lazy load gitsigns

init.lua

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ require "highlights"
 require "mappings"
 require "telescope-nvim"
 require "file-icons"
-require "gitsigns-nvim"
 
 -- hide line numbers , statusline in specific buffers!
 vim.api.nvim_exec(

lua/gitsigns-nvim.lua

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+local M = {}
+
+M.config = function()
     require("gitsigns").setup {
         signs = {
             add = {hl = "DiffAdd", text = "▌", numhl = "GitSignsAddNr"},
@@ -25,3 +28,6 @@ require("gitsigns").setup {
         sign_priority = 5,
         status_formatter = nil -- Use default
     }
+end
+
+return M

lua/pluginList.lua

@@ -45,7 +45,14 @@ return packer.startup(
         use "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim"
         use "kabouzeid/nvim-lspinstall"
 
-        use "lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim"
+        use {
+            "lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim",
+            event = "BufRead",
+            config = function()
+                require("gitsigns-nvim").config()
+            end
+        }
+
         use "akinsho/nvim-bufferline.lua"
         use "glepnir/galaxyline.nvim"