cannot re-source from inside `nvim` with a keybinding

[amtoine]

Describe the bug

i've this keybinding

vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>so', ':source ~/.config/nvim/init.lua<CR>', { silent = true })

to reload the config when pressing <leader>so.

but i get the following error in the footer of vim:

Re-sourcing your config is not supported with lazy.nvim

❓ i'm wondering if this is normal and if there is anything to do to reload a config from inside nvim 😋

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. add vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>so', ':source ~/.config/nvim/init.lua<CR>', { silent = true }) to init.lua
2. restart nvim
3. press <leader>so
4. see the error at the bottom

Desktop

• OS: arch on linux
• Terminal: alacritty

Neovim Version

NVIM v0.8.3
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.0-beta3
Compiled by builduser

Features: +acl +iconv +tui
See ":help feature-compile"

   system vimrc file: "$VIM/sysinit.vim"
  fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/nvim"

[craigmac]

This is a limitation of the way lazy.nvim is designed. If you move your bootstrapping code and plugin setup to a multi-file approach, as the docs on lazy.nvim site describe, you'll be able to then do a plain :so $MYVIMRC without this error.

[amtoine]

This is a limitation of the way lazy.nvim is designed.

oooh i see 🤔
thanks 😋

If you move your bootstrapping code and plugin setup to a multi-file approach, as the docs on lazy.nvim site describe, you'll be able to then do a plain :so $MYVIMRC without this error.

i kinda like the way kickstart.nvim does things and i do not want to introduce too many changes 😌

i like configuring nvim but having a solid base is what i'm looking for here 👍

[amtoine]

i'm not sure what you mean by

If you move your bootstrapping code and plugin setup to a multi-file approach, as the docs on lazy.nvim site describe

do you have a link or an example?

that would be amazing for future people stumbling upon this very issue 🤩
if you have time of course 😉

[craigmac]

Link will probably break for future readers but right now it's here: https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim#-structuring-your-plugins
in the lazy.nvim README.md file

[amtoine]

thanks for the pointer @craigmac 🤩