Neovim plugins w/ Packer

Install Plugins

Create the plugins file:

touch ~/.config/nvim/lua/user/plugins.lua

Add the following to plugins.lua

local fn = vim.fn -- Automatically install packer local install_path = fn.stdpath('data')..'/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim' if fn.empty(fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then PACKER_BOOTSTRAP = fn.system({'git', 'clone', '--depth', '1', 'https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim', install_path}) print("Installing packer close and reopen Neovim...") end -- Autocommand that reloads neovim whenever you save the plugins.lua file vim.cmd([[ augroup packer_user_config autocmd! autocmd BufWritePost plugins.lua source <afile> | PackerSync augroup end ]]) -- Use a protected call so we don't error out on first use local status_ok, packer = pcall(require, "packer") if not status_ok then return end -- Have packer use a popup window packer.init({ display = { open_fn = function() return require('packer.util').float({ border = 'single' }) end } } ) -- Install your plugins here return packer.startup(function(use) -- My plugins here use 'wbthomason/packer.nvim' -- Have packer manage itself use "nvim-lua/popup.nvim" -- An implementation of the Popup API from vim in Neovim use "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim" -- Useful lua functions used ny lots of plugins -- Automatically set up your configuration after cloning packer.nvim -- Put this at the end after all plugins if PACKER_BOOTSTRAP then require('packer').sync() end end)

Require in init.lua

require("user.plugins")

NOTE (you will need to open and close Neovim at least once to install packer automatically)

Commands

-- You must run this or `PackerSync` whenever you make changes to your plugin configuration -- Regenerate compiled loader file :PackerCompile -- Remove any disabled or unused plugins :PackerClean -- Clean, then install missing plugins :PackerInstall -- Clean, then update and install plugins :PackerUpdate -- Perform `PackerUpdate` and then `PackerCompile` :PackerSync j -- Loads opt plugin immediately :PackerLoad completion-nvim ale

Where are my plugins?

To see your plugins go to ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/

and your plugin will be under either start or opt

What is the difference between start and opt?

Plugins in the start directory will be sourced automatically on Neovim startup

Plugins in the opt directory will be sourced usually on some autocommand

What is the compiled file do?

The packer_compiled.lua found here: ~/.config/nvim/plugin/packer_compiled.lua

It essentially optimizes the plugins startup time, it will also allow you to disable plugins without any startup penalty.

References

• Packer