No plugins from custom.plugins is loaded

[jby]

I have the same problem as described in #34.
I've commented in that issue quite a bit.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Add plugins to ~/.config/nvim/lua/custom/plugins.lua
2. Re-start vim or run PackerSync
3. No plugins from custom.plugins is installed

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: macOS 13.2
• Terminal: iTerm2

** Neovim Version **

• Output of running :version from inside of neovim:

NVIM v0.8.3
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.0-beta3
Compiled by brew@Ventura-arm64.local

Features: +acl +iconv +tui
See ":help feature-compile"

   system vimrc file: "$VIM/sysinit.vim"
  fall-back for $VIM: "/opt/homebrew/Cellar/neovim/0.8.3/share/nvim"

My current ~/.config/nvim/lua/custom/plugins.lua: https://github.com/jby/nvim/blob/nvks/lua/custom/plugins.lua

return function(use)
  -- Configure nvim-tree
  use({
    {'nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua', requires = 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons'},
    config = function()
      require("nvim-tree").setup()
      'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons'
    end
  })
  -- Add friendly snippets
  use({
    'rafamadriz/friendly-snippets',
    config = function ()
      require('luasnip.loader.from_vscode').lazy_load()
    end
  })
end

[BKDevelop]

ok I believe the problem is that you are using invalid Packer syntax (see packer readme for reference)

This should work

return function(use)
  -- Configure nvim-tree
  use {
    'nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua', requires = 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons',
    config = function()
      require("nvim-tree").setup()
      'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons'
    end
  }
  -- Add friendly snippets
  use {
    'rafamadriz/friendly-snippets',
    config = function ()
      require('luasnip.loader.from_vscode').lazy_load()
    end
  }

end

@tjdevries I guess the readme should be updated? I won't submit a PR because I migrated to my own config a while ago and just got curios because @jby resurrected my old thread.

@jby maybe you want to contribute here?

Have a nice day all around!

[jby]

Cheers!
I'll be away from my computer for 2 days - I'll try this when I'm back.
And if I can, I'll gladly contribute.

[feoh]

I struggled a bit to get friendly snippets working myself.

I ended up with this:

  -- friendly-snippets
  use {'rafamadriz/friendly-snippets'}
  require("luasnip.loaders.from_vscode").lazy_load()

@BKDevelop At least in my setup, your code does not result in friendly snippets loading/working at all. If my very rudimentary understanding of Packer/Lua are correct, your code just results in a variable 'config' being initialized inside the lexical scope of the 'use' function call, and then vanishing when that call returns.

I see where you're going with this though. How much does it matter that we combine both plugin specification and configuration into a single form?

[BKDevelop]

@feoh
Again I neither use kickstart.nvim nor friendly-snippets (not even packer atm) :) I just noticed the example in this repos readme not matching the specification in packers readme.

so I can’t really answer this question. Sorry ^^‘

Edit: OK I can‘t resist my curiosity xD @feoh I‘m not sure I understand your comment regarding the config property. My understanding of packer is, that packer will apply the function if it assigned to the config property. From packer readme:

  -- Use dependency and run lua function after load
  use {
    'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim', requires = { 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim' },
    config = function() require('gitsigns').setup() end
  }

I can’t tell you why there are errors with friendly-snippets though

[jby]

I've tried it now and the changes in my custom.plugins suggested by @BKDevelop does solve the original question in this issue. However neither suggestion on how to configure friendly-snippets seem to work, not the initial suggestion from @BKDevelop, and not the modified version from @feoh...

[jby]

Hmm, might not resolve this after all...
It (Packer) does install nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua, but complains about it's config instead:

packer.nvim: Error running config for nvim-tree.lua: [string "..."]:0: attempt to call a nil value

[jby]

Hmm, the above error only shows on 1 of 3 Macs where I've used this setup... 😕

[jby]

Hmm, maybe not...
If I clear out all data created run-time i.e.:

~/.config/nvim/plugin
~/.local/share/nvim
~/.cache/nvim

Then the packer error about the nvim-tree config shows on all machines. Apparently it had set something up already on the 2 machines that wasn't giving the error initially...

[jby]

Hmm, found this https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/38137/packer-nvim-error-running-config-for-package-attempt-to-call-a-nil-value
And if I change the config code from:

  use {
    'nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua', requires = 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons',
    config = function()
      require("nvim-tree").setup()
      'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons'
    end
  }

To this ({} inside the setup parenthesis):

  use {
    'nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua', requires = 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons',
    config = function()
      require("nvim-tree").setup({})
      'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons'
    end
  }

I don't get the startup error any more...

[tjdevries]

I'm going to make it way easier to add plugins in #178. Give me a day or two and it should be much more obvious how to extend this easily.

[jby]

Yeah, well - with your re-build I found https://www.lazyvim.org and will try that for a while instead.
Thanks for your work though.
I'll look back here when your #178 is merged and see what comes of it.