feat: improve mappings, move custom/init.lua & chadrc.lua -> custom/example_init.lua & example_chadrc.lua

lua/core/mappings.lua

@@ -113,21 +113,9 @@ M.misc = function()
       -- cmd "silent! command! NvChadReload lua require('nvchad').reload_config()"
    end
 
-   local function user_config_mappings()
-      local custom_maps = config.mappings.custom or ""
-      if type(custom_maps) ~= "table" then
-         return
-      end
-
-      for _, map_table in pairs(custom_maps) do
-         map(unpack(map_table))
-      end
-   end
-
    non_config_mappings()
    optional_mappings()
    required_mappings()
-   user_config_mappings()
    hooks.run("setup_mappings", map)
 end
 

lua/custom/example_chadrc.lua

@@ -1,31 +1,23 @@
 -- IMPORTANT NOTE : This is the user config, can be edited. Will be preserved if updated with internal updater
+-- This file is for NvChad options & tools, custom settings are split between here and 'lua/custom/init.lua'
 
 local M = {}
 M.options, M.ui, M.mappings, M.plugins = {}, {}, {}, {}
 
+-- NOTE: To use this, make a copy with `cp example_chadrc.lua chadrc.lua`
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 -- To use this file, copy the strucutre of `core/default_config.lua`,
--- then define your new var, an example of setting relative number:
+-- examples of setting relative number & changing theme:
 
 -- M.options = {
 --    relativenumber = true,
 -- }
 
-
--- user custom mappings
--- format: name = { "mode" , "keys" , "cmd" , "options"}
-  -- name: can be empty or something unique with repect to other custom mappings
-  --    { mode, key, cmd } or name = { mode, key, cmd }
-  -- mode: usage: mode or { mode1, mode2 }, multiple modes allowed, available modes => :h map-modes,
-  -- keys: multiple keys allowed, same synxtax as modes
-  -- cmd:  for vim commands, must use ':' at start and add <CR> at the end if want to execute
-  -- options: see :h nvim_set_keymap() opts section
-M.mappings.custom = {
-   -- clear_all = {
-   --    "n",
-   --    "<leader>cc",
-   --    "gg0vG$d",
-   -- },
-}
+-- M.ui = {
+--   theme = "nord"
+-- }
 
 -- NvChad included plugin options & overrides
 M.plugins = {

lua/custom/example_init.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+-- This is where you custom modules and plugins goes.
+-- See the wiki for a guide on how to extend NvChad
+
+local hooks = require "core.hooks"
+
+-- NOTE: To use this, make a copy with `cp example_init.lua init.lua`
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- To modify packaged plugin configs, use the overrides functionality
+-- if the override does not exist in the plugin config, make or request a PR,
+-- or you can override the whole plugin config with 'chadrc' -> M.plugins.default_plugin_config_replace{}
+   -- this will run your config instead of the NvChad config for the given plugin
+
+-- hooks.override("lsp", "publish_diagnostics", function(current)
+--   current.virtual_text = false;
+--   return current;
+-- end)
+
+
+
+-- To add new mappings, use the "setup_mappings" hook,
+-- you can set one or many mappings
+-- example below:
+ 
+-- hooks.add("setup_mappings", function(map)
+--    map("n", "<leader>cc", "gg0vG$d", opt) -- example to delete the buffer
+--    .... many more mappings ....
+-- end)
+
+
+
+-- To add new plugins, use the "install_plugin" hook,
+-- NOTE: we heavily suggest using Packer's lazy loading (with the 'event' field)
+   -- see: https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim
+-- examples below:
+
+-- hooks.add("install_plugins", function(use)
+--    use {
+--       "max397574/better-escape.nvim",
+--       event = "InsertEnter",
+--    }
+-- end)
+
+-- alternatively, put this in a sub-folder like "lua/custom/plugins/mkdir"
+-- then source it with
+
+-- require "custom.plugins.mkdir"

lua/custom/init.lua

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
--- This is where you custom modules and plugins goes.
--- See the wiki for a guide on how to extend NvChad
-
-local hooks = require "core.hooks"
-
--- For example, the hook below overrieds 'publish_diagnostics' in the 'lspconfig' file,
--- 
--- hooks.override("lsp", "publish_diagnostics", function(current)
---   current.virtual_text = false;
---   return current;
--- end)