This repository was archived by the owner on Nov 28, 2025. It is now read-only.
Description Describe the bug
Highlight on yank autocommand (with vim.highlight.on_yank) doesn't work when yanking from the middle of the word in javascript and typescript files.
When yanking from the start of the word - it works as expected
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Save minimal reproducible config below
Run NVIM_APPNAME=nvim-debug-yank nvim -u minimal.lua file.js
Move cursor to the middle of the word (where refactor highlight is present)
Press yaw
Minimal reproducible config
local pack_path = vim .fn .stdpath (" data" ) .. " /site/pack"
local function install_plugin (slug )
local plugin_name = vim .fs .basename (slug )
local plugin_path =
vim .fs .joinpath (pack_path , plugin_name , " opt" , plugin_name )
if vim .fn .isdirectory (plugin_path ) == 0 then
vim
.system ({
" git" ,
" clone" ,
" https://github.com/" .. slug .. " .git" ,
plugin_path ,
})
:wait ()
end
vim .cmd .packadd (plugin_name )
end
install_plugin (" nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter" )
install_plugin (" nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter-refactor" )
require (" nvim-treesitter.configs" ).setup ({
ensure_installed = { " javascript" },
sync_install = true ,
highlight = { enable = true },
refactor = {
highlight_definitions = { enable = true },
highlight_current_scope = { enable = true },
},
})
vim .api .nvim_create_autocmd (" TextYankPost" , {
group = vim .api .nvim_create_augroup (" Highlight on yank" , {}),
pattern = " *" ,
callback = function ()
vim .highlight .on_yank ()
end ,
})
yank11-2025-04-05_14.27.22.mp4
Expected behavior
Highlight on yank works properly, as in 0.10:
yank10-2025-04-05_14.29.44.mp4
Output of :checkhealth nvim_treesitter
Click me
Installation ~
- OK `tree-sitter` found 0.22.2 (fc15f621334a262039ffaded5937e2844f88da61) (parser generator, only needed for :TSInstallFromGrammar)
- OK `node` found v20.9.0 (only needed for :TSInstallFromGrammar)
- OK `git` executable found.
- OK `cc` executable found. Selected from { vim.NIL, "cc", "gcc", "clang", "cl", "zig" }
Version: cc (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0
- OK Neovim was compiled with tree-sitter runtime ABI version 15 (required >=13). Parsers must be compatible with runtime ABI.
OS Info:
{
machine = "x86_64",
release = "6.1.0-31-amd64",
sysname = "Linux",
version = "#1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.128-1 (2025-02-07)"
} ~
Parser/Features H L F I J
- c ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
- javascript ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
- lua ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
- markdown ✓ . ✓ ✓ ✓
- markdown_inline ✓ . . . ✓
- query ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
- vim ✓ ✓ ✓ . ✓
- vimdoc ✓ . . . ✓
Output of nvim --version
NVIM v0.11.0
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1741730670
Reactions are currently unavailable
Describe the bug
Highlight on yank autocommand (with
vim.highlight.on_yank) doesn't work when yanking from the middle of the word in javascript and typescript files.When yanking from the start of the word - it works as expected
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
NVIM_APPNAME=nvim-debug-yank nvim -u minimal.lua file.jsyawMinimal reproducible config
yank11-2025-04-05_14.27.22.mp4
Expected behavior
Highlight on yank works properly, as in 0.10:
yank10-2025-04-05_14.29.44.mp4
Output of
:checkhealth nvim_treesitterClick me
Output of
nvim --version