WARNING vim.validate is deprecated. Feature will be removed in Nvim 1.0

[traviswsims]

Environment

NVIM v0.11.1
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1744318430

nvim-tree.lua 1.12.0 (2025-04-20)

Description

When running :checkhealth, I see the following output:

==============================================================================
vim.deprecated:                       require("vim.deprecated.health").check()

 ~
- ⚠️ WARNING vim.validate is deprecated. Feature will be removed in Nvim 1.0
  - ADVICE:
    - use vim.validate(name, value, validator, optional_or_msg) instead.
    - stack traceback:
        [C]:-1
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua:352
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:9
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:91
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree.lua:712
        /Users/me/development/dotfiles/nvim/after/plugin/nvim-tree.lua:27
    - stack traceback:
        [C]:-1
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua:352
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:10
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:91
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree.lua:712
        /Users/me/development/dotfiles/nvim/after/plugin/nvim-tree.lua:27
    - stack traceback:
        [C]:-1
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua:352
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:13
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:91
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree.lua:712
        /Users/me/development/dotfiles/nvim/after/plugin/nvim-tree.lua:27
    - stack traceback:
        [C]:-1
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua:352
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:14
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:91
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree.lua:712
        /Users/me/development/dotfiles/nvim/after/plugin/nvim-tree.lua:27
    - stack traceback:
        [C]:-1
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua:352
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:15
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:91
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree.lua:712
        /Users/me/development/dotfiles/nvim/after/plugin/nvim-tree.lua:27
    - stack traceback:
        [C]:-1
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua:352
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:18
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:91
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree.lua:712
        /Users/me/development/dotfiles/nvim/after/plugin/nvim-tree.lua:27
    - stack traceback:
        [C]:-1
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua:352
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:21
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:91
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree.lua:712
        /Users/me/development/dotfiles/nvim/after/plugin/nvim-tree.lua:27
    - stack traceback:
        [C]:-1
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua:352
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:24
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:91
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree.lua:712
        /Users/me/development/dotfiles/nvim/after/plugin/nvim-tree.lua:27
    - stack traceback:
        [C]:-1
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua:352
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:38
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:91
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree.lua:712
        /Users/me/development/dotfiles/nvim/after/plugin/nvim-tree.lua:27
    - stack traceback:
        [C]:-1
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua:352
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:41
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:91
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree.lua:712
        /Users/me/development/dotfiles/nvim/after/plugin/nvim-tree.lua:27
    - stack traceback:
        [C]:-1
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua:352
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:44
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:91
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree.lua:712
        /Users/me/development/dotfiles/nvim/after/plugin/nvim-tree.lua:27
    - stack traceback:
        [C]:-1
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua:352
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:62
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/legacy.lua:91
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree.lua:712
        /Users/me/development/dotfiles/nvim/after/plugin/nvim-tree.lua:27
    - stack traceback:
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/LuaSnip/lua/luasnip/util/util.lua:272
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/LuaSnip/lua/luasnip/loaders/init.lua:136
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/LuaSnip/plugin/luasnip.lua:78
    - stack traceback:
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/LuaSnip/lua/luasnip/util/util.lua:272
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/LuaSnip/lua/luasnip/loaders/init.lua:136
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/LuaSnip/plugin/luasnip.lua:78
        [C]:-1
        vim/_editor.lua:0
        /opt/homebrew/Cellar/neovim/0.11.1/share/nvim/runtime/lua/vim/health.lua:379
        nvim>:1
    - stack traceback:
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/LuaSnip/lua/luasnip/util/util.lua:272
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/LuaSnip/lua/luasnip/loaders/init.lua:136
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/LuaSnip/plugin/luasnip.lua:78
        [C]:-1
        /opt/homebrew/Cellar/neovim/0.11.1/share/nvim/runtime/lua/vim/health.lua:386
        nvim>:1
    - stack traceback:
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/LuaSnip/lua/luasnip/util/util.lua:272
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/LuaSnip/lua/luasnip/loaders/init.lua:136
        /Users/me/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/LuaSnip/plugin/luasnip.lua:78
        [C]:-1
        /opt/homebrew/Cellar/neovim/0.11.1/share/nvim/runtime/lua/vim/health.lua:456

[lcheylus]

• vim.validate(opts: table) is deprecated in Neovim 0.11 => see https://neovim.io/doc/user/deprecated.html#_deprecated-in-0.11

• vim.validate form 1 must be used => https://neovim.io/doc/user/lua.html#vim.validate()

• vim.validate used in lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua, line 352
  

  nvim-tree.lua/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua

  Lines 351 to 364 in ea5097a

  	function M.move_missing_val(src, src_path, src_pos, dst, dst_path, dst_pos, remove)
  	local ok, err = pcall(vim.validate, {
  	src = { src, "table" },
  	src_path = { src_path, "string" },
  	src_pos = { src_pos, "string" },
  	dst = { dst, "table" },
  	dst_path = { dst_path, "string" },
  	dst_pos = { dst_pos, "string" },
  	remove = { remove, "boolean" },
  	})
  	if not ok then
  	notify.warn("move_missing_val: " .. (err or "invalid arguments"))
  	return
  	end

• LuaSnip plugin applies a recent commit to fix the same type of issue => L3MON4D3/LuaSnip@07a7491

[lcheylus]

See also #3096 => it seems this block of validate could be simply removed.

[alex-courtis]

Thanks for bringing this up, fixed.