Replaced init.vim with init.lua. Error Checking feature added in a minimal fashion. by lukerb52 · Pull Request #1465 · LukeSmithxyz/voidrice

lukerb52 · 2025-04-12T14:08:48Z

This PR removes the init.vim which uses the legacy vimscript and replaces it with init.lua, which uses the more extensible lua script. Everything from the old init.vim is still here. Airline is still the statusbar, and plug is still the main plugin manager.

The main addition is nvim-lspconfig, which is a native plugin that allows neovim to handle LSP files, an open standard for syntax and error checking. In this config, errors are handled like spell check is. Just like ]s moves to the next spelling error and [s moves to the previous, ]d and [d move to the next diagnosis (error or warning) respectively.

Using LSP involves installing the LSP package for each language/syntax type you want to use. I'm opting not to include these in the progs.csv in the LARBS package to allow each user to install only what they need. These LSP packages are loaded at line 232 in init.lua, and installation instructions are provided for some of the more basic packages. I've decided to leave the potentially uninstalled LSP packages uncommented, as it will only give a simple warning when opening a relevant file in neovim.

aartoni

Hi @lukerb52! I have been working on the exact same thing for a while (well, except for the LSP refactor), however I never had the chance to actually test it.

I have added some comments for you. I have to admit that your version looks definitely better than mine in almost every aspect but I wanted to give you a few refactoring ideas anyway in the hope that you'll like at least some of them.

Please excuse the pedantic comments but I really wanted to make sure that I had checked everything possible against my own version. Hopefully this will speed up @LukeSmithxyz's review as well.

aartoni · 2025-05-23T18:37:46Z

.config/nvim/init.lua

+vim.keymap.set("n", ",,", ":keepp /<++><CR>ca<", { noremap = true })
+vim.keymap.set("i", ",,", "<Esc>:keepp /<++><CR>ca<", { noremap = true })


There are some new noremaps here that were not present in the Vimscript version, just checking if this was intended or just a typo

These commands are for working with <++> placeholders. I don't use them much but I also don't see a reason to take them away.

aartoni · 2025-05-23T18:40:52Z

.config/nvim/init.lua

+end
+
+-- Mappings for ,,
+vim.keymap.set("n", ",,", ":keepp /<++><CR>ca<", { noremap = true })


In some places I see you have translated maps to vim.keymap.set("n", ...) instead of vim.keymap.set("", ...), just checking if this was intended or just a typo

aartoni · 2025-05-23T18:47:47Z

.config/nvim/init.lua

+vim.fn['plug#begin'](vim.fn.stdpath('config') .. '/plugged')
+vim.fn['plug#']('tpope/vim-surround')
+vim.fn['plug#']('preservim/nerdtree')
+vim.fn['plug#']('junegunn/goyo.vim')
+vim.fn['plug#']('jreybert/vimagit')
+vim.fn['plug#']('vimwiki/vimwiki')
+vim.fn['plug#']('vim-airline/vim-airline')
+vim.fn['plug#']('nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons')
+vim.fn['plug#']('tpope/vim-commentary')
+vim.fn['plug#']('ap/vim-css-color')
+-- New Plugins for LSP Server
+vim.fn['plug#']('neovim/nvim-lspconfig')
+vim.fn['plug#']('hrsh7th/nvim-cmp')
+vim.fn['plug#']('hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp')
+vim.fn['plug#']('hrsh7th/cmp-buffer')
+vim.fn['plug#']('hrsh7th/cmp-path')
+vim.fn['plug#end']()


In my version I have decided to create an alias to improve readability, I figured you might be interested.

local Plug = vim.fn["plug#"] vim.fn['plug#begin'](vim.fn.stdpath('config') .. '/plugged') Plug('tpope/vim-surround') -- ... Plug('ap/vim-css-color') vim.fn['plug#end']()

Note that this is more or less the usage provided by the documentation.

I like this. I'll implement it

aartoni · 2025-05-23T18:56:26Z

.config/nvim/init.lua

+	vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("VimEnter", {
+		callback = function() vim.cmd("PlugInstall") end,
+	})


You can just use the Ex command here.

vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("VimEnter", { command = "PlugInstall" })

Yes I will use this.

aartoni · 2025-05-23T18:57:28Z

.config/nvim/init.lua

+vim.opt.ruler = false
+vim.opt.laststatus = 0
+vim.opt.showcmd = false
+vim.cmd("colorscheme vim")


The following is more idiomatic.

vim.cmd.colorscheme("vim")

Yes I'll use this

aartoni · 2025-05-23T19:19:17Z

.config/nvim/init.lua

+vim.cmd([[
+if !exists('g:airline_symbols')
+	let g:airline_symbols = {}
+	endif
+	let g:airline_symbols.colnr = ' C:'
+	let g:airline_symbols.linenr = ' L:'
+	let g:airline_symbols.maxlinenr = ' '
+	let g:airline#extensions#whitespace#symbol = '!'
+]])


You can do this in plain Lua!

local airline_conf = vim.g.airline_symbols or {} airline_conf.colnr = " C:" airline_conf.linenr = " L:" airline_conf.maxlinenr = "☰ " vim.g.airline_symbols = airline_conf

Yes thank you.

aartoni · 2025-05-23T19:30:06Z

.config/nvim/init.lua

+local hidden_all = 0
+local function toggle_hidden_all()
+	if hidden_all == 0 then
+		hidden_all = 1
+		vim.opt.showmode = false
+		vim.opt.ruler = false
+		vim.opt.laststatus = 0
+		vim.opt.showcmd = false
+	else
+		hidden_all = 0
+		vim.opt.showmode = true
+		vim.opt.ruler = true
+		vim.opt.laststatus = 2
+		vim.opt.showcmd = true
+	end
+end


Here's a shorter version!

local hidden_all = false local function toggle_hidden_all() vim.opt.showmode = hidden_all vim.opt.ruler = hidden_all vim.opt.showcmd = hidden_all vim.opt.laststatus = hidden_all and 2 or 0 hidden_all = not hidden_all end

your version is far better thank you.

aartoni · 2025-05-23T19:36:58Z

.config/nvim/init.lua

+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({"BufRead", "BufNewFile"}, {
+	pattern = "/tmp/neomutt*",
+	callback = function()
+		vim.cmd("Goyo 80")
+		vim.api.nvim_feedkeys("jk", "n", false)
+	end,
+})
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({"BufRead", "BufNewFile"}, {
+	pattern = "/tmp/neomutt*",
+	callback = function()
+		vim.keymap.set("n", "ZZ", ":Goyo!|x!<CR>", { buffer = true, noremap = true })
+		vim.keymap.set("n", "ZQ", ":Goyo!|q!<CR>", { buffer = true, noremap = true })
+	end,
+})


Consider merging these two

Thank you for catching this

aartoni · 2025-05-23T19:49:59Z

.config/nvim/init.lua

+})
+
+-- Sudo write
+vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("W", "silent! write !sudo tee % >/dev/null | edit!", {})


NeoVim provides an API for cabbrev since 0.10! Consider using it.

vim.keymap.set("ca", "w!!", "execute 'silent! write !sudo tee % >/dev/null' | edit!")

Also, remember to state the change from w!! to W in the description of your PR. I like it!

aartoni · 2025-05-23T20:03:46Z

.config/nvim/init.lua

+		local currPos = vim.fn.getpos(".")
+		vim.cmd("%s/\\s\\+$//e")
+		vim.cmd("%s/\\n\\+\\%$//e")
+		if vim.bo.filetype == "c" or vim.bo.filetype == "h" then
+			vim.cmd("%s/\\%$/\r/e")
+		end
+		if vim.fn.expand("%"):match("neomutt") then
+			vim.cmd("%s/^--$/-- /e")
+		end
+		vim.fn.setpos(".", currPos)


You might want to use the native Lua way of setting the position, however I must admit I don't consider it as readable as the vim.fn version.

local currPos = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0) -- ... vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(0, currPos)

The 0 here specifies the current window.

I'll leave this one as is for now.

yushisora · 2025-09-20T17:31:56Z

from :h nvim_create_autocmd()

Note: `pattern` is NOT automatically expanded (unlike with |:autocmd|),
thus names like "$HOME" and "~" must be expanded explicitly: >lua
    pattern = vim.fn.expand('~') .. '/some/path/*.py'

Those ~ in pattern of nvim_create_autocmd should be expand with vim.fn.expand('~') or vim.fs.normalize("~/some/path").

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lukerb52 added 2 commits April 12, 2025 09:44

Replaced init.vim with init.lua

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lukerb52 mentioned this pull request Apr 15, 2025

Change nvim background color to dark mode. #1431

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aartoni reviewed May 23, 2025

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		vim.keymap.set("n", ",,", ":keepp /<++><CR>ca<", { noremap = true })
		vim.keymap.set("i", ",,", "<Esc>:keepp /<++><CR>ca<", { noremap = true })

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