overseer.nvim Files

2.0.0 (2025-11-16)

⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

• Task:dispose() returns true if task was already disposed
• return truthy value from event to unsubscribe
• remove OverseerQuickAction command
• rename actions -> keymap
• make list_tasks sort order more stable
• rename task "bundleable" property to "ephemeral"
• overhaul keymap utility
• rename time options to denote units
• remove config and custom keymaps for form and task editor windows
• replace behavior tree parsing with functions
• remove OverseerClearCache command
• remove some options for list_tasks that are unnecessary
• rewrite task list rendering to be function-based
• delete overseer.wrap_template
• rename run_template -> run_task
• remove auto-require behavior from top-level overseer module
• remove callback from condition checks
• remove OverseerBuild command
• task bundles get the axe
• remove files.join -> vim.fs.joinpath
• get rid of shell template
• get rid of task priority
• convert OverseerInfo to checkhealth
• simplify logging utility and configuration
• drop support for older Neovim versions
• remove toggleterm and terminal strategies

cleanup

• remove callback from condition checks (6fe80be)
• remove some options for list_tasks that are unnecessary (f1bc714)

Features

• add another helper sort function (b6aa633)
• add component alias for wrapped tasks (1df495d)
• can hook builtin vim.system and vim.fn.jobstart (73fc65f)
• can toggle showing wrapped tasks (214fea1)
• condition callback for hooking builtins (db8f530)
• configurable task sorting (8c0ea36)
• do not require calling setup() (9cc79d7)
• expose API for creating a task output view (1681f2f)
• OverseerShell can create tasks without starting them (1da7f54)
• OverseerShell command and overseer.run_cmd method (5bd5700)
• re-introduce config to customize default jobstart strategy (27def94)
• restore template_dirs config option (1e2d8b1)
• run_task can pass a callback for post-build pre-create (96df80a)
• save template name and params on tasks for serialization (e12f0aa)
• unique component has 'soft' option (2101ed1)

Bug Fixes

• attach source to wrapped tasks and filter them out of task list by default (7d05b5c)
• disable autocmds when updating quickfix (36a1d79)
• disable builtin wrapping when in fast event (6fc4af8)
• dispose dependency tasks with force (#433) (65a96d8)
• eliminate all deprecation warnings (c8715a9)
• error in condition filetype handling (a959e84)
• guard against cursor outside window (57e4dd1)
• hide deprecated components in task editor (ac7e541)
• make: pass language env var to make (#406) (6296d2e)
• neotest strategy (3d80a89)
• reduce cursor jumping in task list (371e1f4)
• register_alias doesn't override existing values by default (5f36392)
• run_in_fullscreen_win uses new buffer by default (8102c26)
• set diagnostic code in on_result_diagnostics (#430) (fe7b2f9)
• slightly smarter open_output behavior (636218f)
• some improvements to run_in_cwd and run_in_fullscreen_win (b6ab696)
• starting a task doesn't switch to normal mode (2f02ca0)
• task editor can change component param values (be6e38b)
• undo in task editor no longer borks everything (87d1025)

Performance Improvements

• make first require(config) faster (9ceff86)

Code Refactoring

• convert OverseerInfo to checkhealth (d91b323)
• delete overseer.wrap_template (d8391f1)
• drop support for older Neovim versions (fcc9f3c)
• get rid of shell template (c35778a)
• get rid of task priority (b7730ef)
• make list_tasks sort order more stable (4e93d8c)
• overhaul keymap utility (c968400)
• remove auto-require behavior from top-level overseer module (d7dc84f)
• remove config and custom keymaps for form and task editor windows (5297d86)
• remove files.join -> vim.fs.joinpath (596ee9f)
• remove OverseerBuild command (1fa11b3)
• remove OverseerClearCache command (c26da4a)
• remove OverseerQuickAction command (ef61cdc)
• remove toggleterm and terminal strategies (5764e36)
• rename actions -> keymap (6db885d)
• rename run_template -> run_task (b716d77)
• rename task "bundleable" property to "ephemeral" (602279b)
• rename time options to denote units (21f0a1c)
• replace behavior tree parsing with functions (fd3c863)
• return truthy value from event to unsubscribe (7597cc8)
• rewrite task list rendering to be function-based (fc8ddc7)
• simplify logging utility and configuration (290d9dd)
• task bundles get the axe (88c8429)
• Task:dispose() returns true if task was already disposed (9aee58e)