Using the lazy option 'version' we default to updating only to the
latest stable (semver) version of plugins. This should make it a little
more stable in the long run to keep up with plugin updates.
Not all plugins support this versioning scheme and for those that do not
it just keeps tracking the main branch.
Currently from the plugins that support it, only `nvim-lspconfig` needs
to be manually kept on the main branch since it is missing the correct
lua language server otherwise. This should be a problem of the past with
the release of the next version of the plugin.
lsp-zero offers a simple to set-up lsp configuration which is based
around the plugins I use anyway (lsp, cmp, luasnip) but integrates them
very well. I add a few small quality of life things on top (cmp
completion for / search and for vim command mode) as well as a boatload
of custom completion sources but otherwise make use of the nice presets.
This has de-bloated my _cmp.lua settings somewhat and allows me to have
a simple treesitter and a simple(r) lsp setup!
Additionally, switched to mason.nvim to manage my lsp sources (and
linters), which is both the new hotness and actually really useful.
Allows portable installation of most lsp servers into neovim data
directory so they do not clutter any other directories or global
namespaces.
Removed the notation velocity plugin for vim. I have not been making use
of it for ages and should I need a vim-internal way of digging through
my wiki I can probably find easier (and more clear) ways of doing so.
Nice plugin, but of no more use to me.
Switch to use the nice new nvim-internal keymapping functions.
Cartographer was a really useful plugin when they did not yet exist but
now everything I wanted to do can be done without a mapping plugin, so
it is time to remove it.
Switched to the neovim variant of quarto plugins since it may contain
improved integration with lsp and cmp - and offers completion and
diagnostics for code snippets *within* the overall markdown sources of
quarto, which is very exciting.
Migrated from packer.nvim to lazy.nvim - it gives really fast loading
times, easy lazy loading for any package and a snazzy package manager
overview page (invoked through `:Lazy`) which, importantly, all do not
rely on a compiled plugin list.
In essence it feels like an easier to manage and robust packer
replacement (even though packer is a really good manager as well) that
is well worth to switch to. Migration was pretty painless as well.
One thing I might do in the future is split up the plugin structure
itself from a single plugin list (which invokes plugin settings files)
to several files containing the plugins and their settings since it
might give more structure.
Marty Oehme