move stuff to common and half figured out the install script

common/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua

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+local fn = vim.fn
+local installPath = DATA_PATH..'/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim'
+
+-- install packer if it's not installed already
+local packerBootstrap = nil
+if fn.empty(fn.glob(installPath)) > 0 then
+  packerBootstrap = fn.system({'git', 'clone', '--depth', '1', 'https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim', installPath})
+  vim.cmd [[packadd packer.nvim]]
+end
+
+local packer = require('packer').startup(function(use)
+  -- Packer should manage itself
+  use 'wbthomason/packer.nvim'
+
+  -- QUALITY OF LIFE INTEGRATIONS
+
+  -- git integration
+  use {
+    'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim',
+    requires = {
+      'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'
+    }
+  }
+
+  -- speedy searching
+  use 'ggandor/leap.nvim'
+
+  -- telescope - searching / navigation
+  use {
+    'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',
+    requires = { {'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'} }
+  }
+
+  -- better hotfix window (for showing and searching through results in telescope's find usages)
+  use {"kevinhwang91/nvim-bqf"}
+
+  -- better highlighting
+  use {'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter', run = ':TSUpdate'}
+
+  -- better split navigation
+  use 'mrjones2014/smart-splits.nvim'
+
+  -- gorbit's codewindow 
+  use {
+    'gorbit99/codewindow.nvim',
+    config = function()
+      local codewindow = require('codewindow')
+      codewindow.setup()
+      codewindow.apply_default_keybinds()
+    end,
+  }
+  -- surround vim
+  use 'tpope/vim-surround'
+
+  -- nerd commenter
+  use 'scrooloose/nerdcommenter'
+
+  -- nice diagnostic pane on the bottom
+  use 'folke/lsp-trouble.nvim'
+
+  -- support the missing lsp diagnostic colors
+  use 'folke/lsp-colors.nvim'
+
+  -- better LSP UI (for code actions, rename etc.)
+  use({
+    "glepnir/lspsaga.nvim",
+    branch = "main",
+    config = function()
+      require("lspsaga").setup({})
+    end,
+    requires = { {"nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons"} }
+  })
+
+  -- better find and replace
+  use 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'
+  use 'windwp/nvim-spectre'
+
+
+  -- VISUAL CHANGES
+
+  -- start page
+  use 'echasnovski/mini.starter'
+
+  -- status line
+  use 'glepnir/galaxyline.nvim'
+
+  -- colorscheme
+  use { 'catppuccin/nvim', as = 'catppuccin' }
+
+  -- nicer looking tab display
+  use 'lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim'
+  use 'echasnovski/mini.indentscope'
+
+  -- show startup time
+  use 'dstein64/vim-startuptime'
+
+
+  -- UX improvements
+  use({
+    "folke/noice.nvim",
+    requires = {
+      "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
+      "rcarriga/nvim-notify",
+    }
+  })
+  use 'stevearc/dressing.nvim'
+
+  use 'rcarriga/nvim-notify'
+
+  -- FUNCTIONAL CODING STUFF
+
+  -- lsp config
+  use {
+    'neovim/nvim-lspconfig',
+    'williamboman/nvim-lsp-installer',
+  }
+
+  -- for LSP autocompletion
+  use 'hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp'
+  use 'hrsh7th/cmp-buffer'
+  use 'hrsh7th/cmp-path'
+  use 'hrsh7th/cmp-cmdline'
+  use 'hrsh7th/nvim-cmp'
+
+  -- For vsnip users.
+  use 'hrsh7th/cmp-vsnip'
+  use 'hrsh7th/vim-vsnip'
+
+  -- highlight variables under cursor
+  use 'RRethy/vim-illuminate'
+
+  -- this will automatically install listed dependencies
+  -- only the first time NeoVim is opened, because that's when Packer gets installed
+  if packerBootstrap then
+    require('packer').sync()
+  end
+end)
+
+require('leap').add_default_mappings()-- small plugin pre-init goes here
+require("indent_blankline").setup {
+  char = "│",
+  filetype_exclude = { "help", "alpha", "dashboard", "neo-tree", "Trouble", "lazy" },
+  --show_current_context = true,
+  --show_current_context_start = true,
+}
+require('mini.indentscope').setup({
+  symbol = "│",
+  options = { try_as_border = true },
+})
+
+-- plugin specific configs go here
+require('plugin-config/nvim-cmp')
+require('plugin-config/telescope')
+require('plugin-config/nvim-treesitter')
+require('plugin-config/lsp-trouble')
+require('plugin-config/lspsaga')
+require('plugin-config/galaxyline')
+require('plugin-config/gitsigns')
+require('plugin-config/indent-guide-lines')
+require('plugin-config/dressing')
+require('plugin-config/noice')
+require('plugin-config/ministarter')
+require('plugin-config/smart-splits')
+
+return packer