CheckUpdate.nvim

checks if there's a new neovim version available on GitHub

Install

• install with lazy.nvim

    {
        "diegoroccia/checkupdate.nvim",
        init = function()
            require "checkupdate".init()
        end
    }

Configuration

{
    force_version = { -- only use for debugging
        major = 0,
        minor = 8,
        patch = 2
    },
    check_at_startup = false
}

Lualine integration example

sections = {
    lualine_x = {
        function ()
            if require"checkupdate".update_available then
                return "🚀"
            else
                return ""
            end
        end
    }

TODO:

• remove dependency from curl (use socket.http?)
• add option for nightlies
• add option for git?