moved linter setup to dedicated plugin

The recommended step of forking the repo coming sequentially after the step instructing users to clone the current repo doesn't make sense.

This commit orders the install instructions in a manner that's more logical.

README.md

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ External Requirements:
   - Or on Windows, just install using `winget install alacritty --source winget`
 
 > **NOTE**
-> See [Windows Installation](#Windows-Installation) to double check any additional Windows notes
+> See [Install Recipes](#Install-Recipes) for additional Windows and Linux specific notes
+> and quick install snippets
 
 Neovim's configurations are located under the following paths, depending on your OS:
 
@@ -84,13 +85,18 @@ current plugin status.
 
 * What should I do if I already have a pre-existing neovim configuration?
   * You should back it up and then delete all associated files.
-  * This includes your existing init.lua and the neovim files in `~/.local` which can be deleted with `rm -rf ~/.local/share/nvim/` or their windows counterparts in `AppData\Local\nvim-data`
+  * This includes your existing init.lua and the neovim files in `~/.local`
+    which can be deleted with `rm -rf ~/.local/share/nvim/` or their
+    windows counterparts in `AppData\Local\nvim-data`
 * Can I keep my existing configuration in parallel to kickstart?
-  * Yes! You can use [NVIM_APPNAME](https://neovim.io/doc/user/starting.html#%24NVIM_APPNAME)`=nvim-NAME` to maintain multiple configurations. For example, you can install the kickstart configuration in `~/.config/nvim-kickstart` and create an alias:
+  * Yes! You can use [NVIM_APPNAME](https://neovim.io/doc/user/starting.html#%24NVIM_APPNAME)`=nvim-NAME`
+    to maintain multiple configurations. For example, you can install the kickstart
+    configuration in `~/.config/nvim-kickstart` and create an alias:
     ```sh
     alias nvim-kickstart='NVIM_APPNAME="nvim-kickstart" nvim'
     ```
-    When you run Neovim using `nvim-kickstart` alias it will use the alternative config directory and the matching local directory `~/.local/share/nvim-kickstart`.
+    When you run Neovim using `nvim-kickstart` alias it will use the alternative
+    config directory and the matching local directory `~/.local/share/nvim-kickstart`.
     You could also run your configuration inline, for example in Windows Powershell:
     ```pwsh
     $env:NVIM_APPNAME = 'nvim-kickstart'; nvim
@@ -98,9 +104,30 @@ current plugin status.
 * What if I want to "uninstall" this configuration:
   * See [lazy.nvim uninstall](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim#-uninstalling) information
 
-### Windows Installation
+### Install Recipes
 
-Installation requires gcc and make, for which you don't need to change the config,
+Below you can find OS specific install instructions for Neovim and dependencies.
+
+After installing all the dependencies continue with the [Install Kickstart](#Install-Kickstart) step.
+
+#### Windows Installation
+
+<details><summary>Windows with Microsoft C++ Build Tools and CMake</summary>
+Installation may require installing build tools and updating the run command for `telescope-fzf-native`
+
+See `telescope-fzf-native` documentation for [more details](https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim#installation)
+
+This requires:
+
+- Install CMake and the Microsoft C++ Build Tools on Windows
+
+Using this, you can change some plugin configurations such as `telescope-fzf-native` to use `cmake`:
+```lua
+{'nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim', build = 'cmake -S. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release && cmake --build build --config Release && cmake --install build --prefix build' }
+```
+</details>
+<details><summary>Windows with gcc/make using chocolatey</summary>
+Alternatively, one can install gcc and make which don't require changing the config,
 the easiest way is to use choco:
 
 1. install [chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/install)
@@ -115,5 +142,40 @@ open a new one so that choco path is set, and run in cmd as **admin**:
 ```
 choco install -y neovim git ripgrep wget fd unzip gzip mingw make
 ```
+</details>
+<details><summary>WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)</summary>
 
-Then continue with the [Install Kickstart](#Install-this-Configuration) step.
+```
+wsl --install
+wsl
+sudo add-apt-repository ppa:neovim-ppa/unstable -y
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install make gcc ripgrep unzip neovim
+```
+</details>
+
+#### Linux Install
+<details><summary>Ubuntu Install Steps</summary>
+
+```
+sudo add-apt-repository ppa:neovim-ppa/unstable -y
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install make gcc ripgrep unzip neovim
+```
+</details>
+<details><summary>Debian Install Steps</summary>
+
+```
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install make gcc ripgrep unzip git
+echo "deb https://deb.debian.org/debian unstable main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install -t unstable neovim
+```
+</details>
+<details><summary>Fedora Install Steps</summary>
+
+```
+sudo dnf install -y gcc make git ripgrep fd-find neovim
+```
+</details>

lua/kickstart/plugins/cmp.lua

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ return {
       {
         'L3MON4D3/LuaSnip',
         build = (function()
-          -- Build Step is needed for regex support in snippets
-          -- This step is not supported in many windows environments
-          -- Remove the below condition to re-enable on windows
+          -- Build Step is needed for regex support in snippets.
+          -- This step is not supported in many windows environments.
+          -- Remove the below condition to re-enable on windows.
           if vim.fn.has 'win32' == 1 or vim.fn.executable 'make' == 0 then
             return
           end
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ return {
         --
         -- No, but seriously. Please read `:help ins-completion`, it is really good!
         mapping = cmp.mapping.preset.insert {
-          -- scroll the documentation window [b]ack / [f]orward
+          -- Scroll the documentation window [b]ack / [f]orward
           ['<C-b>'] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(-4),
           ['<C-f>'] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(4),
 
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ return {
           ['<C-y>'] = cmp.mapping.confirm { select = true },
           ['<C-n>'] = cmp.mapping.abort(),
 
-          ['<C-b>'] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(-4),
-          ['<C-f>'] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(4),
-
           -- Manually trigger a completion from nvim-cmp.
           --  Generally you don't need this, because nvim-cmp will display
           --  completions whenever it has completion options available.
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ return {
             end
           end, { 'i', 's' }),
 
-          -- For more advanced luasnip keymaps (e.g. selecting choice nodes, expansion) see:
+          -- For more advanced Luasnip keymaps (e.g. selecting choice nodes, expansion) see:
           --    https://github.com/L3MON4D3/LuaSnip?tab=readme-ov-file#keymaps
         },
         sources = {

lua/kickstart/plugins/debug.lua

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ return {
     -- Creates a beautiful debugger UI
     'rcarriga/nvim-dap-ui',
 
+    -- Required dependency for nvim-dap-ui
+    'nvim-neotest/nvim-nio',
+
     -- Installs the debug adapters for you
     'williamboman/mason.nvim',
     'jay-babu/mason-nvim-dap.nvim',

lua/kickstart/plugins/gitsigns.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- Here is a more advanced example where we pass configuration
--- options to `gitsigns.nvim`. This is equivalent to the following lua:
+-- options to `gitsigns.nvim`. This is equivalent to the following Lua:
 --    require('gitsigns').setup({ ... })
 --
 -- See `:help gitsigns` to understand what the configuration keys do

lua/kickstart/plugins/lint.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+return {
+
+  { -- Linting
+    'mfussenegger/nvim-lint',
+    event = { 'BufReadPre', 'BufNewFile' },
+    config = function()
+      local lint = require 'lint'
+      lint.linters_by_ft = {
+        javascript = { 'eslint' },
+        typescript = { 'eslint' },
+        markdown = { 'markdownlint' },
+      }
+
+      -- Create autocommand which carries out the actual linting
+      -- on the specified events.
+      local lint_augroup = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('lint', { clear = true })
+      vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'BufEnter', 'BufWritePost', 'InsertLeave' }, {
+        group = lint_augroup,
+        callback = function()
+          require('lint').try_lint()
+        end,
+      })
+    end,
+  },
+}

lua/kickstart/plugins/lspconfig.lua

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ return {
   { -- LSP Configuration & Plugins
     'neovim/nvim-lspconfig',
     dependencies = {
-      -- Automatically install LSPs and related tools to stdpath for neovim
+      -- Automatically install LSPs and related tools to stdpath for Neovim
       'williamboman/mason.nvim',
       'williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim',
       'WhoIsSethDaniel/mason-tool-installer.nvim',
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ return {
       { 'folke/neodev.nvim', opts = {} },
     },
     config = function()
-      -- Brief Aside: **What is LSP?**
+      -- Brief aside: **What is LSP?**
       --
-      -- LSP is an acronym you've probably heard, but might not understand what it is.
+      -- LSP is an initialism you've probably heard, but might not understand what it is.
       --
       -- LSP stands for Language Server Protocol. It's a protocol that helps editors
       -- and language tooling communicate in a standardized fashion.
       --
       -- In general, you have a "server" which is some tool built to understand a particular
-      -- language (such as `gopls`, `lua_ls`, `rust_analyzer`, etc). These Language Servers
+      -- language (such as `gopls`, `lua_ls`, `rust_analyzer`, etc.). These Language Servers
       -- (sometimes called LSP servers, but that's kind of like ATM Machine) are standalone
       -- processes that communicate with some "client" - in this case, Neovim!
       --
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ return {
       vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('LspAttach', {
         group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('kickstart-lsp-attach', { clear = true }),
         callback = function(event)
-          -- NOTE: Remember that lua is a real programming language, and as such it is possible
-          -- to define small helper and utility functions so you don't have to repeat yourself
-          -- many times.
+          -- NOTE: Remember that Lua is a real programming language, and as such it is possible
+          -- to define small helper and utility functions so you don't have to repeat yourself.
           --
           -- In this case, we create a function that lets us more easily define mappings specific
           -- for LSP related items. It sets the mode, buffer and description for us each time.
@@ -79,14 +78,14 @@ return {
           --  Symbols are things like variables, functions, types, etc.
           map('<leader>ds', require('telescope.builtin').lsp_document_symbols, '[D]ocument [S]ymbols')
 
-          -- Fuzzy find all the symbols in your current workspace
-          --  Similar to document symbols, except searches over your whole project.
+          -- Fuzzy find all the symbols in your current workspace.
+          --  Similar to document symbols, except searches over your entire project.
           map('<leader>ws', require('telescope.builtin').lsp_dynamic_workspace_symbols, '[W]orkspace [S]ymbols')
           -- Workspace functionality dependant on LSPs
           map('<leader>wa', vim.lsp.buf.add_workspace_folder, '[W]orkspace [A]dd Folder')
           map('<leader>wr', vim.lsp.buf.remove_workspace_folder, '[W]orkspace [R]emove Folder')
 
-          -- Rename the variable under your cursor
+          -- Rename the variable under your cursor.
           --  Most Language Servers support renaming across files, etc.
           map('<leader>rn', vim.lsp.buf.rename, '[R]e[n]ame')
 
@@ -95,11 +94,11 @@ return {
           map('<leader>ca', vim.lsp.buf.code_action, '[C]ode [A]ction')
 
           -- Opens a popup that displays documentation about the word under your cursor
-          --  See `:help K` for why this keymap
+          --  See `:help K` for why this keymap.
           map('K', vim.lsp.buf.hover, 'Hover Documentation')
 
           -- WARN: This is not Goto Definition, this is Goto Declaration.
-          --  For example, in C this would take you to the header
+          --  For example, in C this would take you to the header.
           map('gD', vim.lsp.buf.declaration, '[G]oto [D]eclaration')
 
           -- The following two autocommands are used to highlight references of the
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ return {
       })
 
       -- LSP servers and clients are able to communicate to each other what features they support.
-      --  By default, Neovim doesn't support everything that is in the LSP Specification.
+      --  By default, Neovim doesn't support everything that is in the LSP specification.
       --  When you add nvim-cmp, luasnip, etc. Neovim now has *more* capabilities.
       --  So, we create new capabilities with nvim cmp, and then broadcast that to the servers.
       local capabilities = vim.lsp.protocol.make_client_capabilities()
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ return {
 
         lua_ls = {
           -- cmd = {...},
-          -- filetypes { ...},
+          -- filetypes = { ...},
           -- capabilities = {},
           settings = {
             Lua = {
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ return {
       --  other tools, you can run
       --    :Mason
       --
-      --  You can press `g?` for help in this menu
+      --  You can press `g?` for help in this menu.
       require('mason').setup()
 
       -- You can add other tools here that you want Mason to install
@@ -179,9 +178,6 @@ return {
       local ensure_installed = vim.tbl_keys(servers or {})
       vim.list_extend(ensure_installed, {
         'stylua', -- Used to format lua code
-        'eslint_d',
-        'prettier',
-        'prettierd',
         'node-debug2-adapter',
       })
       require('mason-tool-installer').setup { ensure_installed = ensure_installed }

lua/kickstart/plugins/telescope.lua

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ return {
     branch = '0.1.x',
     dependencies = {
       'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim',
-      { -- If encountering errors, see telescope-fzf-native README for install instructions
+      { -- If encountering errors, see telescope-fzf-native README for installation instructions
         'nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim',
 
         -- `build` is used to run some command when the plugin is installed/updated.
@@ -35,19 +35,19 @@ return {
       -- it can fuzzy find! It's more than just a "file finder", it can search
       -- many different aspects of Neovim, your workspace, LSP, and more!
       --
-      -- The easiest way to use telescope, is to start by doing something like:
+      -- The easiest way to use Telescope, is to start by doing something like:
       --  :Telescope help_tags
       --
       -- After running this command, a window will open up and you're able to
-      -- type in the prompt window. You'll see a list of help_tags options and
+      -- type in the prompt window. You'll see a list of `help_tags` options and
       -- a corresponding preview of the help.
       --
-      -- Two important keymaps to use while in telescope are:
+      -- Two important keymaps to use while in Telescope are:
       --  - Insert mode: <c-/>
       --  - Normal mode: ?
       --
       -- This opens a window that shows you all of the keymaps for the current
-      -- telescope picker. This is really useful to discover what Telescope can
+      -- Telescope picker. This is really useful to discover what Telescope can
       -- do as well as how to actually do it!
 
       -- [[ Configure Telescope ]]
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ return {
         },
       }
 
-      -- Enable telescope extensions, if they are installed
+      -- Enable Telescope extensions if they are installed
       pcall(require('telescope').load_extension, 'fzf')
       pcall(require('telescope').load_extension, 'ui-select')
 
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ return {
 
       -- Slightly advanced example of overriding default behavior and theme
       vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>/', function()
-        -- You can pass additional configuration to telescope to change theme, layout, etc.
+        -- You can pass additional configuration to Telescope to change the theme, layout, etc.
         builtin.current_buffer_fuzzy_find(require('telescope.themes').get_dropdown {
           winblend = 10,
           previewer = false,
         })
       end, { desc = '[/] Fuzzily search in current buffer' })
 
-      -- Also possible to pass additional configuration options.
+      -- It's also possible to pass additional configuration options.
       --  See `:help telescope.builtin.live_grep()` for information about particular keys
       vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>s/', function()
         builtin.live_grep {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ return {
         }
       end, { desc = '[S]earch [/] in Open Files' })
 
-      -- Shortcut for searching your neovim configuration files
+      -- Shortcut for searching your Neovim configuration files
       vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sn', function()
         builtin.find_files {
           -- This will ignore the directories you specified

lua/kickstart/plugins/tokyonight.lua

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 return {
   { -- You can easily change to a different colorscheme.
     -- Change the name of the colorscheme plugin below, and then
-    -- change the command in the config to whatever the name of that colorscheme is
+    -- change the command in the config to whatever the name of that colorscheme is.
     --
-    -- If you want to see what colorschemes are already installed, you can use `:Telescope colorscheme`
+    -- If you want to see what colorschemes are already installed, you can use `:Telescope colorscheme`.
     'folke/tokyonight.nvim',
-    priority = 1000, -- make sure to load this before all the other start plugins
+    priority = 1000, -- Make sure to load this before all the other start plugins.
     init = function()
       -- Load the colorscheme here.
       -- Like many other themes, this one has different styles, and you could load
       -- any other, such as 'tokyonight-storm', 'tokyonight-moon', or 'tokyonight-day'.
       vim.cmd.colorscheme 'tokyonight-night'
 
-      -- You can configure highlights by doing something like
+      -- You can configure highlights by doing something like:
       vim.cmd.hi 'Comment gui=none'
     end,
   },

lua/kickstart/plugins/which-key.lua

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--- NOTE: Plugins can also be configured to run lua code when they are loaded.
+-- NOTE: Plugins can also be configured to run Lua code when they are loaded.
 --
 -- This is often very useful to both group configuration, as well as handle
 -- lazy loading plugins that don't need to be loaded immediately at startup.

lua/lazy-plugins.lua

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 --
 --  You can press `?` in this menu for help. Use `:q` to close the window
 --
---  To update plugins, you can run
+--  To update plugins you can run
 --    :Lazy update
 --
 -- NOTE: Here is where you install your plugins.
@@ -111,15 +111,16 @@ require('lazy').setup({
 
   -- The following two comments only work if you have downloaded the kickstart repo, not just copy pasted the
   -- init.lua. If you want these files, they are in the repository, so you can just download them and
-  -- put them in the right spots if you want.
+  -- place them in the correct locations.
 
-  -- NOTE: Next step on your Neovim journey: Add/Configure additional plugins for kickstart
+  -- NOTE: Next step on your Neovim journey: Add/Configure additional plugins for Kickstart
   --
-  --  Here are some example plugins that I've included in the kickstart repository.
+  --  Here are some example plugins that I've included in the Kickstart repository.
   --  Uncomment any of the lines below to enable them (you will need to restart nvim).
 
   require 'kickstart.plugins.debug',
   require 'kickstart.plugins.indent_line',
+  require 'kickstart.plugins.lint',
 
   -- NOTE: The import below can automatically add your own plugins, configuration, etc from `lua/custom/plugins/*.lua`
   --    This is the easiest way to modularize your config.
@@ -129,8 +130,8 @@ require('lazy').setup({
   { import = 'custom.plugins' },
 }, {
   ui = {
-    -- If you have a Nerd Font, set icons to an empty table which will use the
-    -- default lazy.nvim defined Nerd Font icons otherwise define a unicode icons table
+    -- If you are using a Nerd Font: set icons to an empty table which will use the
+    -- default lazy.nvim defined Nerd Font icons, otherwise define a unicode icons table
     icons = vim.g.have_nerd_font and {} or {
       cmd = '⌘',
       config = '🛠',

lua/options.lua

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ vim.opt.shellpipe = '2>&1 | Out-File -Encoding UTF8 %s'
 
 -- Format settings
 -- Make line numbers default
-vim.opt.nu = true
+vim.opt.number = true
 vim.opt.relativenumber = true
 
 -- Indenting
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ vim.opt.wrap = false
 -- Enable mouse mode, can be useful for resizing splits for example!
 vim.opt.mouse = 'a'
 
--- Don't show the mode, since it's already in status line
+-- Don't show the mode, since it's already in the status line
 vim.opt.showmode = false
 
 -- Sync clipboard between OS and Neovim.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ vim.opt.breakindent = true
 -- Save undo history
 vim.opt.undofile = true
 
--- Case-insensitive searching UNLESS \C or capital in search
+-- Case-insensitive searching UNLESS \C or one or more capital letters in the search term
 vim.opt.ignorecase = true
 vim.opt.smartcase = true
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ vim.opt.timeoutlen = 300
 vim.opt.splitright = true
 vim.opt.splitbelow = true
 
--- Sets how neovim will display certain whitespace in the editor.
+-- Sets how neovim will display certain whitespace characters in the editor.
 --  See `:help 'list'`
 --  and `:help 'listchars'`
 vim.opt.list = true