-20.04
             os: linux
             nvim_version: v0.8.0
+          - flavor: nvim-0.9
+            runner: ubuntu-20.04
+            os: linux
+            nvim_version: v0.9.0
           - flavor: nvim-nightly
             runner: ubuntu-20.04
             os: linux

README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 
 A blazing fast and easy to configure Neovim statusline written in Lua.
 
-`lualine.nvim` requires Neovim >= 0.5.
+`lualine.nvim` requires Neovim >= 0.7.
+
+For previous versoins of neovim please use compatability tags for example
+compat-nvim-0.5
 
 ## Contributing
 

lua/lualine.lua

@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ local refresh_real_curwin
 
 -- The events on which lualine redraws itself
 local default_refresh_events =
-  'WinEnter,BufEnter,SessionLoadPost,FileChangedShellPost,VimResized,Filetype,CursorMoved,CursorMovedI'
-if vim.fn.has('nvim-0.7') == 1 then -- utilize ModeChanged event introduced in 0.7
-  default_refresh_events = default_refresh_events .. ',ModeChanged'
-end
+  'WinEnter,BufEnter,SessionLoadPost,FileChangedShellPost,VimResized,Filetype,CursorMoved,CursorMovedI,ModeChanged'
 -- Helper for apply_transitional_separators()
 --- finds first applied highlight group after str_checked in status
 ---@param status string : unprocessed statusline string
@@ -602,6 +599,20 @@ local function hide(opts)
   end
 end
 
+--- Check neovim compatibilitu
+local function verify_nvim_version()
+  if vim.fn.has('nvim-0.7') == 1 then return true end
+  modules.utils_notices.add_notice([[
+### Incompatible Neovim version
+Lualine supports neovim 0.7 and up. It seems you're using a older version.
+Please update to newer version. Or if you have atleast neovim 0.5 you
+can use older compatible versions of lualine using compat tags like
+`compat-nvim-0.5`, `compat-nvim-0.6`.
+]]
+)
+  return false
+end
+
 -- lualine.setup function
 --- sets new user config
 --- This function doesn't load components/theme etc... They are done before
@@ -616,6 +627,7 @@ local function setup(user_config)
     -- When notices module is not loaded there are no notices to clear.
     modules.utils_notices.clear_notices()
   end
+  if verify_nvim_version() then
     config = modules.config_module.apply_configuration(user_config)
     vim.cmd([[augroup lualine | exe "autocmd!" | augroup END]])
     setup_theme()
@@ -624,6 +636,7 @@ local function setup(user_config)
     set_statusline()
     set_tabline()
     set_winbar()
+  end
   if package.loaded['lualine.utils.notices'] then
     modules.utils_notices.notice_message_startup()
   end

lua/lualine/components/diagnostics/config.lua

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ M.options = {
   colored = true,
   update_in_insert = false,
   always_visible = false,
-  sources = { vim.fn.has('nvim-0.6') == 1 and 'nvim_diagnostic' or 'nvim_lsp', 'coc' },
+  sources = { 'nvim_diagnostic',  'coc' },
   sections = { 'error', 'warn', 'info', 'hint' },
 }
 

lua/lualine/components/diagnostics/sources.lua

@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ local M = {}
 M.sources = {
   nvim_lsp = function()
     local error_count, warning_count, info_count, hint_count
-    if vim.fn.has('nvim-0.6') == 1 then
-      -- On nvim 0.6+ use vim.diagnostic to get lsp generated diagnostic count.
     local diagnostics = vim.diagnostic.get(0)
     local count = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
     for _, diagnostic in ipairs(diagnostics) do
@@ -19,15 +17,6 @@ M.sources = {
     warning_count = count[vim.diagnostic.severity.WARN]
     info_count = count[vim.diagnostic.severity.INFO]
     hint_count = count[vim.diagnostic.severity.HINT]
-    else
-      -- On 0.5 use older vim.lsp.diagnostic module.
-      -- Maybe we should phase out support for 0.5 though I haven't yet found a solid reason to.
-      -- Eventually this will be removed when 0.5 is no longer supported.
-      error_count = vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_count(0, 'Error')
-      warning_count = vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_count(0, 'Warning')
-      info_count = vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_count(0, 'Information')
-      hint_count = vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_count(0, 'Hint')
-    end
     return error_count, warning_count, info_count, hint_count
   end,
   nvim_workspace_diagnostic = function()

lua/lualine/config.lua

@@ -103,12 +103,6 @@ local function apply_configuration(config_table)
       end
     end
   end
-  if config_table.options and config_table.options.globalstatus and vim.fn.has('nvim-0.7') == 0 then
-    modules.utils_notices.add_notice(
-      '### Options.globalstatus\nSorry `globalstatus` option can only be used in neovim 0.7 or higher.\n'
-    )
-    config_table.options.globalstatus = false
-  end
   if vim.fn.has('nvim-0.8') == 0 and (next(config_table.winbar or {}) or next(config_table.inactive_winbar or {})) then
     modules.utils_notices.add_notice('### winbar\nSorry `winbar can only be used in neovim 0.8 or higher.\n')
     config_table.winbar = {}

tests/statusline.lua

@@ -71,109 +71,17 @@
 --- statusline:snapshot()
 --- ```
 
-local ffi = require('ffi')
 local helpers = require('tests.helpers')
 local stub = require('luassert.stub')
 
 local M = {}
 
-ffi.cdef([[
-typedef unsigned char char_u;
-typedef struct window_S win_T;
-extern win_T    *curwin;
-typedef struct {
-  char_u      *start;
-  int userhl;
-} stl_hlrec_t;
-typedef struct {
-} StlClickDefinition;
-typedef struct {
-  StlClickDefinition def;
-  const char *start;
-} StlClickRecord;
-int build_stl_str_hl(
-  win_T *wp,
-  char_u *out,
-  size_t outlen,
-  char_u *fmt,
-  int use_sandbox,
-  char_u fillchar,
-  int maxwidth,
-  stl_hlrec_t **hltab,
-  StlClickRecord **tabtab
-);
-]])
-
-local function process_hlrec(hltab, stlbuf, eval_type)
-  local function default_hl()
-    if eval_type == 'tabline' then
-      return 'TabLineFill'
-    elseif eval_type == 'inactive' then
-      return 'StatusLineNC'
-    else
-      return 'StatusLine'
-    end
-  end
-  local len = #ffi.string(stlbuf)
-  local hltab_data = hltab[0]
-  local result = {}
-  if hltab_data[0].start ~= stlbuf then
-    table.insert(result, {
-      group = default_hl(),
-      start = 0,
-    })
-  end
-
-  local n = 0
-  while hltab_data[n].start ~= nil do
-    local group_name
-    if hltab_data[n].userhl == 0 then
-      group_name = default_hl()
-    elseif hltab_data[n].userhl < 0 then
-      group_name = vim.fn.synIDattr(-1 * hltab_data[n].userhl, 'name')
-    else
-      group_name = string.format('User%d', hltab_data[n].userhl)
-    end
-
-    local hl_pos = { group = group_name }
-
-    if n == 0 then
-      hl_pos.start = hltab_data[n].start - stlbuf
-    else
-      hl_pos.start = result[#result].start + result[#result].len
-    end
-    if hltab_data[n + 1].start ~= nil then
-      hl_pos.len = hltab_data[n + 1].start - hltab_data[n].start
-    else
-      hl_pos.len = (stlbuf + len) - hltab_data[n].start
-    end
-    table.insert(result, hl_pos)
-    n = n + 1
-  end
-  return vim.tbl_filter(function(x)
-    return x.len ~= 0
-  end, result)
-end
-
-local function gen_stl(stl_fmt, width, eval_type)
-  local stlbuf = ffi.new('char_u [?]', width + 100)
-  local fmt = ffi.cast('char_u *', stl_fmt)
-  local fillchar = ffi.cast('char_u', 0x20)
-  local hltab = ffi.new('stl_hlrec_t *[1]', ffi.new('stl_hlrec_t *'))
-  ffi.C.build_stl_str_hl(ffi.C.curwin, stlbuf, width + 100, fmt, 0, fillchar, width, hltab, nil)
-  return { str = ffi.string(stlbuf), highlights = process_hlrec(hltab, stlbuf, eval_type) }
-end
-
 local function eval_stl(stl_expr, width, eval_type)
   local stl_buf, hl_list, stl_eval_res
-  if vim.fn.has('nvim-0.6') == 1 then
   stl_eval_res = vim.api.nvim_eval_statusline(
     stl_expr,
     { maxwidth = width, highlights = true, fillchar = ' ', use_tabline = (eval_type == 'tabline') }
   )
-  else
-    stl_eval_res = gen_stl(stl_expr, width, eval_type)
-  end
   stl_buf, hl_list = stl_eval_res.str, stl_eval_res.highlights
 
   local hl_map = {}