patch 9.0.1786: Vim9: need instanceof() functionv9.0.1786

Problem:  Vim9: need instanceof() function
Solution: Implement instanceof() builtin

Implemented in the same form as Python's isinstance because it allows
for checking multiple class types at the same time.

closes: #12867

Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Co-authored-by: LemonBoy <thatlemon@gmail.com>

2 files changed, 51 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
index d64366d03c..da8bc4299f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
@@ -2301,6 +2301,24 @@ def Test_insert()
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['insert([2, 3], 1, "x")'], ['E1013: Argument 3: type mismatch, expected number but got string', 'E1210: Number required for argument 3'])
 enddef
 
+def Test_instanceof()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    class Foo
+    endclass
+    instanceof('hello', Foo)
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E616: Object required for argument 1')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    class Foo
+    endclass
+    instanceof(Foo.new(), 123)
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E693: List or Class required for argument 2')
+enddef
+
 def Test_invert()
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['invert("x")'], ['E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected number but got string', 'E1210: Number required for argument 1'])
 enddef
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
index 7e33c6d448..a650cc2509 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
@@ -2367,6 +2367,39 @@ def Test_call_method_in_extended_class()
   v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
 enddef
 
+def Test_instanceof()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+
+    class Base1
+    endclass
+
+    class Base2 extends Base1
+    endclass
+
+    interface Intf1
+    endinterface
+
+    class Mix1 implements Intf1
+    endclass
+
+    class Base3 extends Mix1
+    endclass
+
+    var b1 = Base1.new()
+    var b2 = Base2.new()
+    var b3 = Base3.new()
+
+    assert_true(instanceof(b1, Base1))
+    assert_true(instanceof(b2, Base1))
+    assert_false(instanceof(b1, Base2))
+    assert_true(instanceof(b3, Mix1))
+    assert_false(instanceof(b3, []))
+    assert_true(instanceof(b3, [Base1, Base2, Intf1]))
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+enddef
+
 " Test for calling a method in the parent class that is extended partially.
 " This used to fail with the 'E118: Too many arguments for function: Text' error
 " message (Github issue #12524).