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Document explicit custom plugin requires when order matters #2038

@TyceHerrman

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@TyceHerrman

the new vim.pack config has the convenience loader:

-- require 'custom.plugins'

I think there should also be something about explicit ordering for custom plugin modules where setup order matters:

require 'custom.plugins.colorscheme'
require 'custom.plugins.ui'
require 'custom.plugins.git'

Current code

lua/custom/plugins/init.lua currently auto-loads every Lua file in lua/custom/plugins/:

local plugins_dir = vim.fs.joinpath(vim.fn.stdpath 'config', 'lua', 'custom', 'plugins')
for file_name, type in vim.fs.dir(plugins_dir) do
  if type == 'file' and file_name:match '%.lua$' and file_name ~= 'init.lua' then
    local module = file_name:gsub('%.lua$', '')
    require('custom.plugins.' .. module)
  end
end

for independent modules - great. however, since vim.pack plugin files are imperative Lua and may call vim.pack.add, define commands/keymaps, or immediately run setup(), load order can matter.

Suggested change

Update the init.lua to add short blurb about load ordering in vim.pack world:

  -- NOTE: You can add your own plugins, configuration, etc from `lua/custom/plugins/*.lua`
  --
  -- For independent modules, uncomment this convenience loader:
  -- require 'custom.plugins'
  --
  -- If you have a custom module that depends on another plugin or module being set up first,
  -- require modules explicitly in the order they should run:
  --
  -- require 'custom.plugins.colorscheme'
  -- require 'custom.plugins.ui'
  -- require 'custom.plugins.git'

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