Fix autosuggestions in multi-line mode, vi command mode delay

IPython/terminal/shortcuts/__init__.py

@@ -181,30 +181,45 b' AUTO_MATCH_BINDINGS = ['
 ]
 
 AUTO_SUGGEST_BINDINGS = [
+    # there are two reasons for re-defining bindings defined upstream:
+    # 1) prompt-toolkit does not execute autosuggestion bindings in vi mode,
+    # 2) prompt-toolkit checks if we are at the end of text, not end of line
+    #    hence it does not work in multi-line mode of navigable provider
     Binding(
         auto_suggest.accept_in_vi_insert_mode,
         ["end"],
-        "default_buffer_focused & (ebivim | ~vi_insert_mode)",
+        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused & emacs_like_insert_mode",
     ),
     Binding(
         auto_suggest.accept_in_vi_insert_mode,
         ["c-e"],
-        "vi_insert_mode & default_buffer_focused & ebivim",
+        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused & emacs_like_insert_mode",
+    ),
+    Binding(
+        auto_suggest.accept,
+        ["c-f"],
+        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused & emacs_like_insert_mode",
+    ),
+    Binding(
+        auto_suggest.accept,
+        ["right"],
+        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused & emacs_like_insert_mode",
     ),
-    Binding(auto_suggest.accept, ["c-f"], "vi_insert_mode & default_buffer_focused"),
     Binding(
         auto_suggest.accept_word,
         ["escape", "f"],
-        "vi_insert_mode & default_buffer_focused & ebivim",
+        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused & emacs_like_insert_mode",
     ),
     Binding(
         auto_suggest.accept_token,
         ["c-right"],
-        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused",
+        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused & emacs_like_insert_mode",
     ),
     Binding(
         auto_suggest.discard,
         ["escape"],
+        # note this one is using `emacs_insert_mode`, not `emacs_like_insert_mode`
+        # as in `vi_insert_mode` we do not want `escape` to be shadowed (ever).
         "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused & emacs_insert_mode",
     ),
     Binding(
@@ -236,22 +251,22 b' AUTO_SUGGEST_BINDINGS = ['
     Binding(
         auto_suggest.accept_character,
         ["escape", "right"],
-        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused",
+        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused & emacs_like_insert_mode",
     ),
     Binding(
         auto_suggest.accept_and_move_cursor_left,
         ["c-left"],
-        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused",
+        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused & emacs_like_insert_mode",
     ),
     Binding(
         auto_suggest.accept_and_keep_cursor,
         ["c-down"],
-        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused",
+        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused & emacs_like_insert_mode",
     ),
     Binding(
         auto_suggest.backspace_and_resume_hint,
         ["backspace"],
-        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused",
+        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused & emacs_like_insert_mode",
     ),
 ]
 

IPython/terminal/shortcuts/auto_suggest.py

@@ -178,9 +178,8 b' class NavigableAutoSuggestFromHistory(AutoSuggestFromHistory):'
                     break
 
 
-# Needed for to accept autosuggestions in vi insert mode
-def accept_in_vi_insert_mode(event: KeyPressEvent):
-    """Apply autosuggestion if at end of line."""
+def accept_or_jump_to_end(event: KeyPressEvent):
+    """Apply autosuggestion or jump to end of line."""
     buffer = event.current_buffer
     d = buffer.document
     after_cursor = d.text[d.cursor_position :]
@@ -193,6 +192,15 b' def accept_in_vi_insert_mode(event: KeyPressEvent):'
         nc.end_of_line(event)
 
 
+def accept_in_vi_insert_mode(event: KeyPressEvent):
+    """Accept autosuggestion or jump to end of line.
+
+    .. deprecated:: 8.12
+        Use `accept_or_jump_to_end` instead.
+    """
+    return accept_or_jump_to_end(event)
+
+
 def accept(event: KeyPressEvent):
     """Accept autosuggestion"""
     buffer = event.current_buffer

IPython/terminal/shortcuts/filters.py

@@ -181,10 +181,33 b' KEYBINDING_FILTERS = {'
     "vi_mode": vi_mode,
     "vi_insert_mode": vi_insert_mode,
     "emacs_insert_mode": emacs_insert_mode,
+    # https://github.com/ipython/ipython/pull/12603 argued for inclusion of
+    # emacs key bindings with a configurable `emacs_bindings_in_vi_insert_mode`
+    # toggle; when the toggle is on user can access keybindigns like `ctrl + e`
+    # in vi insert mode. Because some of the emacs bindings involve `escape`
+    # followed by another key, e.g. `escape` followed by `f`, prompt-toolkit
+    # needs to wait to see if there will be another character typed in before
+    # executing pure `escape` keybinding; in vi insert mode `escape` switches to
+    # command mode which is common and performance critical action for vi users.
+    # To avoid the delay users employ a workaround:
+    # https://github.com/ipython/ipython/issues/13443#issuecomment-1032753703
+    # which involves switching `emacs_bindings_in_vi_insert_mode` off.
+    #
+    # For the workaround to work:
+    # 1) end users need to toggle `emacs_bindings_in_vi_insert_mode` off
+    # 2) all keybindings which would involve `escape` need to respect that
+    #    toggle by including either:
+    #      - `vi_insert_mode & ebivim` for actions which have emacs keybindings
+    #        predefined upstream in prompt-toolkit, or
+    #      - `emacs_like_insert_mode` for actions which do not have existing
+    #        emacs keybindings predefined upstream (or need overriding of the
+    #        upstream bindings to modify behaviour), defined below.
+    "emacs_like_insert_mode": (vi_insert_mode & ebivim) | emacs_insert_mode,
     "has_completions": has_completions,
     "insert_mode": vi_insert_mode | emacs_insert_mode,
     "default_buffer_focused": default_buffer_focused,
     "search_buffer_focused": has_focus(SEARCH_BUFFER),
+    # `ebivim` stands for emacs bindings in vi insert mode
     "ebivim": ebivim,
     "supports_suspend": supports_suspend,
     "is_windows_os": is_windows_os,