replace dashboard with alpha.nvim (#816)

lua/colors/highlights.lua

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ local folder_bg = colors.folder_bg
 local green = colors.green
 local grey = colors.grey
 local grey_fg = colors.grey_fg
+local light_grey = colors.light_grey
 local line = colors.line
 local nord_blue = colors.nord_blue
 local one_bg = colors.one_bg
@@ -77,10 +78,8 @@ end
 -- [[ Plugin Highlights
 
 -- Dashboard
-fg("DashboardCenter", grey_fg)
+fg("AlphaHeader", grey_fg)
-fg("DashboardFooter", grey_fg)
+fg("AlphaButtons", light_grey)
-fg("DashboardHeader", grey_fg)
-fg("DashboardShortcut", grey_fg)
 
 -- Git signs
 fg_bg("DiffAdd", blue, "NONE")

lua/core/default_config.lua

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ M.plugins = {
       bufferline = true, -- manage and preview opened buffers
       colorizer = false, -- color RGB, HEX, CSS, NAME color codes
       comment = true, -- easily (un)comment code, language aware
-      dashboard = false,
+      alpha = false, -- dashboard
       better_escape = true, -- map to <ESC> with no lag
       feline = true, -- statusline
       gitsigns = true,
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ M.plugins = {
          -- hide, show on specific filetypes
          hidden = {
             "help",
-            "dashboard",
             "NvimTree",
             "terminal",
+            "alpha",
          },
          shown = {},
 
@@ -182,14 +182,6 @@ M.mappings.plugins = {
       toggle = "<leader>/",
    },
 
-   dashboard = {
-      bookmarks = "<leader>bm",
-      new_file = "<leader>fn", -- basically create a new buffer
-      open = "<leader>db", -- open dashboard
-      session_load = "<leader>l",
-      session_save = "<leader>s",
-   },
-
    -- map to <ESC> with no lag
    better_escape = { -- <ESC> will still work
       esc_insertmode = { "jk" }, -- multiple mappings allowed

lua/core/mappings.lua

@@ -140,16 +140,6 @@ M.comment = function()
    map("v", m, ":lua require('Comment.api').toggle_linewise_op(vim.fn.visualmode())<CR>")
 end
 
-M.dashboard = function()
-   local m = plugin_maps.dashboard
-
-   map("n", m.bookmarks, ":DashboardJumpMarks <CR>")
-   map("n", m.new_file, ":DashboardNewFile <CR>")
-   map("n", m.open, ":Dashboard <CR>")
-   map("n", m.session_load, ":SessionLoad <CR>")
-   map("n", m.session_save, ":SessionSave <CR>")
-end
-
 M.lspconfig = function()
    local m = plugin_maps.lspconfig
 

lua/plugins/configs/alpha.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+local present, alpha = pcall(require, "alpha")
+
+if not present then
+   return
+end
+
+local ascii = {
+   "   ⣴⣶⣤⡤⠦⣤⣀⣤⠆     ⣈⣭⣿⣶⣿⣦⣼⣆          ",
+   "    ⠉⠻⢿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣶⣦⠤⠄⡠⢾⣿⣿⡿⠋⠉⠉⠻⣿⣿⡛⣦       ",
+   "          ⠈⢿⣿⣟⠦ ⣾⣿⣿⣷    ⠻⠿⢿⣿⣧⣄     ",
+   "           ⣸⣿⣿⢧ ⢻⠻⣿⣿⣷⣄⣀⠄⠢⣀⡀⠈⠙⠿⠄    ",
+   "          ⢠⣿⣿⣿⠈    ⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⣳⣤⣀⣀   ",
+   "   ⢠⣧⣶⣥⡤⢄ ⣸⣿⣿⠘  ⢀⣴⣿⣿⡿⠛⣿⣿⣧⠈⢿⠿⠟⠛⠻⠿⠄  ",
+   "  ⣰⣿⣿⠛⠻⣿⣿⡦⢹⣿⣷   ⢊⣿⣿⡏  ⢸⣿⣿⡇ ⢀⣠⣄⣾⠄   ",
+   " ⣠⣿⠿⠛ ⢀⣿⣿⣷⠘⢿⣿⣦⡀ ⢸⢿⣿⣿⣄ ⣸⣿⣿⡇⣪⣿⡿⠿⣿⣷⡄  ",
+   " ⠙⠃   ⣼⣿⡟  ⠈⠻⣿⣿⣦⣌⡇⠻⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇ ⠛⠻⢷⣄ ",
+   "      ⢻⣿⣿⣄   ⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟ ⠫⢿⣿⡆     ",
+   "       ⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢀⣀⣤⣾⡿⠃     ",
+}
+
+local header = {
+   type = "text",
+   val = ascii,
+   opts = {
+      position = "center",
+      hl = "AlphaHeader",
+   },
+}
+
+local function button(sc, txt, keybind)
+   local sc_ = sc:gsub("%s", ""):gsub("SPC", "<leader>")
+
+   local opts = {
+      position = "center",
+      text = txt,
+      shortcut = sc,
+      cursor = 5,
+      width = 36,
+      align_shortcut = "right",
+      hl = "AlphaButtons",
+   }
+
+   if keybind then
+      opts.keymap = { "n", sc_, keybind, { noremap = true, silent = true } }
+   end
+
+   return {
+      type = "button",
+      val = txt,
+      on_press = function()
+         local key = vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes(sc_, true, false, true)
+         vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(key, "normal", false)
+      end,
+      opts = opts,
+   }
+end
+
+local buttons = {
+   type = "group",
+   val = {
+      button("SPC f f", "  Find File  ", ":Telescope find_files<CR>"),
+      button("SPC f o", "  Recent File  ", ":Telescope oldfiles<CR>"),
+      button("SPC f w", "  Find Word  ", ":Telescope live_grep<CR>"),
+      button("SPC b m", "  Bookmarks  ", ":Telescope marks<CR>"),
+      button("SPC t h", "  Themes  ", ":Telescope themes<CR>"),
+      button("SPC e s", "  Settings", ":e $MYVIMRC | :cd %:p:h <CR>"),
+   },
+   opts = {
+      spacing = 1,
+   },
+}
+
+local section = {
+   header = header,
+   buttons = buttons,
+}
+
+alpha.setup {
+   layout = {
+      { type = "padding", val = 5 },
+      section.header,
+      { type = "padding", val = 2 },
+      section.buttons,
+   },
+   opts = {},
+}

lua/plugins/configs/dashboard.lua

@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-local g = vim.g
-
-g.dashboard_disable_at_vimenter = 0
-g.dashboard_disable_statusline = 1
-g.dashboard_default_executive = "telescope"
-g.dashboard_custom_header = {
-   "                                   ",
-   "                                   ",
-   "                                   ",
-   "   ⣴⣶⣤⡤⠦⣤⣀⣤⠆     ⣈⣭⣿⣶⣿⣦⣼⣆          ",
-   "    ⠉⠻⢿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣶⣦⠤⠄⡠⢾⣿⣿⡿⠋⠉⠉⠻⣿⣿⡛⣦       ",
-   "          ⠈⢿⣿⣟⠦ ⣾⣿⣿⣷    ⠻⠿⢿⣿⣧⣄     ",
-   "           ⣸⣿⣿⢧ ⢻⠻⣿⣿⣷⣄⣀⠄⠢⣀⡀⠈⠙⠿⠄    ",
-   "          ⢠⣿⣿⣿⠈    ⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⣳⣤⣀⣀   ",
-   "   ⢠⣧⣶⣥⡤⢄ ⣸⣿⣿⠘  ⢀⣴⣿⣿⡿⠛⣿⣿⣧⠈⢿⠿⠟⠛⠻⠿⠄  ",
-   "  ⣰⣿⣿⠛⠻⣿⣿⡦⢹⣿⣷   ⢊⣿⣿⡏  ⢸⣿⣿⡇ ⢀⣠⣄⣾⠄   ",
-   " ⣠⣿⠿⠛ ⢀⣿⣿⣷⠘⢿⣿⣦⡀ ⢸⢿⣿⣿⣄ ⣸⣿⣿⡇⣪⣿⡿⠿⣿⣷⡄  ",
-   " ⠙⠃   ⣼⣿⡟  ⠈⠻⣿⣿⣦⣌⡇⠻⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇ ⠛⠻⢷⣄ ",
-   "      ⢻⣿⣿⣄   ⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟ ⠫⢿⣿⡆     ",
-   "       ⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢀⣀⣤⣾⡿⠃     ",
-   "                                   ",
-}
-
-g.dashboard_custom_section = {
-   a = { description = { "  Find File                 SPC f f" }, command = "Telescope find_files" },
-   b = { description = { "  Recents                   SPC f o" }, command = "Telescope oldfiles" },
-   c = { description = { "  Find Word                 SPC f w" }, command = "Telescope live_grep" },
-   d = { description = { "洛 New File                  SPC f n" }, command = "DashboardNewFile" },
-   e = { description = { "  Bookmarks                 SPC b m" }, command = "Telescope marks" },
-   f = { description = { "  Load Last Session         SPC l  " }, command = "SessionLoad" },
-}
-
-g.dashboard_custom_footer = {
-   "   ",
-}

lua/plugins/configs/others.lua

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ M.blankline = function(override_flag)
       filetype_exclude = {
          "help",
          "terminal",
-         "dashboard",
+         "alpha",
          "packer",
          "lspinfo",
          "TelescopePrompt",

lua/plugins/init.lua

@@ -182,12 +182,9 @@ local plugins = {
    },
 
    {
-      "glepnir/dashboard-nvim",
+      disable = not plugin_settings.status.alpha,
-      disable = not plugin_settings.status.dashboard,
+      "goolord/alpha-nvim",
-      config = override_req("dashboard", "plugins.configs.dashboard"),
+      config = override_req("alpha", "plugins.configs.alpha"),
-      setup = function()
-         require("core.mappings").dashboard()
-      end,
    },
 
    {