My Neovim configuration

Motivation

After doing my first steps with https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim, I decided to roll my own, custom, "lightweight" Neovim configuration in order to better understand Neovim and its configuration/customization, package managers, plugins etc. and have "my own" config that only includes things I really need.

Installation

1. Install Neovim 0.9.x
2. Install OS dependencies documented in init.lua
3. Clone this Git repository to ~/.config/nvim

Finishing touches

• Install Treesitter comment parser (to highlight FIXME:/NOTE:/TODO:/XXX:) with :TSInstall comment
• Create a $HOME/.ignore file and add big, useless directories to it, so Telescope/ripgrep/fd can ignore those. My current list of files/directories is available in lua/weeheavy/plugins/telescope-fzf-native.lua

Speed

Output from lazy.nvim profiling (:Lazy, then P):

Start and open init.lua

Startuptime: 79.91ms

Based on the actual CPU time of the Neovim process till UIEnter.
This is more accurate than `nvim --startuptime`.
  LazyStart 11.53ms
  LazyDone  46.36ms (+34.83ms)
  UIEnter   79.91ms (+33.55ms)

Starting with empty file

Around 50% of the plugins are lazy-loaded.

Startuptime: 47.58ms

Based on the actual CPU time of the Neovim process till UIEnter.
This is more accurate than `nvim --startuptime`.
  LazyStart 11.16ms
  LazyDone  41.83ms (+30.67ms)
  UIEnter   47.58ms (+5.75ms)

Plugins

Name	Purpose	URL
lazy.nvim	Package manager	https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim
telescope.nvim	Find, Filter, Preview, Pick	https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim
telescope-fzf-native.nvim	Fuzzy finder for Telescope	https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim
telescope-file-browser.nvim	File browser	https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope-file-browser.nvim
nvim-treesitter	Parser/syntax highlighting	https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter
nvim-treesitter-context	Shows current line context	https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter-context
nvim-treesitter-textobjects	?	https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter-textobjects
nightfox.nvim	Theme with treesitter/lsp support	https://github.com/EdenEast/nightfox.nvim
tokyonight.nvim	Theme with treesitter/lsp support	https://github.com/folke/tokyonight.nvim
lualine.nvim	Status line	https://github.com/nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim
nvim-web-devicons	filetype glyphs (icons) for plugins	https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons
gitsigns.nvim	Git change indicator	https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim
which-key.nvim	Shows contextual key bindings	https://github.com/folke/which-key.nvim
indent-blankline.nvim	Visual indentation guide	https://github.com/lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim
vim-illuminate	Highlight similar words (w/ LSP, Treesitter, regex)	https://github.com/RRethy/vim-illuminate
lsp-zero.nvim	LSP for mere mortals	https://github.com/VonHeikemen/lsp-zero.nvim
nvim-lspconfig	Component of lsp-zero.nvim	https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig
cmp-nvim-lsp	Dependency of lsp-zero.nvim	https://github.com/hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp
conform.nvim	Black magic wizardry, replacement for null-ls	https://github.com/stevearc/conform.nvim
mason.nvim	Install/manage LSP/DAP servers, linters and formatters	https://github.com/williamboman/mason.nvim
mason-lspconfig.nvim	Bridges mason.nvim with the lspconfig plugin	https://github.com/williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim
zen-mode.nvim	Distraction-free coding for Neovim	https://github.com/folke/zen-mode.nvim
twilight.nvim	Dims inactive portions of the code you're editing	https://github.com/folke/twilight.nvim

Looks

This is how it looks like:

Open issues/TODOs

• ollama integration https://github.com/nomnivore/ollama.nvim
• Solution to run file_browser when doing a vertical/horizontal split?
• https://github.com/folke/trouble.nvim
• Implement linting, see https://www.josean.com/posts/neovim-linting-and-formatting