patch 8.2.2070: can't get the exit value in VimLeave(Pre) autocommands

Problem:    Can't get the exit value in VimLeave or VimLeavePre autocommands.
Solution:   Add v:exiting like in Neovim. (Yegappan Lakshmanan, closes #7395)

src/evalvars.c

@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ static struct vimvar
     {VV_NAME("echospace",	 VAR_NUMBER), VV_RO},
     {VV_NAME("argv",		 VAR_LIST), VV_RO},
     {VV_NAME("collate",		 VAR_STRING), VV_RO},
+    {VV_NAME("exiting",		 VAR_SPECIAL), VV_RO},
 };
 
 // shorthand
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ evalvars_init(void)
 
     set_vim_var_nr(VV_SEARCHFORWARD, 1L);
     set_vim_var_nr(VV_HLSEARCH, 1L);
+    set_vim_var_nr(VV_EXITING, VVAL_NULL);
     set_vim_var_dict(VV_COMPLETED_ITEM, dict_alloc_lock(VAR_FIXED));
     set_vim_var_list(VV_ERRORS, list_alloc());
     set_vim_var_dict(VV_EVENT, dict_alloc_lock(VAR_FIXED));

src/main.c

@@ -1505,7 +1505,8 @@ getout_preserve_modified(int exitval)
 
 
 /*
- * Exit properly.
+ * Exit properly.  This is the only way to exit Vim after startup has
+ * succeeded.  We are certain to exit here, no way to abort it.
  */
     void
 getout(int exitval)
@@ -1521,6 +1522,11 @@ getout(int exitval)
     if (exmode_active)
 	exitval += ex_exitval;
 
+#ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+    set_vim_var_type(VV_EXITING, VAR_NUMBER);
+    set_vim_var_nr(VV_EXITING, exitval);
+#endif
+
     // Position the cursor on the last screen line, below all the text
 #ifdef FEAT_GUI
     if (!gui.in_use)

src/testdir/test_exit.vim

@@ -82,4 +82,31 @@ func Test_exiting()
   call delete('Xtestout')
 endfunc
 
+" Test for getting the Vim exit code from v:exiting
+func Test_exit_code()
+  call assert_equal(v:null, v:exiting)
+
+  let before =<< trim [CODE]
+    au QuitPre * call writefile(['qp = ' .. v:exiting], 'Xtestout', 'a')
+    au ExitPre * call writefile(['ep = ' .. v:exiting], 'Xtestout', 'a')
+    au VimLeavePre * call writefile(['lp = ' .. v:exiting], 'Xtestout', 'a')
+    au VimLeave * call writefile(['l = ' .. v:exiting], 'Xtestout', 'a')
+  [CODE]
+
+  if RunVim(before, ['quit'], '')
+    call assert_equal(['qp = v:null', 'ep = v:null', 'lp = 0', 'l = 0'], readfile('Xtestout'))
+  endif
+  call delete('Xtestout')
+
+  if RunVim(before, ['cquit'], '')
+    call assert_equal(['lp = 1', 'l = 1'], readfile('Xtestout'))
+  endif
+  call delete('Xtestout')
+
+  if RunVim(before, ['cquit 4'], '')
+    call assert_equal(['lp = 4', 'l = 4'], readfile('Xtestout'))
+  endif
+  call delete('Xtestout')
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab

src/version.c

@@ -750,6 +750,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    2070,
 /**/
     2069,
 /**/

src/vim.h

@@ -1996,7 +1996,8 @@ typedef int sock_T;
 #define VV_ECHOSPACE	93
 #define VV_ARGV		94
 #define VV_COLLATE      95
-#define VV_LEN		96	// number of v: vars
+#define VV_EXITING	96
+#define VV_LEN		97	// number of v: vars
 
 // used for v_number in VAR_BOOL and VAR_SPECIAL
 #define VVAL_FALSE	0L	// VAR_BOOL