patch 9.1.1825: completion: flicker when LSP server is slow

Problem:  completion: flicker when LSP server is slow
Solution: reinsert leader text before invoking user function
          (Girish Palya)

Reference:
https://github.com/girishji/vimcomplete/issues/101#issuecomment-3343063245

In insert-mode completion, the leader text is temporarily removed while
searching for candidates. When the LSP server responds slowly, the
client may call `:sleep` to wait, which triggers `out_flush()`. This
causes the deleted text to disappear briefly before being redrawn,
resulting in visible flicker.

This commit reinserts the leader text before invoking the user function,
and removes it again afterward to eliminate flicker.

closes: #18468

Signed-off-by: Girish Palya <girishji@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>

src/insexpand.c

@@ -7690,17 +7690,26 @@ remove_old_matches(void)
     static void
 get_cpt_func_completion_matches(callback_T *cb UNUSED)
 {
-    int	startcol = cpt_sources_array[cpt_sources_index].cs_startcol;
+    cpt_source_T    *cpt_src = &cpt_sources_array[cpt_sources_index];
+    int		    startcol = cpt_src->cs_startcol;
 
     if (startcol == -2 || startcol == -3)
 	return;
 
     if (set_compl_globals(startcol, curwin->w_cursor.col, TRUE) == OK)
     {
+	// Insert the leader string (previously removed) before expansion.
+	// This prevents flicker when `func` (e.g. an LSP client) is slow and
+	// calls 'sleep', which triggers out_flush().
+	if (!cpt_src->cs_refresh_always)
+	    ins_compl_insert_bytes(ins_compl_leader(), -1);
+
 	expand_by_function(0, cpt_compl_pattern.string, cb);
 
-	cpt_sources_array[cpt_sources_index].cs_refresh_always =
+	if (!cpt_src->cs_refresh_always)
-	    compl_opt_refresh_always;
+	    ins_compl_delete();
+
+	cpt_src->cs_refresh_always = compl_opt_refresh_always;
 	compl_opt_refresh_always = FALSE;
     }
 }

src/testdir/test_ins_complete.vim

@@ -586,15 +586,19 @@ func Test_completefunc_info()
   set completefunc&
 endfunc
 
-func Test_cpt_func_cursorcol()
+" For ^N completion, `completefunc` receives the same leader string in both the
+" 'info' and 'expansion' phases (the leader is not removed before expansion).
+" This avoids flicker when `completefunc` (e.g. an LSP client) is slow and calls
+" 'sleep', which triggers out_flush().
+func Test_completefunc_leader()
   func CptColTest(findstart, query)
     if a:findstart
-      call assert_equal(b:info_compl_line, getline(1))
+      call assert_equal(b:compl_line, getline(1))
-      call assert_equal(b:info_cursor_col, col('.'))
+      call assert_equal(b:cursor_col, col('.'))
       return col('.')
     endif
-    call assert_equal(b:expn_compl_line, getline(1))
+    call assert_equal(b:compl_line, getline(1))
-    call assert_equal(b:expn_cursor_col, col('.'))
+    call assert_equal(b:cursor_col, col('.'))
     return v:none
   endfunc
 
@@ -602,17 +606,13 @@ func Test_cpt_func_cursorcol()
   new
 
   " Replace mode
-  let b:info_compl_line = "foo barxyz"
+  let b:compl_line = "foo barxyz"
-  let b:expn_compl_line = "foo barbaz"
+  let b:cursor_col = 10
-  let b:info_cursor_col = 10
-  let b:expn_cursor_col = 5
   call feedkeys("ifoo barbaz\<Esc>2hRxy\<C-N>", "tx")
 
   " Insert mode
-  let b:info_compl_line = "foo bar"
+  let b:compl_line = "foo bar"
-  let b:expn_compl_line = "foo "
+  let b:cursor_col = 8
-  let b:info_cursor_col = 8
-  let b:expn_cursor_col = 5
   call feedkeys("Sfoo bar\<C-N>", "tx")
 
   set completeopt=longest
@@ -4128,7 +4128,6 @@ func Test_autocomplete_completeopt_preinsert()
   endfunc
   set omnifunc=Omni_test complete+=o
   set completeopt=preinsert autocomplete
-  " set completeopt=preinsert,menuone autocomplete
   func GetLine()
     let g:line = getline('.')
     let g:col = col('.')

src/version.c

@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1825,
 /**/
     1824,
 /**/