Getting error when having multiple config with the same file

[RayZ0rr]

I have some plugins which have very small setup in their configuration so I keep them all in a file called misc and call them as follows:

require('lazy').setup({
    -- Show colours around hex code ------------------
    {
        'NvChad/nvim-colorizer.lua',
        config = function()
            require('config/plugins/general/misc')
        end,
    },
    -- Highlight cursorline during jump ---------------
    {
        'edluffy/specs.nvim',
        config = function()
            require('config/plugins/general/misc')
        end,
    },
})

This was working in packer but throws the following error in lazy.

I get the following error:

loop or previous error loading module 'config/plugins/general/misc'

Are such configurations not allowed?

[abeldekat]

Lazy.nvim will load a plugin on require.

In your setup, I think the following happens:

• Loading nvim-colorizer requires misc,
• misc also contains a require on specs.nvim, triggering specs.nvim to load
• the config function of specs.nvim requires misc again

You could refactor the misc module to contain dedicated functions, which can be called from the config functions in the spec. As a benefit, the pcalls are not needed anymore.

You can also use the import functionality of lazy.nvim. The misc module could just return a list of specs. See LazyVim for inspiration.

Best regards!

[RayZ0rr]

Sorry for the late response but thank you for the great answer!

[abeldekat]

You're welcome!