inital commit,

initalized from nix flake init -t github:BirdeeHub/nixCats-nvim#example.

lua/myLuaConf/non_nix_download.lua

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+-- load the plugins via paq-nvim when not on nix
+-- YOU are in charge of putting the plugin
+-- urls and build steps in here, which will only be used when not on nix.
+-- and you should keep any setup functions OUT of this file
+
+-- again, you dont need this file if you only use nix to load the config,
+-- this is a fallback only, and is optional.
+require('nixCatsUtils.catPacker').setup({
+--[[ ------------------------------------------ ]]
+--[[ The way to think of this is, its very      ]]
+--[[ similar to the main nix file for nixCats   ]]
+--[[                                            ]]
+--[[ It can be used to download your plugins,   ]]
+--[[ and it has an opt for optional plugins.    ]]
+--[[                                            ]]
+--[[ We dont want to handle anything about      ]]
+--[[ loading those plugins here, so that we can ]]
+--[[ use the same loading code that we use for  ]]
+--[[ our normal nix-loaded config.              ]]
+--[[ we will do all our loading and configuring ]]
+--[[ elsewhere in our configuration, so that    ]]
+--[[ we dont have to write it twice.            ]]
+--[[ ------------------------------------------ ]]
+  { "BirdeeHub/lze", },
+  { "BirdeeHub/lzextras", },
+  { "stevearc/oil.nvim", },
+  { 'joshdick/onedark.vim', },
+  { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons', },
+  { 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim', },
+  { 'tpope/vim-repeat', },
+  { 'rcarriga/nvim-notify', },
+
+  { 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter-textobjects', opt = true, },
+  { 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter', build = ':TSUpdate', opt = true, },
+
+  { 'nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim', build = ':!which make && make', opt = true, },
+  { 'nvim-telescope/telescope-ui-select.nvim', opt = true, },
+  {'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim', opt = true, },
+
+  -- lsp
+  { 'williamboman/mason.nvim', opt = true, },
+  { 'williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim', opt = true, },
+  { 'j-hui/fidget.nvim', opt = true, },
+  { 'neovim/nvim-lspconfig', opt = true, },
+
+  --  NOTE:  we take care of lazy loading elsewhere in an autocommand
+    -- so that we can use the same code on and off nix.
+    -- so here we just tell it not to auto load it
+  { 'folke/lazydev.nvim', opt = true, },
+
+  -- completion
+  { 'L3MON4D3/LuaSnip', opt = true, as = "luasnip", },
+  { 'hrsh7th/cmp-cmdline', opt = true, },
+  { 'Saghen/blink.cmp', opt = true, },
+  { 'Saghen/blink.compat', opt = true, },
+  { 'xzbdmw/colorful-menu.nvim', opt = true, },
+
+  -- lint and format
+  { 'mfussenegger/nvim-lint', opt = true, },
+  { 'stevearc/conform.nvim', opt = true, },
+
+  -- dap
+  { 'nvim-neotest/nvim-nio', opt = true, },
+  { 'rcarriga/nvim-dap-ui', opt = true, },
+  { 'theHamsta/nvim-dap-virtual-text', opt = true, },
+  { 'jay-babu/mason-nvim-dap.nvim', opt = true, },
+  { 'mfussenegger/nvim-dap', opt = true, },
+
+  -- { 'm-demare/hlargs.nvim', },
+  { 'mbbill/undotree', opt = true, },
+  { 'tpope/vim-fugitive', opt = true, },
+  { 'tpope/vim-rhubarb', opt = true, },
+  { 'tpope/vim-sleuth', opt = true, },
+  { 'folke/which-key.nvim', opt = true, },
+  { 'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim', opt = true, },
+  { 'nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim', opt = true, },
+  { 'lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim', opt = true, },
+  { 'numToStr/Comment.nvim', opt = true, as = "comment.nvim", },
+  { 'kylechui/nvim-surround', opt = true, },
+  {
+    "iamcco/markdown-preview.nvim",
+    build = ":call mkdp#util#install()",
+    opt = true,
+  },
+
+  -- all the rest of the setup will be done using the normal setup functions later,
+  -- thus working regardless of what method loads the plugins.
+  -- only stuff pertaining to downloading should be added to paq.
+
+})
+-- OK, again, that isnt needed if you load this setup via nix, but it is an option.