vim.api.nvim_set_keymap not working inside a config function

[craigmac]

Is it possible to use something like:

use { 'my/plugin', config = function() vim.api.nvim_set_keymap('n', '<Leader>w', '<Cmd>write<CR>', {}) end }

I can set this binding to work if I set it OUTSIDE of the config function, but when put inside the config function it doesn't bind it. Am I missing something?

[iabdelkareem]

I have the same issue. I tried to set telescope key bindings via the config function but it doesn't work. Not sure what's wrong.

packer = require("packer")
use = packer.use

use { 'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim', requires = { {'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'}  }, config = function()

        vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<leader>ff", ":Telescope find_files<cr>", {noremap = true})

        vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<leader>fg", ":Telescope live_grep<cr>", {noremap = true})

        vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<leader>fb", ":Telescope buffers<cr>", {noremap = true})

        vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<leader>fh", ":Telescope help_tags<cr>", {noremap = true})
end
}

[sdondley]

Place the configuration settings into a lua file in the lua directory and write the function to require the file. Easiest and cleanest method. Also saves you from doing "PackerCompile" every time you change your config.

Example

 use { 'some-plugin',  config = function() require'the_lua_file_name_here' end }

[iabdelkareem]

Worked for me thx