Neovim plugin managers

Lazy

• GitHub
• Structuring Your Plugins

packer

• packer quick start
  • Packs are installed to ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start

Mason

• GitHub
• Install path: ~/.local/share/nvim/mason/bin
• Configuration
• Log: :MasonLog or ~/.local/state/nvim/mason.log

Mason registry

• GitHub
• CONTRIBUTING.md
  • i.e. testing
• Schema: Mason Registry package schema
• i.e. markdownlint

Add a plugin

See feat: add beanhub-cli as example

Issues

• Lockfile or ability to freeze a certain package version
  • You can install a specific LSP version using :MasonInstall typescript-language-server@0.11.2, but it still will be included in the next update
  • mason-lock.nvim
    • Plugin: Lockfile suppport for mason.nvim