dotfiles VS mason.nvim

Compare dotfiles vs mason.nvim and see what are their differences.

mason.nvim

Portable package manager for Neovim that runs everywhere Neovim runs. Easily install and manage LSP servers, DAP servers, linters, and formatters. (by williamboman)
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dotfiles mason.nvim
5 108
8 6,777
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7.7 8.2
about 1 month ago 13 days ago
Shell Lua
- Apache License 2.0
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dotfiles

Posts with mentions or reviews of dotfiles. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-03.
  • Working on Multiple Web Projects with Docker Compose and Traefik
    8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 3 Oct 2023
    You can set this up with even less customization. Here's my snippet for doing so [0]. In this way, the default rule for all containers that are part of compose projects gets assigned a subdomain (service.compose-stack.lvh.me).

    However, even with my tweaks, the overall solution is still limited. Because it's not on "localhost", the browser considers it an "insecure context" unless you also set up local HTTPS.

    [0] https://github.com/CGamesPlay/dotfiles/blob/13659d19ca899cea...

  • VSCodium – Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VS Code
    10 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 4 Sep 2023
    I’ve started using Remote OSS [0] with some custom scripts to install and run the remote code host. Works great on remote servers and even with devcontainers on remote hosts. You can use a script like the one here to handle automatically installing and setting up the tunnel [1]. I’m working on a PR that adds a way to automatically run custom scripts to set up the tunnels as well [1].

    [0] https://open-vsx.org/extension/xaberus/remote-oss

    [1] https://github.com/CGamesPlay/dotfiles/blob/master/files/.lo...

    [2] https://github.com/xaberus/vscode-remote-oss/pull/9

  • Antonmedv/walk: Terminal file manager
    8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Aug 2023
    I built a "Control-P" feature for fish that would also be a good trigger for this tool. Basically, you activate the shortcut to run the program, then it will change the directory based on the selection, but restore your original command line after. So you can be halfway through a command before realizing you are in the wrong place. Also, can cd with one fewer keystroke. My version is at [0], but obviously modifiable for other tools like this one.

    [0] https://github.com/CGamesPlay/dotfiles/blob/master/files/.co...

  • LazyVim
    32 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 16 Jul 2023
    FWIW, I still use regular vim with ale [0] and it does everything I want. It formats files with Black and isort, shows ruff and pyright errors, supports jumping to definitions, and has variable information available on hover. I have collected my config over the past several years, but I pretty rarely encounter errors with it.

    [0]: https://github.com/dense-analysis/ale [1] https://github.com/CGamesPlay/dotfiles/blob/master/files/.co...

  • Improving Shell Workflows with Fzf
    15 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Mar 2021
    I think the first example should have been done with direnv rather than having a manual step, but I supposed to each their own. The other examples are all pretty neat.

    I recently set up fasd, which I recommend, but I tied it together with fzf, which makes it really nice.

    fasd: https://github.com/clvv/fasd

    tie it with fzf: https://github.com/CGamesPlay/dotfiles/blob/master/files/.co...

mason.nvim

Posts with mentions or reviews of mason.nvim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-21.
  • I can't stand using VSCode so I wrote my own (it wasn't easy)
    10 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Apr 2024
  • Using a venv with Neovim's Python LSP
    2 projects | dev.to | 5 Apr 2024
    I recently started coding with Neovim using kickstart.nvim as the template for my editor configuration. I downloaded the python-lsp-server package using Mason, but I was disappointed to discover that the IntelliSense on my third party dependencies didn't work. The LSP was resolving to my global Python installation, which did not have the packages from my virtual environment (venv) installed.
  • Do I need NeoVIM?
    11 projects | /r/neovim | 7 Dec 2023
    https://github.com/hrsh7th/nvim-cmp This is an autocompletion engine https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter This allows NeoVim to install parsing scripts so NeoVim can do things like code highlighting. https://github.com/williamboman/mason.nvim Not strictly necessary, but allows you to access a repo of LSP, install them, and configure them for without you actively messing about in config files. https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig Also not strictly necessary, but vastly simplifies LSP setup. https://github.com/williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim This lets the above two plugins talk to each other more easily.
  • Do I need a plugin manager ?
    3 projects | /r/neovim | 7 Dec 2023
    I'm using mason.nvim to install my dependencies, I've this snippet at nvim/plugin/mason.lua so after cloning my dotfiles I can just run:
  • Mason can't install gopls (or gofumpt, or goimports)
    2 projects | /r/neovim | 6 Dec 2023
    The suggestion from this thread fixed it for me. I just needed to unset GOOS and GOARCH then restart neovim.
  • Neovim documentation is pretty bad
    1 project | /r/neovim | 18 Jul 2023
    For instance, I'm trying to install rust-analyzer in lazyvim from https://github.com/williamboman/mason.nvim. The installation instructions are:
  • LazyVim
    32 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 16 Jul 2023
  • How do you enable semantic highlighting for Python?
    4 projects | /r/neovim | 7 Jul 2023
    I have pyright installed via mason which apparently support "semantic token highlighting" but have been having a hard time getting these colors to show up in a buffer. It seems Neovim has changed how it handles semantic highlighting a few times so there's still some conflicting information online. It's hard to know what's current and what's not. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  • language server not installed or missing from path
    1 project | /r/neovim | 5 Jul 2023
    Use mason to install the language servers you want.
  • Why is nobody using CoC anymore?
    3 projects | /r/neovim | 3 Jul 2023
    Because null-ls.nvim & mason.nvim together do everything I wanted CoC for

What are some alternatives?

When comparing dotfiles and mason.nvim you can also consider the following projects:

fzf-tab - Replace zsh's default completion selection menu with fzf!

lazy-lsp.nvim - Neovim plugin to auto install LSP servers

fzf - :cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder

coc.nvim - Nodejs extension host for vim & neovim, load extensions like VSCode and host language servers.

jql - Easy JSON Query Processor with a Lispy syntax in Go

null-ls.nvim - Use Neovim as a language server to inject LSP diagnostics, code actions, and more via Lua.

fzf-checkout.vim - Manage branches and tags with fzf

omnisharp-vim - Vim omnicompletion (intellisense) and more for C#

setup - My config, system settings, utilities, etc.

formatter.nvim

.vim - :v: My Vim config

neoformat - :sparkles: A (Neo)vim plugin for formatting code.