zsh-completion-generator vs zinit

zsh-completion-generator

Plugin that generates completion functions automatically from getopt-style help texts (by RobSis)

zinit

Flexible and fast Zsh plugin manager with clean fpath, reports, completion management, Turbo, annexes, services, packages. (by zdharma)

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zsh-completion-generator		zinit
	Project
2	Mentions	25
260	Stars	2,691
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	6.5
over 1 year ago	Latest Commit	over 2 years ago
Python	Language	C
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	-

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zsh-completion-generator

Posts with mentions or reviews of zsh-completion-generator. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-18.

I created a converter that generates completions from man page like fish.
3 projects | /r/zsh | 18 Jun 2023

There is also zsh-completion-generator which generates completions from getopt-style help texts while yours generates completion from man pages. Do this two work well together?
https://np.reddit.com/r/zsh/comments/mhrerr/can_zsh_look_give_you_suggestions_by_looking_at/gt0kzbs/
2 projects | /r/backtickbot | 1 Apr 2021

This is not as automatic as I'd prefer but it is similar to what you want to achieve https://github.com/RobSis/zsh-completion-generator

zinit

Posts with mentions or reviews of zinit. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-01.

zinit VS zinit - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 1 Nov 2021
Zinit suddenly missing from Github?
1 project | /r/zsh | 1 Nov 2021
github repo is missing
6 projects | /r/zinit | 29 Oct 2021

I just searched github for the latest fork, and it looks like the most recent fork is https://github.com/ryanstreur/zinit. I went ahead and forked it just in case and I have a version locally that I pulled down at Oct 12 17:12 PST. All zinit forks are showing as being forked from https://github.com/akatrevorjay/zplugin since https://github.com/zdharma/zinit is gone.
s/bash/zsh/g
24 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Oct 2021
How do I enable this on vscode terminal on macOS
6 projects | /r/vscode | 17 Sep 2021
New to Mac entirely, and somewhat to DevOps. Any suggestions on getting started moving from primarily Windows/Linux? Given a MacBook Pro 2019 16"
14 projects | /r/devops | 7 Sep 2021

I personally prefer zinit to oh my zsh. Lets you use all the oh my zsh plugins without downloading everything (I think that's how it still works?), lets you manage outside plugins in the same way, and is really fast to boot.
How do you lazyload or delay loading plugins? Improving zsh and other questions (Or maybe my config is broken)
4 projects | /r/zsh | 31 Aug 2021

zinit has a turbo mode to load plugins asynchronously
Zsh Plugin managers
9 projects | /r/zsh | 19 May 2021

https://github.com/zdharma/zinit/pull/492 Documentation enhanced.
Anyone interested in ZINIT documentation?
7 projects | /r/zsh | 20 Apr 2021

In particular, I am curious about your opinion on part document structure.
Can zsh look give you suggestions by looking at manpages?
1 project | /r/zsh | 1 Apr 2021

Usage sample (using zinit) GENCOMPL_FPATH=$HOME/.cache/zsh-completion-generator if [ ! -d "$GENCOMPL_FPATH" ]; then mkdir -p $GENCOMPL_FPATH fi fpath=($GENCOMPL_FPATH $fpath) zstyle :plugin:zsh-completion-generator programs fzf zinit wait'3' lucid for RobSis/zsh-completion-generator

What are some alternatives?

When comparing zsh-completion-generator and zinit you can also consider the following projects:

zsh-completions - Additional completion definitions for Zsh.

zplug - :hibiscus: A next-generation plugin manager for zsh

zsh-quickstart-kit - A simple ZSH quickstart for using ZSH, zgenom, oh-my-zsh and a curated list of extra plugins. It is designed to be easy to customize without requiring you to maintain your own fork.

zsh-snap - ⚡️ Znap! Fast, easy-to-use tools for Zsh dotfiles & plugins, plus git repos

zshcompletions - This is repo with my custom zsh completion files for pentesting tools, which do not exist in zsh and oh-my-zsh by default

Home Manager using Nix - Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@rycee]

zsh-manpage-completion-generator - Generate zsh completions from man page

ohmyzsh - 🙃 A delightful community-driven (with 2,300+ contributors) framework for managing your zsh configuration. Includes 300+ optional plugins (rails, git, macOS, hub, docker, homebrew, node, php, python, etc), 140+ themes to spice up your morning, and an auto-update tool so that makes it easy to keep up with the latest updates from the community.

starship - ☄🌌️ The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!

sheldon - :bowtie: Fast, configurable, shell plugin manager

zplugin - Plugin manager with clean fpath and reports

antibody - The fastest shell plugin manager.