cmp-nvim-lsp VS lspkind-nvim

Compare cmp-nvim-lsp vs lspkind-nvim and see what are their differences.

cmp-nvim-lsp

nvim-cmp source for neovim builtin LSP client (by hrsh7th)

lspkind-nvim

vscode-like pictograms for neovim lsp completion items [Moved to: https://github.com/onsails/lspkind.nvim] (by onsails)
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cmp-nvim-lsp lspkind-nvim
22 4
1,032 541
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5.1 6.2
3 months ago almost 2 years ago
Lua Lua
MIT License MIT License
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cmp-nvim-lsp

Posts with mentions or reviews of cmp-nvim-lsp. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-25.

lspkind-nvim

Posts with mentions or reviews of lspkind-nvim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-16.
  • Configurando Neovim para Java
    2 projects | dev.to | 16 Jul 2023
    local cmp = require 'cmp'; local lspkind = require 'lspkind' cmp.setup({ snippet = { expand = function(args) require('luasnip').lsp_expand(args.body) end }, mapping = cmp.mapping.preset.insert({ ['C-Space'] = cmp.mapping.complete(), [''] = cmp.mapping.confirm({ behavior = cmp.ConfirmBehavior.Replace, select = true }), }), sources = cmp.config.sources({ { name = 'nvim_lsp' }, { name = 'buffer' }, }), formatting = { format = lspkind.cmp_format({ mode = 'symbol', -- show only symbol annotations maxwidth = 50, -- prevent the popup from showing more than provided characters (e.g 50 will not show more than 50 characters) ellipsis_char = '...', -- when popup menu exceed maxwidth, the truncated part would show ellipsis_char instead (must define maxwidth first) -- The function below will be called before any actual modifications from lspkind -- so that you can provide more controls on popup customization. (See [#30](https://github.com/onsails/lspkind-nvim/pull/30)) before = function(entry, vim_item) return vim_item end }) } }) require('jdtls').start_or_attach(config)
  • Neovim - Workflow para Java, C# e JS/TypeScript (Atualização com Neovim 0.8 e LSP)
    28 projects | dev.to | 1 Jan 2023
    lspkind-nvim: plugin para adicionar ícones nas entidades de LSP (classe, método, snippet, etc) igual ao VS Code.
  • My Neovim setup for React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, etc
    34 projects | dev.to | 9 Aug 2022
    onsails/lspkind-nvim - VSCode-like pictograms
  • CMP acting up
    1 project | /r/neovim | 16 Jun 2022
    local cmp_status_ok, cmp = pcall(require, "cmp") if not cmp_status_ok then return end local lspkind_status_ok, lspkind = pcall(require, "lspkind") if not lspkind_status_ok then return end local check_backspace = function() local col = vim.fn.col(".") - 1 return col == 0 or vim.fn.getline("."):sub(col, col):match("%s") end local source_mapping = { nvim_lsp = "[LSP]", cmp_tabnine = "[TN]", buffer = "[Buffer]", path = "[Path]", } cmp.setup({ mapping = { [""] = cmp.mapping.select_prev_item(), [""] = cmp.mapping.select_next_item(), [""] = cmp.mapping(cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(-1), { "i", "c" }), [""] = cmp.mapping(cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(1), { "i", "c" }), [""] = cmp.mapping(cmp.mapping.complete(), { "i", "c" }), [""] = cmp.config.disable, -- Specify `cmp.config.disable` if you want to remove the default `` mapping. [""] = cmp.mapping({ i = cmp.mapping.abort(), c = cmp.mapping.close(), }), -- Accept currently selected item. If none selected, `select` first item. -- Set `select` to `false` to only confirm explicitly selected items. [""] = cmp.mapping.confirm({ select = true }), [""] = cmp.mapping(function(fallback) if cmp.visible() then cmp.select_next_item() else fallback() end end, { "i", "s" }), [""] = cmp.mapping(function(fallback) if cmp.visible() then cmp.select_prev_item() else fallback() end end, { "i", "s" }), }, formatting = { fields = { "kind", "abbr", "menu" }, format = lspkind.cmp_format({ mode = "symbol_text", -- options: 'text', 'text_symbol', 'symbol_text', 'symbol' maxwidth = 40, -- prevent the popup from showing more than provided characters (e.g 50 will not show more than 50 characters) -- The function below will be called before any actual modifications from lspkind -- so that you can provide more controls on popup customization. (See [#30](https://github.com/onsails/lspkind-nvim/pull/30)) before = function(entry, vim_item) vim_item.kind = lspkind.presets.default[vim_item.kind] local menu = source_mapping[entry.source.name] if entry.source.name == "cmp_tabnine" then if entry.completion_item.data ~= nil and entry.completion_item.data.detail ~= nil then menu = entry.completion_item.data.detail .. " " .. menu end vim_item.kind = "" end vim_item.menu = menu return vim_item end, }), }, sources = { { name = "nvim_lsp" }, { name = "cmp_tabnine" }, { name = "buffer" }, { name = "path" }, }, confirm_opts = { behavior = cmp.ConfirmBehavior.Replace, select = false, }, experimental = { ghost_text = false, }, }) local tabnine = require("cmp_tabnine.config") tabnine:setup({ max_lines = 1000, max_num_results = 20, sort = true, run_on_every_keystroke = true, snippet_placeholder = "..", ignored_file_types = { -- default is not to ignore -- uncomment to ignore in lua: -- lua = true }, show_prediction_strength = true, })

What are some alternatives?

When comparing cmp-nvim-lsp and lspkind-nvim you can also consider the following projects:

nvim-cmp - A completion plugin for neovim coded in Lua.

lspsaga.nvim - improve neovim lsp experience [Moved to: https://github.com/nvimdev/lspsaga.nvim]

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

vscode-codicons - The icon font for Visual Studio Code

lspkind.nvim - vscode-like pictograms for neovim lsp completion items

nvim-lspconfig - Quickstart configs for Nvim LSP

nvim-compe - Auto completion Lua plugin for nvim

nlsp-settings.nvim - A plugin for setting Neovim LSP with JSON or YAML files

rust-tools.nvim - Tools for better development in rust using neovim's builtin lsp