Questions tagged [lua]
Question about the Lua binding in Neovim
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How to detach/disable a buffer-update callback in nvim
In vim, we can implement a vim script, which monitors text changes in details, with listener_add(), listener_remove(), listener_flush(). In nvim, nvim_buf_attach() is available to attach a callback. ...
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Avoiding name conflicts in ~/.config/nvim/lua/
I've installed telescope.nvim plugin for NeoVim. Now, I would like to put some configuration code related to this plugin in this file:
~/.config/nvim/lua/telescope.lua
In my init.lua file, I've ...
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How to exclude a specific buffer from the BufEnter autocmd group?
I want to load a plugin when I enter a buffer, so I set this event to BufEnter. But when I start neovim, the plugin loads at the dashboard buffer. I want to exclude that buffer. How can I do it?
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Configuring vimwiki in neovim
I am struggling with the basic configuration for vimwiki in neovim. I cannot get it to use my configuration. For import I am using lazy.nvim. This is the concerning lazy-section:
{"vimwiki/...
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goto definition
I'd like to have a shortcut ('gD', say) to go to the definition using vim.lsp.buf.definition; however, in a new tab (if this is not open yet), or in the tab already open.
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packer error "module 'packer.luarocks' not found:"
I am trying to install packer.nvim to my NvChad configuration.
I installed packer using git clone https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim-data\site\pack\packer\start\...
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Why are non-existent vim.fn functions defined in Neovim's Lua API?
From within Neovim, I can execute the command :lua print(vim.fn.non_existent_function), and would get something like function: 0x01052bc2a8 as the printed output. But of course, if I were to actually ...
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Neovim: Converting Vimscript Terminal Functions to Lua
Author: @mizlan
Source: https://github.com/mizlan/vim-and-cp/blob/master/cp.vim#L16
This code adds charm to neovim integrated terminal.
For cpp programs, I have these: F9 compile, F10 run, F12 ...
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I need help updating config code from vimscript to lua
About three years ago, I had gathered chunks of code from the net and made my init.vim config file. Now, with Lua released, I am unable to convert it.
And it's down to you folks whether you can help ...
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Error when configuring lspconfig with mason
I'm trying to set up autocompletion, fixing, etc. for lua files in Neovim. I started by trying to follow the instructions from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpQMeFph1RE&t=188s
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In Lua, how can I check if a buffer exists on disk?
I use Neotree on Neovim, and have mapped a key to open the file browser which is supposed to:
open the file browser pointing to the current file
if there is no filename, open the file browser at the ...
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How to change spelllang alias in vim-airline (option `vim.g.airline_detect_spelllang = 1`)?
I have enabled the vim.g.airline_detect_spell = 1 and vim.g.airline_detect_spelllang = 1 options (config is written in Lua and can be found here). The vim.g.airline_detect_spelllang = 1 makes the vim-...
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switch to terminal opened from autocomand
I am trying to create autocommand to run current python file in a terminal, when it is saved. It is working with the following autocommand:
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufWritePost", {
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How do you pass options to a lua plugin?
In many Neovim plugins these days, configuration is done in a new way, and the readme just says to "pass option_name = someval to enable some behaviour". For example, archibate/nvim-gpt, ...
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Neovim/Lua: How to use vim.keymap.set with vim.v.count
I'm trying to add a count to one of my keymap bindings.
vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>o", vim.v.count .. 'o<Esc>') does not work as expected.
My intention for this ...
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How to detect whether current cursor position is code-block in markdown file from lua function?
Target: Trying to write lua function that will return true if current cursor position in code-block in markdown, false if not.
Current Status: I have following code, that (based on tree-sitter) ...
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Neovim paste without overwriting register w/ Lua
So I know with vimscript you could make paste not overwrite your register with this:
vnoremap p pgvy
And I've tried a few ways to get this to with with Lua such as:
vim.api.nvim_set_keymap('n', 'p', '...
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Is there an autocmd event that triggers when a command becomes available?
I'm using nvim-lsp and pyright. That latter provides a command PyrightSetPythonPath to reset the path to the python interpreter. Since I can see no other way to perform the same task, I'd like to call ...
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How to install nvim-html-css neovim plugin in NvChad
Neovim plugin: nvim-html-css
I don't know lua but I need this plugin installed for bootstrap classes. I have Neovim NvChad lazy.nvim setup. Copy pasting didn't worked so I tried to cut out maybe ...
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How to fix RGB / RGBA colors not being shown as colors in neovim nvChad lazy.nvim colorizer plugin?
I can see color on those:
#000000
red
But not on those:
rgb(0,45,65);
rgba(2,45,23,1);
Here is C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\nvim\lua\plugins\init.lua file colorizer code that comes preinstalled with ...
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Neovim: Telescope fails to find `tbl_isarray`
I run Neovim v0.9.1 using Lua 5.1 (not LuaJIT) and telescope.
As soon as I invoke telescope.builtin.git_files, Neovim shows the following error:
E5108: Error executing lua: ...ugins/telescope.nvim/lua/...
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Argument of extend() must be a List or Dictionary, using List as a String errors
I have next init.lua in ~/.config/nvim
vim.cmd [[packadd packer.nvim]]
require('packer').startup(function(use)
-- Packer can manage itself
use 'wbthomason/packer.nvim'
use 'vim-...
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How to use Neovim `sockconnect`?
I want to write a plugin that start 2 child processes. let's say the main nvim process is P, parent. and two child processes are A and B.
In process A, I will do some calculation and write data to ...
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How to load the global "vim" object so lua-language-server stops complaining
Here is how I start the server:
-- LSP
vim.lsp.start({
name = 'lua-language-server',
cmd = { 'lua-language-server' },
root_dir = vim.fs.dirname(vim.fs.find({'.git', '.vim', 'nvim'}, { upward = ...
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How to run a callback when an nvim plugin is loaded. Can I tie this back to running a callback when a plugin is required/imported?
I can see in vim how we can:
Call function only when the plugin is loaded
But I want to:
Call function only when the plugin is required
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Lua insert mode mappings are pasting the rhs in buffer instead of executing them
In my init.lua, I've got some keys bound to some actions in insert mode.
e.g.:
vim.keymap.set('i', '<C-j>', '<Plug>(easymotion-bd-w)')
But when I press Ctrl-ew, instead of highlighting ...
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Get ruff / ruff_lsp to work with neovim
I tried kickstart.nvimi to get to work with the ruff-lsp. It did not work, therefore I built a minimal example with only the default configuration from the documentation.
Here is the problem: When I ...
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Use LspConfig root_dir in Neogit cwd
I'm trying to setup Neogit to open in my workspace directory instead of cwd. The problem is that I use multi root workspaces, so I usually set my cwd to be workspace1/... My initial try was to use ...
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How can I create command abbreviations (`ca`) with the lua api?
In my init.vim, I have the following:
ca WQ wq
What would be the equivalent in my init.lua?
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How to evaluate Lua in substitution field instead of vim script?
As simple example, take this:
:'<,'>s/\vs([A|B])\.size\(\)/\={"A":"a","B":"b"}[submatch(1)]/g
This substitution will replace sA.size() with a and sB.size(...
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Can't apply config changes to all windows in neovim without closing the buffer at least
I am trying to update the config and see the changes take place without exiting neovim.
I have structured my neovim config files like this
~/.config/nvim
├── init.lua
└── lua
└── [username]
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Neovim lua module not found even though it exist
I have structured my neovim config files like this
~/.config/nvim
├── init.lua
└── lua
└── [username]
├── core
│ └── options.lua
├── init.lua
└── plugins
These ...
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Alt > or Alt < mappings do not work
I am trying to configure the key mappings for the barbar plugin commands, specifically the BufferMovePrevious and BufferMoveNext actions. The desired key combinations are Alt < and Alt >. ...
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Neovim append method does not works on matchpairs
I want to append <:> to vim.opt.matchpairs, which AFAIK is a string type.
Neovim lua doc says:
vim.opt:append()
Option:append(value)
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How to check if a function is deprecated using NeoVim Lua api
I'm currently working on neovim plugins that use vim functions through the Lua API. However, I'm not sure how to determine if a particular Vim API function is deprecated or not using the Lua API. For ...
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How to remove non printable chars in lua?
I am using astronvim.
Installed copilot and set hotkey ctrl+l.
Here is the code itself, lua on top, plugin below.
mappings.lua file
return {
n = {
["b"] = { "<Plug>Sneak_S&...
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error "attempt to index global 'keymaps' (a nil value)"
I am on Mac with nvim v0.9.0. I have the following „init.lua“ config loaded:
vim.g.mapleader = '<Space>'
local keymap = vim.keymap
keymap.set("i","jk","<ESC>")...
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Specifying filetype in ModeChanged event autocmd
I'm using stylua as the code formatter for lua files.
I do not usually get used to its formatting style but sometimes I do need a little help with it, so I decided to make it the formatprg during the ...
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Error only when I'm NOT in ~/.config/nvim directory
I get this error when I open nvim in any directory other than ~/.config/nvim
Error detected while processing /home/evirac/.config/nvim/init.lua: E5113: Error while calling lua chunk: /home/evirac/....
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triple quotation marks
How does
noremap <S-CR> <Esc>:w<CR> :execute 'SlimeSend1 include("'.expand('%:p').'")'<CR>
translate to lua?
Here, triple quotation marks seem to be necessary.
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filetype specific autocommand vs after/ftplugin in lua configuration?
Is there any reason advantage (esp using lua) to put filetype specific settings in an autocmd vs putting in after/ftplugin?
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Convert execute normal command into Lua
This handy dandy function inserts the current date and time on the current line after the cursor:
function! InsertDate()
execute "normal \"=strftime('%FT%T%z')\<CR>p"
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How can I convert Vim keymap to lua?
Hi I am using AstroNvim.
Copilot help give me the following instruction about desired keybindings:
imap <silent><script><expr> <C-J> copilot#Accept("\<CR>")
let ...
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How to disable semantic highlighting for certain filetypes only?
Using Neovim's native LSP interface, I noticed that semantic highlighting provided by LSP makes things worse for certain languages, so I want to disable it based on filetype.
I know about possibility ...
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Trouble in overriding `indentexpr` in neovim
Say I do not quite like the shipped Lua indentexpr (GetLuaIndent(), defined in $VIMRUNTIME/indent/lua.vim). With vim, I can disable or change it using this minimal configuration:
~ % cat .vimrc
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Applying commands to buffer from Neovim command line with complex plugin managers
I come from the following problem:
I'm using Neovim (0.8.3) with AstroNvim as plugin/everything-manager.
I've successfully set up multiple LSP servers from within that, which use the right servers, ...
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LazyVim: require('which-key') inside custom configuration files gives error
I use Neovim with LazyVim configuration setup.
I want to set the mappings in which-key. So I put the following code inside ~/.config/nvim/lua/config/which-key.lua:
local wk = require("which-key&...
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I get several deprecation warnings printed, how to disable them?
I see this when I open first file in nvim.
I have not much to do with these (those are plugins that I didn't write). How can I disable them being printed to console?
sumneko_lua is deprecated, use ...
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Make colorscheme change when background change
I have a shortcut to set the background light, dark, or transparent. I want to use a different color scheme for when it is dark or light.
How would I go about implementing it?
I don't know programming ...
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Is there a lua api for mapcheck or workaround?
I have used a vimscript function for many years that toggles mapping the " key to french quotes including the non breaking space. I managed to convert this to lua and its working! My only issue ...
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