patch 7.4.1873

Problem:    When a callback adds a timer the GUI doesn't use it until later.
            (Ramel Eshed)
Solution:   Return early if a callback adds a timer.

src/ex_cmds2.c

@@ -1101,6 +1101,7 @@ insert_timer(timer_T *timer)
     if (first_timer != NULL)
 	first_timer->tr_prev = timer;
     first_timer = timer;
+    did_add_timer = TRUE;
 }
 
 /*

src/globals.h

@@ -1635,6 +1635,10 @@ EXTERN int  disable_char_avail_for_testing INIT(= 0);
 EXTERN int  in_free_unref_items INIT(= FALSE);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef FEAT_TIMERS
+EXTERN int  did_add_timer INIT(= FALSE);
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Optional Farsi support.  Include it here, so EXTERN and INIT are defined.
  */

src/gui_gtk_x11.c

@@ -6538,12 +6538,12 @@ gui_mch_wait_for_chars(long wtime)
     int		focus;
     guint	timer;
     static int	timed_out;
+    int		retval = FAIL;
 
     timed_out = FALSE;
 
     /* this timeout makes sure that we will return if no characters arrived in
      * time */
-
     if (wtime > 0)
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,0,0)
 	timer = g_timeout_add((guint)wtime, input_timer_cb, &timed_out);
@@ -6568,7 +6568,15 @@ gui_mch_wait_for_chars(long wtime)
 	}
 
 #ifdef MESSAGE_QUEUE
+# ifdef FEAT_TIMERS
+	did_add_timer = FALSE;
+# endif
 	parse_queued_messages();
+# ifdef FEAT_TIMERS
+	if (did_add_timer)
+	    /* Need to recompute the waiting time. */
+	    goto theend;
+# endif
 #endif
 
 	/*
@@ -6582,13 +6590,8 @@ gui_mch_wait_for_chars(long wtime)
 	/* Got char, return immediately */
 	if (input_available())
 	{
-	    if (timer != 0 && !timed_out)
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,0,0)
-		g_source_remove(timer);
-#else
-		gtk_timeout_remove(timer);
-#endif
-	    return OK;
+	    retval = OK;
+	    goto theend;
 	}
     } while (wtime < 0 || !timed_out);
 
@@ -6597,7 +6600,15 @@ gui_mch_wait_for_chars(long wtime)
      */
     gui_mch_update();
 
-    return FAIL;
+theend:
+    if (timer != 0 && !timed_out)
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3,0,0)
+	g_source_remove(timer);
+#else
+	gtk_timeout_remove(timer);
+#endif
+
+    return retval;
 }
 
 

src/gui_w32.c

@@ -2022,6 +2022,22 @@ gui_mch_update(void)
 	    process_message();
 }
 
+    static void
+remove_any_timer(void)
+{
+    MSG		msg;
+
+    if (s_wait_timer != 0 && !s_timed_out)
+    {
+	KillTimer(NULL, s_wait_timer);
+
+	/* Eat spurious WM_TIMER messages */
+	while (pPeekMessage(&msg, s_hwnd, WM_TIMER, WM_TIMER, PM_REMOVE))
+	    ;
+	s_wait_timer = 0;
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  * GUI input routine called by gui_wait_for_chars().  Waits for a character
  * from the keyboard.
@@ -2073,6 +2089,9 @@ gui_mch_wait_for_chars(int wtime)
 	    s_need_activate = FALSE;
 	}
 
+#ifdef FEAT_TIMERS
+	did_add_timer = FALSE;
+#endif
 #ifdef MESSAGE_QUEUE
 	/* Check channel while waiting message. */
 	for (;;)
@@ -2098,15 +2117,7 @@ gui_mch_wait_for_chars(int wtime)
 
 	if (input_available())
 	{
-	    if (s_wait_timer != 0 && !s_timed_out)
-	    {
-		KillTimer(NULL, s_wait_timer);
-
-		/* Eat spurious WM_TIMER messages */
-		while (pPeekMessage(&msg, s_hwnd, WM_TIMER, WM_TIMER, PM_REMOVE))
-		    ;
-		s_wait_timer = 0;
-	    }
+	    remove_any_timer();
 	    allow_scrollbar = FALSE;
 
 	    /* Clear pending mouse button, the release event may have been
@@ -2117,6 +2128,15 @@ gui_mch_wait_for_chars(int wtime)
 
 	    return OK;
 	}
+
+#ifdef FEAT_TIMERS
+	if (did_add_timer)
+	{
+	    /* Need to recompute the waiting time. */
+	    remove_any_timer();
+	    break;
+	}
+#endif
     }
     allow_scrollbar = FALSE;
     return FAIL;

src/gui_x11.c

@@ -2793,6 +2793,7 @@ gui_mch_update(void)
 gui_mch_wait_for_chars(long wtime)
 {
     int	    focus;
+    int	    retval = FAIL;
 
     /*
      * Make this static, in case gui_x11_timer_cb is called after leaving
@@ -2828,7 +2829,15 @@ gui_mch_wait_for_chars(long wtime)
 	}
 
 #ifdef MESSAGE_QUEUE
+# ifdef FEAT_TIMERS
+	did_add_timer = FALSE;
+# endif
 	parse_queued_messages();
+# ifdef FEAT_TIMERS
+	if (did_add_timer)
+	    /* Need to recompute the waiting time. */
+	    break;
+# endif
 #endif
 
 	/*
@@ -2843,12 +2852,15 @@ gui_mch_wait_for_chars(long wtime)
 
 	if (input_available())
 	{
+	    retval = OK;
+	    break;
+	}
+    }
+
     if (timer != (XtIntervalId)0 && !timed_out)
 	XtRemoveTimeOut(timer);
-	    return OK;
-	}
-    }
-    return FAIL;
+
+    return retval;
 }
 
 /*

src/version.c

@@ -753,6 +753,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1873,
 /**/
     1872,
 /**/