introducing benvim

home/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua

@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ local packer = require('packer').startup(function(use)
   -- Packer should manage itself
   use 'wbthomason/packer.nvim'
 
-  -- colorscheme
-  use 'drewtempelmeyer/palenight.vim'
+  -- QUALITY OF LIFE INTEGRATIONS
 
   -- git integration
   use {
@@ -22,21 +21,75 @@ local packer = require('packer').startup(function(use)
       'nvim-lua/plenary.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'}
+
   -- gorbit's codewindow 
   use 'gorbit99/codewindow.nvim'
-  
+
   -- 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 'tami5/lspsaga.nvim'
+
+  -- 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'
 
-  -- show recent files on empty nvim command
-  use 'mhinz/vim-startify'
+  -- 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'
+
+  use 'kyazdani42/nvim-web-devicons'
+
+  -- 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 {
@@ -55,42 +108,6 @@ local packer = require('packer').startup(function(use)
   use 'hrsh7th/cmp-vsnip'
   use 'hrsh7th/vim-vsnip'
 
-  -- TODO: prettify telescope vim, make it use regex & shorten the window
-  -- 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)
-  -- TODO: learn how to use?
-  use {"kevinhwang91/nvim-bqf"}
-
-  -- better highlighting
-  use {'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter', run = ':TSUpdate'}
-
-  use 'kyazdani42/nvim-web-devicons'
-  -- use {
-  --   'kyazdani42/nvim-tree.lua',
-  --   requires = 'kyazdani42/nvim-web-devicons',
-  --   config = function() require'nvim-tree'.setup {} end
-  -- }
-
-  -- prettier tabs
-  --use 'romgrk/barbar.nvim'
-
-  -- 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 'tami5/lspsaga.nvim'
-
-  -- show indentation levels
-  use 'lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim'
-
   -- highlight variables under cursor
   use 'RRethy/vim-illuminate'
 
@@ -101,17 +118,29 @@ local packer = require('packer').startup(function(use)
   end
 end)
 
+-- 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-tree')
 require('plugin-config/nvim-treesitter')
---require('plugin-config/,c barbar')
-require('plugin-config/lsp-colors')
 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')
 
 return packer