Simplify plugin management even more (#1518)

lua/core/default_config.lua

@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ M.ui = {
   transparency = false,
 }
 
-M.plugins = {
-  override = {},
-  remove = {},
-  user = {},
-}
+M.plugins = {}
 
 -- check core.mappings for table structure
 M.mappings = require "core.mappings"

lua/core/packer.lua

@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-local M = {}
-
-M.options = {
-  auto_clean = true,
-  compile_on_sync = true,
-  git = { clone_timeout = 6000 },
-  display = {
-    working_sym = "ﲊ",
-    error_sym = "✗ ",
-    done_sym = " ",
-    removed_sym = " ",
-    moved_sym = "",
-    open_fn = function()
-      return require("packer.util").float { border = "single" }
-    end,
-  },
-}
-
--- merge overrides if there are any
-M.options = require("core.utils").load_override(M.options, "wbthomason/packer.nvim")
-
-M.run = function(plugins)
-  local present, packer = pcall(require, "packer")
-
-  if not present then
-    return
-  end
-
-  -- Override with chadrc values
-  plugins = require("core.utils").remove_default_plugins(plugins)
-  plugins = require("core.utils").merge_plugins(plugins)
-
-  packer.init(M.options)
-
-  packer.startup(function(use)
-    for _, v in pairs(plugins) do
-      use(v)
-    end
-  end)
-end
-
-return M

lua/core/utils.lua

@@ -99,40 +99,33 @@ M.load_mappings = function(section, mapping_opt)
   end
 end
 
--- remove plugins defined in chadrc
-M.remove_default_plugins = function(plugins)
-  local removals = M.load_config().plugins.remove or {}
-
-  if not vim.tbl_isempty(removals) then
-    for _, plugin in pairs(removals) do
-      plugins[plugin] = nil
-    end
-  end
-
-  return plugins
-end
-
 -- merge default/user plugin tables
 M.merge_plugins = function(default_plugins)
-  local user_plugins = M.load_config().plugins.user
-
-  -- merge default + user plugin table
-  default_plugins = merge_tb("force", default_plugins, user_plugins)
+  default_plugins = merge_tb("force", default_plugins, M.load_config().plugins)
 
   local final_table = {}
 
-  for key, _ in pairs(default_plugins) do
+  for key, val in pairs(default_plugins) do
+    if val then
       default_plugins[key][1] = key
       final_table[#final_table + 1] = default_plugins[key]
     end
+  end
 
   return final_table
 end
 
-M.load_override = function(default_table, plugin_name)
-  local user_table = M.load_config().plugins.override[plugin_name] or {}
-  user_table = type(user_table) == "table" and user_table or user_table()
-  return merge_tb("force", default_table, user_table) or {}
+-- override plugin options table with custom ones
+M.load_override = function(options_table, name)
+  local user_plugins = M.load_config().plugins
+  local plugin_options = {}
+
+  if user_plugins[name] then
+    plugin_options = user_plugins[name].override_options or {}
+    plugin_options = type(plugin_options) == "table" and plugin_options or plugin_options()
+  end
+
+  return merge_tb("force", options_table, plugin_options)
 end
 
 M.packer_sync = function(...)

lua/plugins/configs/others.lua

@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@ local M = {}
 
 local load_override = require("core.utils").load_override
 
-M.nvchad_ui = function()
-  local present, nvchad_ui = pcall(require, "nvchad_ui")
-
-  if present then
-    nvchad_ui.setup()
-  end
-end
-
 M.autopairs = function()
   local present1, autopairs = pcall(require, "nvim-autopairs")
   local present2, cmp = pcall(require, "cmp")
@@ -170,4 +162,22 @@ M.devicons = function()
   end
 end
 
+M.packer_init = function()
+  return {
+    auto_clean = true,
+    compile_on_sync = true,
+    git = { clone_timeout = 6000 },
+    display = {
+      working_sym = "ﲊ",
+      error_sym = "✗ ",
+      done_sym = " ",
+      removed_sym = " ",
+      moved_sym = "",
+      open_fn = function()
+        return require("packer.util").float { border = "single" }
+      end,
+    },
+  }
+end
+
 return M

lua/plugins/init.lua

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-vim.cmd "packadd packer.nvim"
-
 local plugins = {
 
   ["nvim-lua/plenary.nvim"] = { module = "plenary" },
+
+  ["lewis6991/impatient.nvim"] = {},
+
   ["wbthomason/packer.nvim"] = {
     cmd = require("core.lazy_load").packer_cmds,
     config = function()
       require "plugins"
     end,
   },
+
   ["NvChad/extensions"] = { module = { "telescope", "nvchad" } },
 
   ["NvChad/base46"] = {
@@ -24,7 +26,11 @@ local plugins = {
   ["NvChad/ui"] = {
     after = "base46",
     config = function()
-      require("plugins.configs.others").nvchad_ui()
+      local present, nvchad_ui = pcall(require, "nvchad_ui")
+
+      if present then
+        nvchad_ui.setup()
+      end
     end,
   },
 
@@ -91,7 +97,6 @@ local plugins = {
   },
 
   -- lsp stuff
-
   ["williamboman/mason.nvim"] = {
     cmd = require("core.lazy_load").mason_cmds,
     config = function()
@@ -131,25 +136,11 @@ local plugins = {
     end,
   },
 
-  ["saadparwaiz1/cmp_luasnip"] = {
-    after = "LuaSnip",
-  },
-
-  ["hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lua"] = {
-    after = "cmp_luasnip",
-  },
-
-  ["hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp"] = {
-    after = "cmp-nvim-lua",
-  },
-
-  ["hrsh7th/cmp-buffer"] = {
-    after = "cmp-nvim-lsp",
-  },
-
-  ["hrsh7th/cmp-path"] = {
-    after = "cmp-buffer",
-  },
+  ["saadparwaiz1/cmp_luasnip"] = { after = "LuaSnip" },
+  ["hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lua"] = { after = "cmp_luasnip" },
+  ["hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp"] = { after = "cmp-nvim-lua" },
+  ["hrsh7th/cmp-buffer"] = { after = "cmp-nvim-lsp" },
+  ["hrsh7th/cmp-path"] = { after = "cmp-buffer" },
 
   -- misc plugins
   ["windwp/nvim-autopairs"] = {
@@ -212,9 +203,25 @@ local plugins = {
       require("core.utils").load_mappings "whichkey"
     end,
   },
-
-  -- Speed up deffered plugins
-  ["lewis6991/impatient.nvim"] = {},
 }
 
-require("core.packer").run(plugins)
+-- Load all plugins
+local present, packer = pcall(require, "packer")
+
+if present then
+  vim.cmd "packadd packer.nvim"
+
+  -- Override with default plugins with user ones
+  plugins = require("core.utils").merge_plugins(plugins)
+
+  -- load packer init options
+  local init_options = require("plugins.configs.others").packer_init()
+  init_options = require("core.utils").load_override(init_options, "wbthomason/packer.nvim")
+  packer.init(init_options)
+
+  packer.startup(function(use)
+    for _, v in pairs(plugins) do
+      use(v)
+    end
+  end)
+end