[help] How to write nvim plugins with Fennel?

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  • aniseed

    Neovim configuration and plugins in Fennel (Lisp compiled to Lua)

  • The easiest would be to use aniseed: https://github.com/Olical/aniseed, it has a bootstrap script that downloads all the needed dependencies: https://github.com/Olical/aniseed, it also adds some syntax niceties and testing support. Here's an example of a plugin: https://github.com/katawful/kat.nvim

  • kat.nvim

    NeoVim specifc port of kat.vim, a warm blue theme, written in Fennel with Aniseed

  • The easiest would be to use aniseed: https://github.com/Olical/aniseed, it has a bootstrap script that downloads all the needed dependencies: https://github.com/Olical/aniseed, it also adds some syntax niceties and testing support. Here's an example of a plugin: https://github.com/katawful/kat.nvim

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  • hotpot.nvim

    :stew: Carl Weathers #1 Neovim Plugin.

  • Another method would be to use hotpot: https://github.com/rktjmp/hotpot.nvim. It's much simpler with what it does, doesn't include the macros and helper functions but you might prefer it. Here's an example: https://github.com/rktjmp/paperplanes.nvim

  • paperplanes.nvim

    Neovim :airplane: Pastebins

  • Another method would be to use hotpot: https://github.com/rktjmp/hotpot.nvim. It's much simpler with what it does, doesn't include the macros and helper functions but you might prefer it. Here's an example: https://github.com/rktjmp/paperplanes.nvim

  • fennel-repl.nvim

    A Fennel REPL that runs in Neovim

  • Lastly you can always just use a makefile and compile it manually. https://github.com/gpanders/fennel-repl.nvim is an example of this.

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