This is my hot off the press init.lua. There is nothing too impressive about this config. I am just here to prove (with a little time and a lot of :h) you can make a pretty usable config with little to no lua or neovim experience.
I recommend using this really handy website to learn the fundamentals of lua. it really helped me.
One final thing… If you are looking for my inspiration for the naming conventions and some of the humor doom emacs is the project that got me down this hell hole.
this was quite a bit of fun. Thanks @mjlbach!
My init.lua
my first neovim config and init.lua
-- the start of my nvim config I have not used lua or neovim before this day
-- packer initalisation -- stolen from mjlbach
local execute = vim.api.nvim_command
local install_path = vim.fn.stdpath('data')..'/site/pack/packer/opt/packer.nvim'
if vim.fn.empty(vim.fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then
execute('!git clone https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim '..install_path)
end
vim.cmd [[packadd packer.nvim]]
vim.api.nvim_exec([[
augroup Packer
autocmd!
autocmd BufWritePost plugins.lua PackerCompile
augroup end
]], false)
local use = require('packer').use
local packer = require('packer')
packer.startup(function()
-- package managment
use {'wbthomason/packer.nvim', opt = true} -- the package responsible for it all
-- theme
use 'ntk148v/vim-horizon' -- my theme of choice
use 'itchyny/lightline.vim' -- that status bar at the bottom of the screen
-- language support
use 'sheerun/vim-polyglot' -- language support for the lazy
use 'sherylynn/vim-elisp' -- what can I say except I enjoy living in sin
-- lang server;s
use 'neovim/nvim-lspconfig' -- all the completion
use 'hrsh7th/nvim-compe' -- for actual completion
-- utilitys
use 'mhinz/vim-startify' -- a nice start page
use 'kana/vim-smartinput' -- auto close delimiters
use 'ap/vim-css-color' -- highlights colour values
use 'Chiel92/vim-autoformat' -- thats enough <space> thank you very much
use 'wellle/targets.vim' -- all the text objects
use { 'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim', -- search and select tool (very cool)
requires = {{'nvim-lua/popup.nvim'}, {'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'}}}
-- snippets -- why should you type when you can get your minions to do it for you?
use 'sirver/ultisnips' -- the engine
use 'honza/vim-snippets' -- the coal (the actuall snippets)
-- tpope plugins -- he is an artist
use 'tpope/vim-commentary' -- comment and uncomment things with ease
use 'tpope/vim-endwise' -- adds end to languages that use end (like this one! (and ruby))
use 'tpope/vim-eunuch' -- helpers for unix commands
use 'tpope/vim-repeat' -- repeat plugin commands
use 'tpope/vim-scriptease' -- when there;s somthing strange, in the code? who ya going to call? 'K'
use 'tpope/vim-surround' -- surround texobj;s with all kinds of delimiters
use 'tpope/vim-vinegar' -- netrw was is in dired need for an upgrade
-- git
use 'airblade/vim-gitgutter' -- get your mind out of the sidebar!
use 'tpope/vim-fugitive' -- mostly for the nice branch in the modeline
use 'TimUntersberger/neogit' -- emacs is dead, long live emacs!
-- other stuff
use 'aurieh/discord.nvim' -- whats the point in using vim if your not telling the world?
end)
-- settings -- this is all of the basic vim settings
local o = vim.o -- global
local g = vim.g -- global 2?
local wo = vim.wo -- window local
local bo = vim.bo -- buffer local
-- global options -- I could explain all of these but then again :h VAR exists...
vim.cmd('syntax enable')
o.inccommand = "nosplit"
o.swapfile = true
o.dir = '/tmp'
o.smartcase = true
o.laststatus = 2
o.hlsearch = true
o.incsearch = true
o.ignorecase = true
o.scrolloff = 12
o.showcmd = true
o.wildmenu = true
o.mouse = 'a'
o.showmatch = true
o.expandtab = true
o.ruler = true
o.clipboard = 'unnamedplus'
o.incsearch = true
o.hlsearch = true
o.showmode = false
o.tabstop = 4
o.encoding = 'UTF-8'
o.timeout = false
o.timeoutlen = 10
-- window-local option
wo.number = true
wo.relativenumber = true
wo.wrap = false
wo.cursorline = true
wo.foldenable = true
-- buffer-local options
bo.expandtab = true
-- keys -- my keybinding scheme is pretty much a rip off of dooms keybinds (because its great!)
-- leader
g.mapleader = ' '
local key = vim.api.nvim_set_keymap
local opts = {noremap = true, silent = true}
function cmdM(cmd)
return '<cmd> ' .. cmd .. ' <cr>'
end
-- misc
key('n', '<leader><space>',
cmdM("lua require('telescope.builtin').find_files()"),
opts)
-- git
key('n', '<leader>gg', -- open neogit (the second most sane way to interact with git)
cmdM('Neogit'),
opts)
-- buffer
key('n', '<leader>b', -- open a list of all open buffers
cmdM("lua require('telescope.builtin').buffers()"),
{ noremap = true, silent = true})
-- search
key('n', '<leader>sf', -- search the currently open file
cmdM("lua require('telescope.builtin').current_buffer_fuzzy_find()"),
opts)
-- window
key('n', '<leader>wv', -- vertical split
cmdM("vsplit"),
opts)
key('n', '<leader>ws', -- horizontal split
cmdM("split"),
opts)
key('n', '<leader>wc', -- close a window
cmdM("quit"),
opts)
-- session
key('n', '<leader>ql', -- load the last session
cmdM("SLoad!"),
opts)
key('n', '<leader>qs', -- save the current session
cmdM("SSave!"),
opts)
key('n', '<leader>qh', -- open startify (home)
cmdM("Startify"),
opts)
-- open
key('n', '<leader>o-', -- open dired.. I mean Explore
cmdM("Explore"),
opts)
-- code
key('n', '<leader>cf', -- format the code
cmdM('Autoformat'),
opts)
-- snippets -----------------------------------------------------
g.UltiSnipsExpandTrigger="<tab>" -- expand snippet on tab
g.UltiSnipsJumpForwardTrigger="<c-b>"
g.UltiSnipsJumpBackwardTrigger="<c-z>"
-- If you want :UltiSnipsEdit to split your window.
g.UltiSnipsEditSplit="vertical"
-- lsp configs -- for dat solid completion TODO: finish lsp config
local lspconfig = require('lspconfig')
o.completeopt = "menuone,noselect"
require'compe'.setup {
enabled = true;
autocomplete = true;
debug = false;
min_length = 1;
preselect = 'enable';
throttle_time = 80;
source_timeout = 200;
incomplete_delay = 400;
max_abbr_width = 100;
max_kind_width = 100;
max_menu_width = 100;
documentation = true;
source = {
path = true;
buffer = false;
calc = true;
vsnip = false;
nvim_lsp = true;
nvim_lua = true;
spell = true;
tags = false;
snippets_nvim = true;
};
}
local custom_attach = function(client)
print("LSP started.");
require'completion'.on_attach(client)
vim.lsp.handlers["textDocument/publishDiagnostics"] = vim.lsp.with(
vim.lsp.diagnostic.on_publish_diagnostics, { virtual_text = false, update_in_insert = false }
)
-- automatic diagnostics popup
execute('autocmd CursorHold <buffer> lua vim.lsp.diagnostic.show_line_diagnostics()')
-- speedup diagnostics popup
o.updatetime=1000
vim.cmd("inoremap <silent><expr> <C-Space> compe#complete()") -- meant to complete on point
key('n', 'gD',cmdM('lua vim.lsp.buf.declaration()'), opts) -- jump to definition
end
-- lsp's I don't really do much
lspconfig.pyls.setup{} -- python
lspconfig.solargraph.setup{} -- ruby
lspconfig.texlab.setup{} -- latex
-- ui -- basic ui settings ------------------------------------------------------------
o.termguicolors = true
vim.cmd("colorscheme horizon")
-- custom lightline
g.lightline = { colorscheme = 'horizon'; active = { left = { { 'mode', 'paste' },
{ 'gitbranch', 'readonly', 'filename', 'modified' }}};
component_function = { gitbranch = 'fugitive#head', };}
-- header of the start page
g.header = {
' ',
' _/_/_/',
' _/ _/ _/_/ _/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/',
' _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/',
' _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/',
'_/_/_/ _/_/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/',
'',
' _/ _/ _/',
' _/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/',
' _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/',
' _/ _/ _/ _/',
' _/ _/ _/_/ _/_/_/',
'',
' wait, this is not emacs! ',
}
vim.cmd([[
let g:startify_custom_header = startify#center(g:header)
]]) -- centers the startpage banner
-- misc stuff
g.discord_activate_on_enter = 1
-- and thats it. thats my config. This should hopefully prove to people a noob (that can code)
-- can configure neovim to a very usable state. if you want to read more of this config (and check me out)
-- https://github.com/jeetelongname/dotfiles is the place to look
-- and we have reached 269 lines. Nice