nvim-lua

High-tech weapons for true Tridge engineers

Performance Metrics

• Startup time: ~250ms (2.5x faster than baseline)
• Memory usage: ~2.6MB initial footprint
• Lazy loading: 86% of plugins load on-demand

How to Install

$ cd ~
$ git clone https://github.com/tridge-hq/nvim-lua.git
$ cd nvim-lua
$ ./install.sh

Features

Core Components

• Plugin Manager: lazy.nvim with aggressive lazy loading
• LSP Support: Full language server integration via Mason
• Completion: nvim-cmp with AI assistance (Copilot)
• Syntax: Tree-sitter based highlighting
• File Navigation: nvim-tree and fzf.vim
• Git Integration: Gitsigns and Diffview

Performance Optimizations

• Module caching enabled (vim.loader)
• Event-based plugin loading
• Command/key triggered tools
• Minimal startup footprint (8 core plugins)

Key Bindings

Leader key: ,

Essential Operations

• <Leader>f - Find files (fzf)
• <Leader>b - List buffers
• <Leader>n - Toggle file tree
• <Leader>cf - Format code
• <Leader>cc - Comment toggle
• <C-,> - Claude Code

Git Operations

• <Leader>gd - Diff view
• <Leader>gb - Git blame
• <Leader>gp - Preview changes

Search & Replace

• <Leader>ro - Spectre (find & replace)
• <Leader>rw - Replace word
• <Leader>rf - Replace in file

Project Structure

nvim-lua/
├── init.lua                      # Entry point
├── lua/
│   ├── core.lua                  # Core settings
│   ├── lsp.lua                   # LSP config
│   ├── configs.lua               # Plugin configs
│   ├── keymaps.lua               # Key mappings
│   └── plugins.lua # Plugin specs
└── install.sh                    # Installation script

Customization

Edit lua/plugins.lua to add plugins:

{
  "author/plugin",
  event = "BufReadPost",  -- or cmd, keys, ft
  config = function()
    -- configuration
  end,
}

Performance Analysis

• Check startup time: nvim --startuptime startup.log
• Profile plugins: :Lazy profile
• View loaded plugins: :Lazy

License

MIT