NEOVIM IDE CONFIG

BIG TODO

• improve lazyloading, (events, keys, dependencies)
• remove unused plugins

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made from kickstart-modular.nvim

inspired by lazyvim, lunarvim, my old config, and many others from the sparse web

-- 💓 thank you kicksart, lunarvim, lazyvim! 💓 --

-- NOTE: useful keybinds: -- c-j = arena picker -- c-k = buffers -- leader j = navbuddy -- leader k = grep cwd -- leader f = find files cwd -- c-/ (mapped to c-_) = fuzzy file -- ; = better harpoon

Introduction

BIG TODO

• fix lsp, diagnostics, formatting, and refactor mess (lspconfig, elf, nonels, conform, nvim-lint)
• lsp
• auto formatting ( conform, eslint, etc lsp etc) ( add formatters, diagnostics to listed in status bar)
• which keys, keymaps (lvim, lazyvim, my olds)
• dap
• refactor, clean up
• docs on tools, keybind

TODO: add info on how to replicate

• add docs (needed tools, most useful keybinds, etc)
• improvements from lvim and lazyvim
• lazygit
• rg
• fd
• lazydocker

TODO performance

More impactful things:

Don't use tmux/screen (but I love tmux and would never give it up).

Remove plugins you don't really need.

Install filetype.nvim

Installation

Requirements

• Neovim nightly

• Node.js >= 20

• Python >= 3 (for pynvim)

• ripgrep (for telescope)

• fd (for telescope)

• lazygit

• lazydocker

• fzf

• gh (github cli)

• ranger (file manager)

• gcc (tree-sitter)

• individual tools for linting - formatting - diagnostics (e.g. eslint, prettier, rustfmt, gofmt, golangci-lint etc)

updates

periodically update:

• lazy plugins
• mason lsps
• neovim
• treesitter

( keep the system tools updated too )

Install

mv ~/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim.bak
mv ~/.local/share/nvim ~/.local/share/nvim.bak
mv ~/.cache/nvim ~/.cache/nvim.bak
mv ~/.local/state/nvim ~/.local/state/nvim.bak

git clone <url> ~/.config/nvim && rm -rf ~/.config/nvim/.git

this repo assumes you are using linux and the default paths for nvim

the folders nvim will use will be:

• ~/.config/nvim
• ~/.local/share/nvim
• ~/.cache/nvim
• ~/.local/state/nvim

Check .env.default to see which env variables or other configs may be needed, activated.

in init.lua, you can choose some services to start/stop

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This is a fork of nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim that moves from a single file to a multi file configuration.

A starting point for Neovim that is:

• Small
• Modular
• Completely Documented

NOT a Neovim distribution, but instead a starting point for your configuration.

Installation

Install Neovim

Kickstart.nvim targets only the latest 'stable' and latest 'nightly' of Neovim. If you are experiencing issues, please make sure you have the latest versions.

Install External Dependencies

NOTE > Backup your previous configuration (if any exists)

External Requirements:

• Basic utils: git, make, unzip, C Compiler (gcc)
• ripgrep
• A Nerd Font: optional, provides various icons
  • if you have it set vim.g.have_nerd_font in init.lua to true
• Language Setup:
  • If want to write Typescript, you need npm
  • If want to write Golang, you will need go
  • etc.

NOTE See Windows Installation to double check any additional Windows notes

Neovim's configurations are located under the following paths, depending on your OS:

OS	PATH
Linux, MacOS	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim, ~/.config/nvim
Windows (cmd)	%userprofile%\AppData\Local\nvim\
Windows (powershell)	$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\nvim\

Install Kickstart

Clone kickstart.nvim:

Linux and Mac

git clone https://github.com/dam9000/kickstart-modular.nvim.git "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"/nvim

Windows

If you're using cmd.exe:

git clone https://github.com/dam9000/kickstart-modular.nvim.git %userprofile%\AppData\Local\nvim\

If you're using powershell.exe

git clone https://github.com/dam9000/kickstart-modular.nvim.git $env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\nvim\

Post Installation

Start Neovim

nvim

That's it! Lazy will install all the plugins you have. Use :Lazy to view current plugin status.

Read through the init.lua file in your configuration folder for more information about extending and exploring Neovim.

Getting Started

The Only Video You Need to Get Started with Neovim

Recommended Steps

Fork this repo (so that you have your own copy that you can modify) and then installing you can install to your machine using the methods above.

NOTE Your fork's url will be something like this: https://github.com/<your_github_username>/kickstart-modular.nvim.git

Examples of adding popularly requested plugins

NOTE: You'll need to uncomment the line in the init.lua that turns on loading custom plugins.

Adding autopairs

This will automatically install windwp/nvim-autopairs and enable it on startup. For more information, see documentation for lazy.nvim.

In the file: lua/custom/plugins/autopairs.lua, add:

-- File: lua/custom/plugins/autopairs.lua

return {
  "windwp/nvim-autopairs",
  -- Optional dependency
  dependencies = { 'hrsh7th/nvim-cmp' },
  config = function()
    require("nvim-autopairs").setup {}
    -- If you want to automatically add `(` after selecting a function or method
    local cmp_autopairs = require('nvim-autopairs.completion.cmp')
    local cmp = require('cmp')
    cmp.event:on(
      'confirm_done',
      cmp_autopairs.on_confirm_done()
    )
  end,
}

Adding a file tree plugin

This will install the tree plugin and add the command :Neotree for you. You can explore the documentation at neo-tree.nvim for more information.

In the file: lua/custom/plugins/filetree.lua, add:

-- Unless you are still migrating, remove the deprecated commands from v1.x
vim.cmd([[ let g:neo_tree_remove_legacy_commands = 1 ]])

return {
  "nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim",
  version = "*",
  dependencies = {
    "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
    "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons", -- not strictly required, but recommended
    "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
  },
  config = function ()
    require('neo-tree').setup {}
  end,
}

FAQ

• What should I do if I already have a pre-existing neovim configuration?

  • You should back it up, then delete all files associated with it.
  • This includes your existing init.lua and the neovim files in ~/.local which can be deleted with rm -rf ~/.local/share/nvim/

• Can I keep my existing configuration in parallel to kickstart?

  • Yes! You can use NVIM_APPNAME=nvim-NAME to maintain multiple configurations. For example you can install the kickstart configuration in ~/.config/nvim-kickstart and create an alias:

    alias nvim-kickstart='NVIM_APPNAME="nvim-kickstart" nvim'
    

    When you run Neovim using nvim-kickstart alias it will use the alternative config directory and the matching local directory ~/.local/share/nvim-kickstart. You can apply this approach to any Neovim distribution that you would like to try out.

• What if I want to "uninstall" this configuration:

  • See lazy.nvim uninstall information

• Why is the kickstart init.lua a single file? Wouldn't it make sense to split it into multiple files?

  • The main purpose of kickstart is to serve as a teaching tool and a reference configuration that someone can easily git clone as a basis for their own. As you progress in learning Neovim and Lua, you might consider splitting init.lua into smaller parts. A fork of kickstart that does this while maintaining the exact same functionality is available here:
    • kickstart-modular.nvim
  • NOTE: This is the fork that splits the configuration into smaller parts. The original repo with the single init.lua file is available here:
    • kickstart.nvim
  • Discussions on this topic can be found here:
    • Restructure the configuration
    • Reorganize init.lua into a multi-file setup

Windows Installation

Installation may require installing build tools, and updating the run command for telescope-fzf-native

See telescope-fzf-native documentation for more details

This requires:

• Install CMake, and the Microsoft C++ Build Tools on Windows

{'nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim', build = 'cmake -S. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release && cmake --build build --config Release && cmake --install build --prefix build' }

Alternatively one can install gcc and make which don't require changing the config, the easiest way is to use choco:

1. install chocolatey either follow the instructions on the page or use winget, run in cmd as admin:

winget install --accept-source-agreements chocolatey.chocolatey

2. install all requirements using choco, exit previous cmd and open a new one so that choco path is set, run in cmd as admin:

choco install -y neovim git ripgrep wget fd unzip gzip mingw make

Then continue with the Install Kickstart step.