First version of the packer plugin setup calls

init.lua

@@ -5,20 +5,6 @@ local opt = vim.opt  -- to set options
 local utils = require('utils')
 local packerUtil = require'packer.util'
 
--------------------- PACKER --------------------------------
--- Auto install packer.nvim if not exists
-local install_path = fn.stdpath('data')..'/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim'
-if fn.empty(fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then
-  fn.system({'git', 'clone', '--depth', '1', 'https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim', install_path})
-  vim.cmd 'packadd packer.nvim'
-end
-vim.cmd [[packadd packer.nvim]]
-require('packer').init({
-  snapshot_path = packerUtil.join_paths(vim.fn.stdpath('config'), 'snapshots'),
-  display = {
-    open_fn = require('packer.util').float,
-  }
-})
 -------------------- EXTERNAL ------------------------------
 require('my_plugins')
 require('my_keymappings')
@@ -26,7 +12,6 @@ require('my_options')
 require("my_autocommands")
 
 -- plugins
-require('my_telescope')
 require('my_lspinstall')
 require('my_cmp')
 require('my_neogen')

lua/my_plugins.lua

@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
+vim.cmd([[
+  augroup packer_user_config
+    autocmd!
+    autocmd BufWritePost plugins.lua source <afile> | PackerCompile
+  augroup end
+]])
+
+local fn = vim.fn
+local install_path = fn.stdpath("data") .. "/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim"
+if fn.empty(fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then
+  packer_bootstrap = fn.system({
+    "git",
+    "clone",
+    "--depth",
+    "1",
+    "https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim",
+    install_path,
+  })
+end
+vim.api.nvim_command("packadd packer.nvim")
+
+function get_setup(name)
+  return string.format('require("setup/%s")', name)
+end
+
 return require('packer').startup(function()
 
   -- Packer can manage itself as an optional plugin
@@ -7,10 +32,15 @@ return require('packer').startup(function()
     'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter',
     run = ':TSUpdate'
   }
-  use {
+  use({
     'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',
-      requires = {{'nvim-lua/popup.nvim'}, {'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'}, {'kyazdani42/nvim-web-devicons'}}
-  }
+    requires = {
+      {'nvim-lua/popup.nvim'},
+      {'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'},
+      {'kyazdani42/nvim-web-devicons'}
+    },
+    config = get_setup("telescope"),
+  })
   use {'sainnhe/gruvbox-material'}
   use {'ellisonleao/gruvbox.nvim'}
   use {'lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim'}
@@ -24,10 +54,17 @@ return require('packer').startup(function()
   use {
     'hrsh7th/nvim-cmp',
     requires = {
-      'hrsh7th/cmp-buffer', 'hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp',
-      'L3MON4D3/LuaSnip', 'saadparwaiz1/cmp_luasnip', 'hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lua',
-      'octaltree/cmp-look', 'hrsh7th/cmp-path', 'hrsh7th/cmp-calc',
-      'f3fora/cmp-spell', 'hrsh7th/cmp-emoji', 'hrsh7th/cmp-cmdline'
+      'hrsh7th/cmp-buffer',
+      'hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp',
+      'L3MON4D3/LuaSnip',
+      'saadparwaiz1/cmp_luasnip',
+      'hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lua',
+      'octaltree/cmp-look',
+      'hrsh7th/cmp-path',
+      'hrsh7th/cmp-calc',
+      'f3fora/cmp-spell',
+      'hrsh7th/cmp-emoji', 
+      'hrsh7th/cmp-cmdline'
     }
   }
   use {'rafamadriz/friendly-snippets'}