Write To A Buffer In Neovim Via The API
June - 2021
TODO: Fix the formatting of this post that got busted during the move to nextjs
vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(0, 2, 3, false, lines)
via: https://neovim.io/doc/user/api.html
nvim_buf_set_lines({buffer}, {start}, {end}, {strict_indexing}, {replacement})
Sets (replaces) a line-range in the buffer.
Indexing is zero-based, end-exclusive. Negative indices are
interpreted as length+1+index: -1 refers to the index past the
end. So to change or delete the last element use start=-2 and
end=-1.
To insert lines at a given index, set `start` and `end` to the
same index. To delete a range of lines, set `replacement` to
an empty array.
Out-of-bounds indices are clamped to the nearest valid value,
unless `strict_indexing` is set.
Attributes:
not allowed when |textlock| is active
Parameters:
{buffer} Buffer handle, or 0 for current buffer
{start} First line index
{end} Last line index (exclusive)
{strict_indexing} Whether out-of-bounds should be an
error.
{replacement} Array of lines to use as replacement