A Vim/Neovim Plugin Ecosystem To Try
Most Vimmers should be familiar with coc.nvim.
Conquer of Completion (coc) provides a plugin ecosystem by serving as a Node.js extension host to make Vim/Neovim a better and intelligent editor.
In this article, let’s explore Denops, a new Vim/Neovim plugin ecosystem based on Deno, a modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript.
Getting Started
Deno
Follow the guide to install the Deno. In my case, I install it on my Linux machine.
curl -fsSL https://deno.land/x/install/install.sh | sh
denops.vim
Let’s install the plugins using packer.nvim
.
local executable = function(x)
return vim.fn.executable(x) == 1
endif executable "deno" then
use { "vim-denops/denops.vim" }
use { "vim-denops/denops-helloworld.vim" }
end
denops.vim
is the general plugin.denops-helloworld.vim
is for testing purposes only. We can remove it once we confirm the plugin is working.
Type :DenopsHello
to confirm the plugin is working.
:DenopsHello
Hello
Plugins
Let’s explore a few interesting plugins built on top of Denops.
guise.vim
I moved away from using tmux + alacritty
after switching to wezterm
. Whenever I use the Vim/Neovim terminal, I want to quickly open the file under the same Vim/Neovim instance.
Guise (guise.vim
) is a Vim/Neovim plugin that opens a new tab page rather than invokes a new nested instance when a user tries to open a new Vim/Neovim instance through a job or terminal.
Let’s install the plugin.
if executable "deno" then
use { "vim-denops/denops.vim" }
use { "lambdalisue/guise.vim" }
end