patch 8.1.0519: cannot save and restore the tag stackv8.1.0519

Problem:    Cannot save and restore the tag stack.
Solution:   Add gettagstack() and settagstack(). (Yegappan Lakshmanan,
            closes #3604)

3 files changed, 67 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index b261d58222..bb80a665c7 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -2206,6 +2206,7 @@ gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
 				any	variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
 				any	{name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
+gettagstack([{nr}])		Dict	get the tag stack of window {nr}
 getwininfo([{winid}])		List	list of info about each window
 getwinpos([{timeout}])		List	X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
 getwinposx()			Number	X coord in pixels of the Vim window
@@ -2378,6 +2379,8 @@ settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none	set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
 settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
 				none	set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
 					page {tabnr} to {val}
+settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
+				Number	modify tag stack using {dict}
 setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none	set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
 sha256({string})		String	SHA256 checksum of {string}
 shellescape({string} [, {special}])
@@ -4971,6 +4974,34 @@ gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}])		*gettabwinvar()*
 		To obtain all window-local variables use: >
 			gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
 
+gettagstack([{nr}])					*gettagstack()*
+		The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {nr}.
+		{nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
+		When {nr} is not specified, the current window is used.
+		When window {nr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
+
+		The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
+			curidx		Current index in the stack. When at
+					top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
+					Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
+			items		List of items in the stack. Each item
+					is a dictionary containing the
+					entries described below.
+			length		Number of entries in the stack.
+
+		Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
+		entries:
+			bufnr		buffer number of the current jump
+			from		cursor position before the tag jump.
+					See |getpos()| for the format of the
+					returned list.
+			matchnr		current matching tag number. Used when
+					multiple matching tags are found for a
+					name.
+			tagname		name of the tag
+
+		See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
+
 getwininfo([{winid}])					*getwininfo()*
 		Returns information about windows as a List with Dictionaries.
 
@@ -7535,6 +7566,37 @@ settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})	*settabwinvar()*
 			:call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
 <		This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
 
+settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])			*settagstack()*
+		Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
+		{nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
+
+		For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
+		|gettagstack()|
+							*E962*
+		If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
+		stack is replaced. If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries
+		from {dict} are pushed onto the tag stack.
+
+		Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
+
+		Examples:
+		    Set current index of the tag stack to 4: >
+			call settagstack(1005, {'curidx' : 4})
+
+<		    Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
+			call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
+
+<		    Push a new item onto the tag stack: >
+			let pos = [bufnr('myfile.txt'), 10, 1, 0]
+			let newtag = [{'tagname' : 'mytag', 'from' : pos}]
+			call settagstack(2, {'items' : newtag}, 'a')
+
+<		    Save and restore the tag stack: >
+			let stack = gettagstack(1003)
+			" do something else
+			call settagstack(1003, stack)
+			unlet stack
+<
 setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val})			*setwinvar()*
 		Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
 		Examples: >
diff --git a/runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt b/runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt
index d3ceac662b..75a5b114a6 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ commands explained above the tag stack will look like this:
    1  1 main		1  harddisk2:text/vim/test
    2  1 FuncB	       59  harddisk2:text/vim/src/main.c
 
+The gettagstack() function returns the tag stack of a specified window. The
+settagstack() function modifies the tag stack of a window.
+
 							*E73*
 When you try to use the tag stack while it doesn't contain anything you will
 get an error message.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt b/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
index 1ec743a56c..7c3f358aa9 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
@@ -1028,6 +1028,8 @@ Various:					*various-functions*
 
 	taglist()		get list of matching tags
 	tagfiles()		get a list of tags files
+	gettagstack()		get the tag stack
+	settagstack()		modify the tag stack
 
 	luaeval()		evaluate Lua expression
 	mzeval()		evaluate |MzScheme| expression