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Barrett Ruth 7781904d65 feat: add unified diff conflict resolution for unmerged files 
Problem: pressing du on a UU file in fugitive status fell through to
the unstaged path, where get_index_content(:0:) fails because unmerged
files have no stage 0 entry. The fallback produced a useless diff of
HEAD vs working file with conflict markers shown as changes.

Solution: add a merge.lua module that diffs git show :2: (ours) vs
:3: (theirs), displays the result with full syntax and intra-line
highlighting, and provides resolution keymaps (doo/dot/dob/don/]x/[x)
that write back to the working file's conflict markers. Hunks are
matched to conflict regions by comparing diff del-lines against each
region's ours content. Resolved hunks are tracked per-buffer with
virtual text. commands.lua gains an unmerged branch in gdiff_file and
read_buffer, and plugin/diffs.lua registers Plug(diffs-merge-*)
mappings.
2026-02-08 17:48:15 -05:00
.github fix: remove useless ci script 2026-02-04 15:39:27 -05:00
doc doc: add plug mappings for merge conflict resolution (#98) 2026-02-08 16:29:39 -05:00
lua/diffs feat: add unified diff conflict resolution for unmerged files 2026-02-08 17:48:15 -05:00
plugin feat: add unified diff conflict resolution for unmerged files 2026-02-08 17:48:15 -05:00
spec fix(conflict): keep TextChanged autocmd alive after resolution 2026-02-07 19:42:29 -05:00
.busted feat(test): testing infrastructure 2026-02-01 23:09:05 -05:00
.editorconfig feat: initial setup files 2026-02-01 16:30:24 -05:00
.gitignore feat: initial setup files 2026-02-01 16:30:24 -05:00
.luarc.json fix(ci): add jit to luarc globals for lua-language-server 2026-02-06 13:58:30 -05:00
.pre-commit-config.yaml fix: use yaml, not yml YAML file extension 2026-02-02 22:14:04 -05:00
.prettierignore feat: initial setup files 2026-02-01 16:30:24 -05:00
.prettierrc fix: use yaml, not yml YAML file extension 2026-02-02 22:14:04 -05:00
diffs.nvim-scm-1.rockspec feat: rename everything 2026-02-02 22:09:13 -05:00
LICENSE feat: initial setup files 2026-02-01 16:30:24 -05:00
README.md fix(conflict): clear stale diagnostics before re-enabling 2026-02-07 19:47:45 -05:00
selene.toml feat: initial setup files 2026-02-01 16:30:24 -05:00
stylua.toml feat: initial setup files 2026-02-01 16:30:24 -05:00
vim.toml cleanup 2026-02-02 14:06:58 -05:00

README.md

diffs.nvim

Syntax highlighting for diffs in Neovim

Enhance vim-fugitive and Neovim's built-in diff mode with language-aware syntax highlighting.

diffs.nvim preview

Features

  • Treesitter syntax highlighting in :Git diffs and commit views
  • Diff header highlighting (diff --git, index, ---, +++)
  • :Gdiffsplit / :Gvdiffsplit syntax through diff backgrounds
  • :Gdiff unified diff against any git revision with syntax highlighting
  • Fugitive status buffer keymaps (du/dU) for unified diffs
  • Background-only diff colors for any &diff buffer (:diffthis, vimdiff)
  • Vim syntax fallback for languages without a treesitter parser
  • Hunk header context highlighting (@@ ... @@ function foo())
  • Character-level (intra-line) diff highlighting for changed characters
  • Inline merge conflict detection, highlighting, and resolution keymaps
  • Configurable debouncing, max lines, diff prefix concealment, blend alpha, and highlight overrides

Requirements

  • Neovim 0.9.0+

Installation

Install with your package manager of choice or via luarocks:

luarocks install diffs.nvim

Documentation

:help diffs.nvim

Known Limitations

  • Incomplete syntax context: Treesitter parses each diff hunk in isolation. To improve accuracy, diffs.nvim reads lines from disk before and after each hunk for parsing context (highlights.context, enabled by default with 25 lines). This resolves most boundary issues. Set highlights.context.enabled = false to disable.

  • Syntax flashing: diffs.nvim hooks into the FileType fugitive event triggered by vim-fugitive, at which point the buffer is preliminarily painted. The buffer is then re-painted after debounce_ms milliseconds, causing an unavoidable visual "flash" even when debounce_ms = 0.

  • Conflicting diff plugins: diffs.nvim may not interact well with other plugins that modify diff highlighting. Known plugins that may conflict:

    • diffview.nvim - provides its own diff highlighting and conflict resolution UI
    • mini.diff - visualizes buffer differences with its own highlighting system
    • gitsigns.nvim - generally compatible, but both plugins modifying line highlights may produce unexpected results
    • git-conflict.nvim - diffs.nvim now includes built-in conflict resolution; disable one or the other to avoid overlap

Acknowledgements