.dotfiles/nvim/lua/plugins.lua

vim.cmd [[packadd packer.nvim]]

local packer = require('packer')

function load_plugins(use)
  -- the plugin that manages the plugins
  use 'wbthomason/packer.nvim'

  -- this thing finds files or something
  use {
    'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',
    tag = '0.1.8',
    requires = {
      {'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'}
    }
  }

  -- parses code
  use {
    'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter',
    run = ':TSUpdate'
  }

  -- lets you look at parse trees
  use { 'nvim-treesitter/playground' }

  -- colorschemes
  use { "rose-pine/neovim", as = "rose-pine" }
  use { "nanotech/jellybeans.vim", as = "jellybeans" }
  use { "rebelot/kanagawa.nvim", as = "kanagawa" }
  use { "sho-87/kanagawa-paper.nvim", as = "kanagawa-paper" }

  -- fancy status bar line
  use {
    'nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim',
    requires = { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons', opt = true }
  }

  use {'akinsho/bufferline.nvim', tag = "*", requires = 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons'}

  -- hmmmm try this?
  -- https://github.com/ThePrimeagen/harpoon/tree/harpoon2

  -- visualizes vim's undo tree
  use { "mbbill/undotree" }

  -- a git client
  use { "tpope/vim-fugitive" }

  -- show git status per-line in a gutter column
  use {
    "lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim"
  }

  use { "ray-x/lsp_signature.nvim" }
  use { "ervandew/supertab" }

  -- a file browser
  -- use { "nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua" }
  use {
    "nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim",
    branch = "v3.x",
    requires = { 
      "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
      "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons", -- not strictly required, but recommended
      "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
      -- "3rd/image.nvim", -- Optional image support in preview window: See `# Preview Mode` for more information
    }
  }

  -- helps you configure lsp servers
  use {
      "neovim/nvim-lspconfig"
  }
end

local plugins = packer.startup(load_plugins)

return plugins