[mini.visits] vim.ui.input() in mini.visits?

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mini.visits

Question

Is there a reason why mini.visits does not uses vim.ui.input() for its prompts?

[echasnovski]

Yes, because the whole 'mini.nvim' mostly relies on Vimscript input() (i.e. vim.fn.input()). This is because it is synchronous and returns the results compared to asynchronous vim.ui.input() which runs a callback. The latter usually requires a more complex module structure compared to the former. So to have a coherent experience, 'mini.visits' also uses vim.fn.input().

If/when there is vim.ui.input implementation in 'mini.nvim' (which will probably be able to return the input synchronously while being non-blocking) or interface of vim.ui.input changes to allow something like sync options flag, 'mini.nvim' will probably move to vim.ui.input all at once.