[vim-repeat] insert mode

Hello.

Given the following invalid JSON (it’s missing the EOL commas ,):

{
  "line1": "1"
  "line2": "2"
  "line3": "3"
  "line4": "4"
}

In Vim with the vim-repeat plugin, if I type the following sequence on "line1" to insert the comma at the end of the line:

A,ESC

Then I move down to "line2" and type the . and then down to "line3" and type the . again it will repeat and insert the comma at the end of each of those lines. It doesn’t seem like this behavior is currently working in vscode-neovim.

Other vim-repeat behaviors including those coupled with vim-surround like cs"' work fine. I would assume the issue is related to switching over to insert mode and VSCode taking back control?

I’ve got 🤞 the solution doesn’t require listening to events in insert mode as from a few other issues that sounds like a non-starter due to performance reasons.

Thanks for the hard work on this project!

[paldepind]

@justinmk

Better idea: if the text inserted by vcode were sent to Nvim as an edit instead of just syncing the buffer, the problem would go away. The plumbing needed for this is not in Nvim yet (though I’m working on it). Might be better to wait until then.

Is there an open Neovim issue one can track for that addition? I think the promise of this VSCode plugin is amazing but unfortunately, with this issue present, it completely breaks at least my Vim workflow.

[asvetliakov]

For anyone interested here is test version (rename to vsix and install it through Install from VSIX in vscode):

vscode-neovim-0.0.51.zip

Far from ideal but basic repeating should be supported