neovim-flake/README.md

# Neovim Configuration Flake

This is the Neovim configuration for all my NixOS and Nix enabled systems (such
as with nix-darwin on macOS). It aims to be minimal and utilitarian; it forgoes
many blingful features like sidebars or fancy UI enhancements in favor of
native (neo)Vim, while still having everything useful you'd expect, like LSPs,
file explorer (`oil.nvim`), completions, advanced language tools, and QoL
enhancements.

It uses the [Nixvim](https://nix-community.github.io/nixvim/) project under
the hood to declaratively configure Neovim and its plugins, and installs tools
needed by it (like `ripgrep`, `fd`, etc). However, LSPs are not installed or
handled by the plugin. The user is expected to provide their own LSPs in the
`$PATH`, but since they are using Nix, this is trivial.

The flake simply provides a package that contains the binaries `nvim`, `vim`,
and `vi`. It can be called just like the regular `nvim` binary (`vim` and `vi`
are just symlinks to `nvim`), except it bundles all of my custom configuration
and their dependencies with the power of Nix. Plugins are managed by Nix. An
entirely self-contained, reproducible, purely functional text editor. Amazing.

All plugins are precompiled to Lua bytecode by `Luajit` when the package is
built for maximum speed and efficiency. When possible, plugins are also
combined for a massive efficiency boost. This allows startup times as fast as
lazy loading without all of the hassle.

Feel free to fork or copy the config to use yourself. It's free in the [public
domain](./LICENSE).

Thanks to [this
gist](https://gist.github.com/siph/288b7c6b5f68a1902d28aebc95fde4c5) for
showing me how to build a Nixvim configuration as a standalone Nix package.

## Usage

You can test drive my config in just one line (if you have Nix, of course):

```sh
nix run 'github:youwen5/neovim-flake' --extra-experimental-features flakes --extra-experimental-features nix-command
```

If for some reason, you want to install it permanently, add it to your flake
inputs, and install the package in the usual way:

```nix
# flake.nix
{
  description = "Your system configuration flake.";

  inputs = {
    # -- snip --
    custom-neovim.url = "github:youwen5/neovim-flake";
  };
    # -- snip --
  };
  # -- snip --
}
```

```nix
# Wherever you install packages for your system or user:

{inputs, system, ...}:
{
  environment.systemPackages = [
    inputs.custom-neovim.packages.${system}.default
    # supported systems: x86_64-linux, aarch64-linux, x86_64-darwin, aarch64-darwin
  ];
}
```

> [!WARNING]
> This package will add the symlinks `vim -> nvim` and `vi -> nvim`
> so it will conflict with `pkgs.vim` and any programs installing binaries
> called `vim` or `vi`. You must remove existing Neovim and Vim packages to
> install this.