This is Yet Another plugin manager for Vim/Neovim. It's written in pure vimscript and utilizes jobs and pack features.
Tested with:
There's a lot of plugin managers for vim out there.
Most popular one is definitely vim-plug. It's a great fully featured plugin manager.
One thing that it does different is managing runtimepath
manually. In latest Vim (and Neovim), packages can be added to runtimepath
automatically by vim, just by placing the plugins in the right folder.
This also has one more advantage: You can use (load) plugin manager only when you need it.
One plugin manager that utilizes the same features as this one is minpac, which I used for some time, and which inspired me to write this one (Many thanks to @k-takata). In minpac, I missed having the window which shows the process and information about all the plugins while they are being installed/updated/previewed. I contributed and added a status window, but it still has a bit bad looking install/update process (echoing information to command line). You can easily loose track what's happening in the process, and echoing causes a lot "Press enter to continue." messages, which blocks the process.
Packager
utilizes jobs feature to the maximum, and runs everything that it can in a job, and shows whole process in the separate window, in a very similar way that vim-plug does.
git clone https://github.com/kristijanhusak/vim-packager ~/.vim/pack/packager/opt/vim-packager
git clone https://github.com/kristijanhusak/vim-packager ~/.config/nvim/pack/packager/opt/vim-packager
git clone https://github.com/kristijanhusak/vim-packager ~/vimfiles/pack/packager/opt/vim-packager
git clone https://github.com/kristijanhusak/vim-packager ~/AppData/Local/nvim/pack/packager/opt/vim-packager
Using setup
function.
if &compatible
set nocompatible
endif
function! s:packager_init(packager) abort
call a:packager.add('kristijanhusak/vim-packager', { 'type': 'opt' })
call a:packager.add('junegunn/fzf', { 'do': './install --all && ln -s $(pwd) ~/.fzf'})
call a:packager.add('junegunn/fzf.vim')
call a:packager.add('vimwiki/vimwiki', { 'type': 'opt' })
call a:packager.add('Shougo/deoplete.nvim')
call a:packager.add('autozimu/LanguageClient-neovim', { 'do': 'bash install.sh' })
call a:packager.add('morhetz/gruvbox')
call a:packager.add('lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim', {'requires': 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'})
call a:packager.add('haorenW1025/completion-nvim', {'requires': [
\ ['nvim-treesitter/completion-treesitter', {'requires': 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter'}],
\ {'name': 'steelsojka/completion-buffers', 'opts': {'type': 'opt'}},
\ 'kristijanhusak/completion-tags',
\ ]})
call a:packager.add('hrsh7th/vim-vsnip-integ', {'requires': ['hrsh7th/vim-vsnip'] })
call a:packager.local('~/my_vim_plugins/my_awesome_plugin')
"Provide full URL; useful if you want to clone from somewhere else than Github.
call a:packager.add('https://my.other.public.git/tpope/vim-fugitive.git')
"Provide SSH-based URL; useful if you have write access to a repository and wish to push to it
call a:packager.add('git@github.com:mygithubid/myrepo.git')
"Loaded only for specific filetypes on demand. Requires autocommands below.
call a:packager.add('kristijanhusak/vim-js-file-import', { 'do': 'npm install', 'type': 'opt' })
call a:packager.add('fatih/vim-go', { 'do': ':GoInstallBinaries', 'type': 'opt' })
call a:packager.add('neoclide/coc.nvim', { 'do': function('InstallCoc') })
call a:packager.add('sonph/onehalf', {'rtp': 'vim/'})
endfunction
packadd vim-packager
call packager#setup(function('s:packager_init'))
and run PackagerInstall
or PackagerUpdate
. See all available commands here
Or doing the old way that allows more control.
if &compatible
set nocompatible
endif
" Load packager only when you need it
function! PackagerInit() abort
packadd vim-packager
call packager#init()
call packager#add('kristijanhusak/vim-packager', { 'type': 'opt' })
call packager#add('junegunn/fzf', { 'do': './install --all && ln -s $(pwd) ~/.fzf'})
call packager#add('junegunn/fzf.vim')
call packager#add('vimwiki/vimwiki', { 'type': 'opt' })
call packager#add('Shougo/deoplete.nvim')
call packager#add('autozimu/LanguageClient-neovim', { 'do': 'bash install.sh' })
call packager#add('morhetz/gruvbox')
call packager#add('lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim', {'requires': 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'})
call packager#add('haorenW1025/completion-nvim', {'requires': [
\ ['nvim-treesitter/completion-treesitter', {'requires': 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter'}],
\ {'name': 'steelsojka/completion-buffers', 'opts': {'type': 'opt'}},
\ 'kristijanhusak/completion-tags',
\ ]})
call packager#add('hrsh7th/vim-vsnip-integ', {'requires': ['hrsh7th/vim-vsnip'] })
call packager#local('~/my_vim_plugins/my_awesome_plugin')
"Provide full URL; useful if you want to clone from somewhere else than Github.
call packager#add('https://my.other.public.git/tpope/vim-fugitive.git')
"Provide SSH-based URL; useful if you have write access to a repository and wish to push to it
call packager#add('git@github.com:mygithubid/myrepo.git')
"Loaded only for specific filetypes on demand. Requires autocommands below.
call packager#add('kristijanhusak/vim-js-file-import', { 'do': 'npm install', 'type': 'opt' })
call packager#add('fatih/vim-go', { 'do': ':GoInstallBinaries', 'type': 'opt' })
call packager#add('neoclide/coc.nvim', { 'do': function('InstallCoc') })
call packager#add('sonph/onehalf', {'rtp': 'vim/'})
endfunction
function! InstallCoc(plugin) abort
exe '!cd '.a:plugin.dir.' && yarn install'
call coc#add_extension('coc-eslint', 'coc-tsserver', 'coc-pyls')
endfunction
" These commands are automatically added when using `packager#setup()`
command! -nargs=* -bar PackagerInstall call PackagerInit() | call packager#install(<args>)
command! -nargs=* -bar PackagerUpdate call PackagerInit() | call packager#update(<args>)
command! -bar PackagerClean call PackagerInit() | call packager#clean()
command! -bar PackagerStatus call PackagerInit() | call packager#status()
"Load plugins only for specific filetype
"Note that this should not be done for plugins that handle their loading using ftplugin file.
"More info in :help pack-add
augroup packager_filetype
autocmd!
autocmd FileType javascript packadd vim-js-file-import
autocmd FileType go packadd vim-go
augroup END
"Lazy load plugins with a mapping
nnoremap <silent><Leader>ww :unmap <Leader>ww<BAR>packadd vimwiki<BAR>VimwikiIndex<CR>
After that, reload vimrc, and run :PackagerInstall
. It will install all the plugins and run it's hooks.
If some plugin installation (or it's hook) fail, you will get (as much as possible) descriptive error on the plugin line.
To view more, press E
on the plugin line to view whole stdout.
There is some basic Lua support for latest Neovim (0.5.0). Here's short example:
vim.cmd [[packadd vim-packager]]
require('packager').setup(function(packager)
packager.add('kristijanhusak/vim-packager', { type = 'opt' })
packager.add('junegunn/fzf', { ['do'] = './install --all && ln -s $(pwd) ~/.fzf'})
packager.add('junegunn/fzf.vim')
packager.add('vimwiki/vimwiki', { type = 'opt' })
packager.add('Shougo/deoplete.nvim')
packager.add('autozimu/LanguageClient-neovim', { ['do'] = 'bash install.sh' })
packager.add('morhetz/gruvbox')
packager.add('lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim', {requires = 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'})
packager.add('haorenW1025/completion-nvim', {requires = {
{'nvim-treesitter/completion-treesitter', {requires = 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter'}},
{name = 'steelsojka/completion-buffers', opts = {type = 'opt'}},
'kristijanhusak/completion-tags',
}})
packager.add('hrsh7th/vim-vsnip-integ', {requires = {'hrsh7th/vim-vsnip'} })
packager['local']('~/my_vim_plugins/my_awesome_plugin')
--Provide full URL; useful if you want to clone from somewhere else than Github.
packager.add('https://my.other.public.git/tpope/vim-fugitive.git')
--Provide SSH-based URL; useful if you have write access to a repository and wish to push to it
packager.add('git@github.com:mygithubid/myrepo.git')
packager.add('kristijanhusak/vim-js-file-import', { ['do'] = 'npm install', type = 'opt' })
packager.add('fatih/vim-go', { ['do'] = ':GoInstallBinaries', type = 'opt' })
packager.add('neoclide/coc.nvim', {branch = 'master', ['do'] = function(plugin)
vim.loop.spawn('yarn', {
args = {'install'},
cwd = plugin.dir,
})
end})
packager.add('sonph/onehalf', {rtp = 'vim/'})
end)
and run PackagerInstall
or PackagerUpdate
. See all available commands here
This is a small wrapper around functions explained below. It does this:
PackagerInstall
, PackagerUpdate
, PackagerClean
and PackagerStatus
packager#init(opts)
callback_function
with packager
instanceAvailable options:
depth
- --depth
value to use when cloning. Default: 5
jobs
- Maximum number of jobs that can run at same time. 0
is treated as unlimited. Default: 8
dir
- Directory to use for installation. By default uses &packpath
value, which is ~/.vim/pack/packager
in Vim, and ~/.config/nvim/pack/packager
in Neovim.window_cmd
- What command to use to open packager window. Default: vertical topleft new
default_plugin_type
- Default type
option for plugins where it's not provided. More info below in packager#add
options. Default: start
disable_default_mappings
- Disable all default mappings for packager buffer. Default: 0
name
- Url to the git directory, or only last part of it to use github
.
Example: for github repositories, kristijanhusak/vim-packager
is enough, for something else, like bitbucket
, use full path https://bitbucket.org/owner/package
Options:
name
- Custom name of the plugin. If ommited, last part of url explained above is taken (example: vim-packager
, in kristijanhusak/vim-packager
)type
- In which folder to install the plugin. Plugins that are loaded on demand (with packadd
), goes to opt
directory,
where plugins that are auto loaded goes to start
folder. Default: start
branch
- git branch to use. Default: '' (Uses the default from the repository, usually master)tag
- git tag to use. Default: ''rtp
- Used in case when subdirectory contains vim plugin. Creates a symbolink link from subdirectory to the packager folder.
If type
of package is opt
use packadd {packagename}__{rtp}
to load it (example: packadd onehalf__vim
)commit
- exact git commit to use. Default: '' (Check below for priority explanation)do
- Hook to run after plugin is installed/updated: Default: ''. Examples below.frozen
- When plugin is frozen, it is not being updated. Default: 0requires
- Dependencies for the plugin. Can be
'kristijanhusak/vim-packager'
)['kristijanhusak/vim-packager', {'type': 'opt'}]
){'name': 'kristijanhusak/vim-packager', 'opts': {'type': 'opt'} }
).
See example vimrc above.branch
, tag
and commit
options go in certain priority:
commit
tag
branch
Hooks can be defined in 3 ways:
As a string that doesn't start with :
. This runs the command as it is a shell command, in the plugin directory. Example:
call packager#add('junegunn/fzf', { 'do': './install --all'})
call packager#add('kristijanhusak/vim-js-file-import', { 'do': 'npm install' })
As a string that starts with :
. This executes the hook as a vim command. Example:
call packager#add('fatih/vim-go', { 'do': ':GoInstallBinaries' })
call packager#add('iamcco/markdown-preview.nvim' , { 'do': ':call mkdp#util#install()' })
As a funcref
that gets the plugin info as an argument. Example:
call packager#add('iamcco/markdown-preview.nvim' , { 'do': { -> mkdp#util#install() } })
call packager#add('junegunn/fzf', { 'do': function('InstallFzf') })
function! InstallFzf(plugin) abort
exe a:plugin.dir.'/install.sh --all'
endfunction
Note: This function only creates a symbolic link from provided path to the packager folder
name
- Full path to the local folder
Example: ~/my_plugins/my_awesome_plugin
Options:
name
- Custom name of the plugin. If ommited, last part of path is taken (example: my_awesome_plugin
, in ~/my_plugins/my_awesome_plugin
)type
- In which folder to install the plugin. Plugins that are loaded on demand (with packadd
), goes to opt
directory,
where plugins that are auto loaded goes to start
folder. Default: start
do
- Hook to run after plugin is installed/updated: Default: ''frozen
- When plugin is frozen, it is not being updated. Default: 0This only installs plugins that are not installed
Available options:
on_finish
- Run command after installation finishes. For example to quit at the end: call packager#install({ 'on_finish': 'quitall' })
plugins
- Array of plugin names to install. Example: call packager#install({'plugins': ['gruvbox', 'gitsigns.nvim']})
When installation finishes, there are two mappings that can be used:
D
- Switches view from installation to status. This prints all plugins, and it's status (Installed, Updated, list of commits that were pulled with latest update)E
- View stdout of the plugin on the current line. If something errored (From installation or post hook), it's printed in the preview window.This installs plugins that are not installed, and updates existing one to the latest (If it's not marked as frozen)
Available options:
on_finish
- Run command after update finishes. For example to quit at the end: call packager#update({ 'on_finish': 'quitall' })
force_hooks
- Force running post hooks for each package even if up to date. Useful when some hooks previously failed. Must be non-empty value: call packager#update({ 'force_hooks': 1 })
plugins
- Array of plugin names to update. Example: call packager#update({'plugins': ['gruvbox', 'gitsigns.nvim']})
When update finishes, there are two mappings that can be used:
D
- Switches view from installation to status. This prints all plugins, and it's status (Installed, Updated, list of commits that were pulled with latest update)E
- View stdout of the plugin on the current line. If something errored (From installation or post hook), it's printed in the preview window.This shows the status for each plugin added from vimrc.
You can come to this view from Install/Update screens by pressing D
.
Each plugin can have several states:
Not installed
- Plugin directory does not exist. If something failed during the clone process, shows the error message that can be previewed with E
Install/update failed
- Something went wrong during installation/updating of the plugin. Press E
on the plugin line to view stdout of the process.Post hook failed
- Something went wrong with post hook. Press E
on the plugin line to view stdout of the process.OK
- Plugin is properly installed and it doesn't have any update information.Updated
- Plugin has some information about the last update.This removes unused plugins. It will ask for confirmation before proceeding. Confirmation allows selecting option to delete all folders from the list (default action), or ask for each folder if you want to delete it.
Commands are added only when using packager#setup
or Lua require('packager').setup()
<args>
).<args>
). Note that args are passed as they are written.
For example, to force running hooks you would do :PackagerUpdate {'force_hooks': 1}
Several buffer mappings are added for packager buffer by default:
q
- Close packager buffer (<Plug>(PackagerQuit)
)<CR>
- Preview commit under cursor (<Plug>(PackagerOpenSha)
)E
- Preview stdout of the installation process of plugin under cursor (<Plug>(PackagerOpenStdout)
)<C-j>
- Jump to next plugin (<Plug>(PackagerGotoNextPlugin)
)<C-k>
- Jump to previous plugin (<Plug>(PackagerGotoPrevPlugin)
)D
- Go to status page (<Plug>(PackagerStatus)
)O
- Open details of plugin under cursor (<Plug>(PackagerPluginDetails)
)To use different mapping for any of these, create filetype autocmd with different mapping.
For example, to use <c-h>
instead of <c-j>
for jumping to next plugin, add this to vimrc:
autocmd FileType packager nmap <buffer> <C-h> <Plug>(PackagerGotoNextPlugin)