nix-community.nixvim/docs/modules/standalone.md

Standalone Usage

Options

When used standalone, nixvim's options are available directly, without any prefix/namespace. This is unlike the other modules which typically use a programs.nixvim.* prefix.

There are no standalone-specific options available.

Extending an existing configuration

Given a nvim derivation obtained from makeNixvim or makeNivxmiWithModule it is possible to create a new derivation with additional options.

This is done through the nvim.nixvimExtend function. This function takes a NixOS module that is going to be merged with the currently set options.

This attribute is recursive, meaning that it can be applied an arbitrary number of times.

Example

{makeNixvimWithModule}: let
    first = makeNixvimWithModule {
        module = {
            extraConfigLua = "-- first stage";
        };
    };

    second = first.nixvimExtend {extraConfigLua = "-- second stage";};
    
    third = second.nixvimExtend {extraConfigLua = "-- third stage";};
in
    third

This will generate a init.lua that will contain the three comments from each stages.