Neovim Lua Plugin Mastery: Develop, Test, Optimize, and Publish High-Performance Custom Extensions with Packer, Lazy.nvim, Telescope, and Plenary

By Caden Elixir

In the dynamic world of Neovim customization, relying on pre-built plugins can limit your productivity and innovation. "Neovim Lua Plugin Mastery" empowers developers, backend engineers, and open-source enthusiasts to create bespoke Lua plugins that integrate seamlessly with modern tools like Packer, Lazy.nvim, Telescope, and Plenary.nvim. This comprehensive guide dives deep into plugin architecture, Lua coding best practices, testing with plenary.nvim, performance optimization via lazy loading and caching, Telescope extensions for custom pickers and previewers, debugging with DAP protocol, CLI integrations, AI APIs, GitHub publishing, CI/CD pipelines, and community engagement on Awesome Neovim.
Whether you're building JSON beautifiers, Git blame viewers, LLM-powered assistants, or modular developer tools, you'll master event-driven triggers, startup profiling with startuptime and impatient.nvim, keymap registrations, command creations, and real-world workflows for collaborative environments. Learn to architect configurable, maintainable plugins that boost speed, memory efficiency, and modularity-transforming you from a Neovim user into a proficient contributor in this thriving ecosystem. Packed with production-grade patterns, automated tests, troubleshooting strategies, and sponsorship tips, this book equips you to publish sustainable open-source projects, grow adoption, and tailor Neovim to your exact needs without third-party dependencies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FWZM9JB9
• ISBN13: 9798270599737
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"