Update the minimum supported Neovim version to 0.7

Author: w0rp

Dockerfile

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ FROM testbed/vim:${TESTBED_VIM_VERSION}
 
 RUN install_vim -tag v8.0.0027 -build \
                 -tag v9.0.0297 -build \
-                -tag neovim:v0.6.0 -build \
+                -tag neovim:v0.7.0 -build \
                 -tag neovim:v0.8.0 -build
 
 ENV PACKAGES="\

README.md

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 ![ALE Logo by Mark Grealish - https://www.bhalash.com/](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3518142/59195920-2c339500-8b85-11e9-9c22-f6b7f69637b8.jpg)
 
 ALE (Asynchronous Lint Engine) is a plugin providing linting (syntax checking
-and semantic errors) in NeoVim 0.6.0+ and Vim 8.0+ while you edit your text files,
+and semantic errors) in Neovim 0.7.0+ and Vim 8.0+ while you edit your text files,
 and acts as a Vim [Language Server Protocol](https://langserver.org/) client.
 
 <video autoplay="true" muted="true" loop="true" controls="false" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3518142/210141215-8f2ff760-6a87-4704-a11e-c109b8e9ec41.mp4" title="An example showing what ALE can do."></video>
 
-ALE makes use of NeoVim and Vim 8 job control functions and timers to
+ALE makes use of Neovim and Vim 8 job control functions and timers to
 run linters on the contents of text buffers and return errors as
 text is changed in Vim. This allows for displaying warnings and
 errors in files being edited in Vim before files have been saved
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ LSP features in ALE for different filetypes.
 
 #### Neovim Diagnostics
 
-If you are running Neovim 0.6 or later, you can make ALE display errors and
+If you are running Neovim 0.7 or later, you can make ALE display errors and
 warnings via the Neovim diagnostics API.
 
 ```vim

doc/ale-development.txt

@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ documented functions and options, until a major version is planned. Breaking
 changes should be preceded by a deprecation phase complete with warnings.
 Changes required for security may be an exception.
 
-ALE supports Vim 8 and above, and NeoVim 0.6.0 or newer. These are the
-earliest versions of Vim and NeoVim which support |+job|, |+timer|,
+ALE supports Vim 8 and above, and Neovim 0.7.0 or newer. These are the
+earliest versions of Vim and Neovim which support |+job|, |+timer|,
 |+closure|, and |+lambda| features. All ALE code should be written so it is
 compatible with these versions of Vim, or with version checks so particular
 features can degrade or fail gracefully.
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ environments.
 
 1. Vim 8.0.0027 on Linux via GitHub Actions.
 2. Vim 9.0.0297 on Linux via GitHub Actions.
-3. NeoVim 0.6.0 on Linux via GitHub Actions.
-4. NeoVim 0.8.0 on Linux via GitHub Actions.
+3. Neovim 0.7.0 on Linux via GitHub Actions.
+4. Neovim 0.8.0 on Linux via GitHub Actions.
 6. Vim 8 (stable builds) on Windows via AppVeyor.
 
 If you are developing ALE code on Linux, Mac OSX, or BSD, you can run ALEs

doc/ale.txt

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ circumstances.
 ALE will report problems with your code in the following ways, listed with
 their relevant options.
 
-* Via Neovim diagnostics (On in Neovim 0.6+)       - |g:ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api|
+* Via Neovim diagnostics (On in Neovim 0.7+)       - |g:ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api|
 * By updating loclist. (On by default)             - |g:ale_set_loclist|
 * By updating quickfix. (Off by default)           - |g:ale_set_quickfix|
 * By setting error highlights.                     - |g:ale_set_highlights|
@@ -2342,7 +2342,7 @@ g:ale_use_global_executables                     *g:ale_use_global_executables*
 g:ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api             *g:ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api*
 
   Type: |Number|
-  Default: `has('nvim-0.6')`
+  Default: `has('nvim-0.7')`
 
   If enabled, this option will disable ALE's standard UI, and instead send
   all linter output to Neovim's diagnostics API. This allows you to collect
@@ -2352,7 +2352,7 @@ g:ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api             *g:ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api*
 
   To enable this option, set the value to `1`.
 
-  This option requires Neovim 0.6+, as that version introduces the diagnostics
+  This option requires Neovim 0.7+, as that version introduces the diagnostics
   API.
 
 

plugin/ale.vim

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ let g:loaded_ale_dont_use_this_in_other_plugins_please = 1
 
 " A flag for detecting if the required features are set.
 if has('nvim')
-    " We check for NeoVim 0.2.0+, but we only officially support NeoVim 0.6.0
+    " We check for Neovim 0.2.0+, but we only officially support NeoVim 0.7.0
     let s:has_features = has('timers') && has('nvim-0.2.0')
 else
     " Check if Job and Channel functions are available, instead of the
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if !s:has_features
     " Only output a warning if editing some special files.
     if index(['', 'gitcommit'], &filetype) == -1
         " no-custom-checks
-        echoerr 'ALE requires NeoVim >= 0.6.0 or Vim 8 with +timers +job +channel'
+        echoerr 'ALE requires NeoVim >= 0.7.0 or Vim 8 with +timers +job +channel'
         " no-custom-checks
         echoerr 'Please update your editor appropriately.'
     endif
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ let g:ale_save_hidden = get(g:, 'ale_save_hidden', 0)
 
 " If 1, disables ALE's built in error display. Instead, all errors are piped
 " to the diagnostics API.
-let g:ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api = get(g:, 'ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api', has('nvim-0.6'))
+let g:ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api = get(g:, 'ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api', has('nvim-0.7'))
 
-if g:ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api && !has('nvim-0.6')
+if g:ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api && !has('nvim-0.7')
     " no-custom-checks
-    echoerr('Setting g:ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api to 1 requires Neovim 0.6+.')
+    echoerr('Setting g:ale_use_neovim_diagnostics_api to 1 requires Neovim 0.7+.')
 endif
 
 if g:ale_set_balloons is 1 || g:ale_set_balloons is# 'hover'

run-tests

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ tests='test/*.vader test/*/*.vader test/*/*/*.vader'
 # These flags are forwarded to the script for running Vader tests.
 verbose_flag=''
 quiet_flag=''
-run_neovim_06_tests=1
+run_neovim_07_tests=1
 run_neovim_08_tests=1
 run_vim_80_tests=1
 run_vim_90_tests=1
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
     --build-image)
         run_vim_80_tests=0
         run_vim_90_tests=0
-        run_neovim_06_tests=0
+        run_neovim_07_tests=0
         run_neovim_08_tests=0
         run_linters=0
         shift
@@ -55,35 +55,35 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
         run_linters=0
         shift
     ;;
-    --neovim-06-only)
+    --neovim-07-only)
         run_neovim_08_tests=0
         run_vim_80_tests=0
         run_vim_90_tests=0
         run_linters=0
         shift
     ;;
     --neovim-08-only)
-        run_neovim_06_tests=0
+        run_neovim_07_tests=0
         run_vim_80_tests=0
         run_vim_90_tests=0
         run_linters=0
         shift
     ;;
     --vim-only)
-        run_neovim_06_tests=0
+        run_neovim_07_tests=0
         run_neovim_08_tests=0
         run_linters=0
         shift
     ;;
     --vim-80-only)
-        run_neovim_06_tests=0
+        run_neovim_07_tests=0
         run_neovim_08_tests=0
         run_vim_90_tests=0
         run_linters=0
         shift
     ;;
     --vim-90-only)
-        run_neovim_06_tests=0
+        run_neovim_07_tests=0
         run_neovim_08_tests=0
         run_vim_80_tests=0
         run_linters=0
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
     --linters-only)
         run_vim_80_tests=0
         run_vim_90_tests=0
-        run_neovim_06_tests=0
+        run_neovim_07_tests=0
         run_neovim_08_tests=0
         shift
     ;;
     --fast)
         run_vim_80_tests=0
         run_vim_90_tests=0
-        run_neovim_06_tests=0
+        run_neovim_07_tests=0
         run_neovim_08_tests=1
         shift
     ;;
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
         echo '  -v                Enable verbose output'
         echo '  -q                Hide output for successful tests'
         echo '  --build-image     Run docker image build only.'
-        echo '  --neovim-only     Run tests only for NeoVim'
-        echo '  --neovim-06-only  Run tests only for NeoVim 0.2'
-        echo '  --neovim-08-only  Run tests only for NeoVim 0.8'
+        echo '  --neovim-only     Run tests only for Neovim'
+        echo '  --neovim-07-only  Run tests only for Neovim 0.7'
+        echo '  --neovim-08-only  Run tests only for Neovim 0.8'
         echo '  --vim-only        Run tests only for Vim'
         echo '  --vim-80-only     Run tests only for Vim 8.2'
         echo '  --vim-90-only     Run tests only for Vim 9.0'
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ elif [[ "$DOCKER" == podman ]]; then
     arch="x86_64"
   fi
 else
-  echo "The DOCKER environnement variable must be docker or podman, not ${DOCKER}"
+  echo "The DOCKER environment variable must be docker or podman, not ${DOCKER}"
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ trap cancel_tests INT TERM
 for vim in $("$DOCKER" run --rm "$DOCKER_RUN_IMAGE" ls /vim-build/bin | grep '^neovim\|^vim' ); do
     if ( [[ $vim =~ ^vim-v8.0 ]] && ((run_vim_80_tests)) ) \
     || ( [[ $vim =~ ^vim-v9.0 ]] && ((run_vim_90_tests)) ) \
-    || ( [[ $vim =~ ^neovim-v0.6 ]] && ((run_neovim_06_tests)) ) \
+    || ( [[ $vim =~ ^neovim-v0.7 ]] && ((run_neovim_07_tests)) ) \
     || ( [[ $vim =~ ^neovim-v0.8 ]] && ((run_neovim_08_tests)) ); then
         echo "Starting Vim: $vim..."
         file_number=$((file_number+1))

test/script/run-vader-tests

@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ tests="$2"
 echo "$vim"
 
 case $vim in
-    neovim-v0.2*)
-        headless=''
-    ;;
     # Neovim 0.6+ requires headless argument to load Vader tests.
     neovim*)
         headless='--headless'