feat: add g:dpp#hook_result for hook return values#43
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feat: add g:dpp#hook_result to allow hooks to return values
feat: add g:dpp#hook_result for hook return values
Jun 15, 2026
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Hooks are executed via
execute()which cannot return values, making it impossible for hook code to communicate results back to the caller — particularly when hooks are defined as plain strings in TOML.Introduces a convention using
g:dpp#hook_result: the variable is reset tov:nullbefore each hook execution, and the hook can assign any value to it.Changes
autoload/dpp/util.vim: Resetg:dpp#hook_result = v:nullat the top ofdpp#util#_execute_hook()before running hook codedoc/dpp.txt: NewVARIABLESsection documentingg:dpp#hook_result; usage note added to theHOOKSsectionUsage (TOML-compatible)
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g:dpp#hook_resultimmediately after the hook of interest — it is overwritten on each subsequent hook execution.