How is mock_nvim_web_devicons meant to be used?

[joebonneau]

Contributing guidelines

• I have read CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

Module(s)

mini.icons

Question

Hi there,

I'm trying to slot mini.icons in for nvim_web_devicons in https://github.com/utilyre/barbecue.nvim and not having any luck. Here is how I am attempting to use it:

return {
  "utilyre/barbecue.nvim",
  name = "barbecue",
  version = "*",
  dependencies = {
    "SmiteshP/nvim-navic",
    "echasnovski/mini.icons",
  },
  config = function()
    require("mini.icons").setup()
    MiniIcons.mock_nvim_web_devicons()
  end,
  opts = {
    theme = "tokyonight",
    show_modified = true,
    show_navic = false,
    create_autocmd = true,
  },
}

Anything obviously wrong here? Thanks in advance.

[krovuxdev]

You can use the following code to simulate nvim-web-devicons using MiniIcons, as if it were a substitute:

package.preload["nvim-web-devicons"] = function()
    package.loaded["nvim-web-devicons"] = {}
    MiniIcons.mock_nvim_web_devicons()
    return package.loaded["nvim-web-devicons"]
end

This will make nvim-web-devicons appear as if it's being provided by MiniIcons.

[krovuxdev]

I don't use barbecue.nvim because it has too many bugs, but instead, I use dropbar.nvim.

[joebonneau]

I don't use barbecue.nvim because it has too many bugs, but instead, I use dropbar.nvim.

Thanks for the recommendation! I simply use it as a nice looking winbar plugin, but I have the LSP integration disabled. Is it necessary to mock nvim-web-devicons with dropbar as well?

[krovuxdev]

I don't use barbecue.nvim because it has too many bugs, but instead, I use dropbar.nvim.

Thanks for the recommendation! I simply use it as a nice looking winbar plugin, but I have the LSP integration disabled. Is it necessary to mock nvim-web-devicons with dropbar as well?

@joebonneau
Dropbar.nvim does not handle its own icons, so it does need to use nvim-web-devicons or a substitute (this is not mandatory, it depends on your preference). The code I provided earlier with MiniIcons is a way to simulate nvim-web-devicons and make Dropbar use it.

[echasnovski]

Using package.preload is mostly a hack for a better 'lazy.nvim' lazy loading. Just calling MiniIcons.mock_nvim_web_devicons() after require('mini.icons').setup() is enough.

[echasnovski]

Here is the full example of usage. Just calling it after require('mini.icons').setup() is enough (as you have in your code)

The reason you don't see effect in 'barbecue.nvim' is due to its special (and as far as I am aware - not entirely robust/correct) usage of 'nvim-web-devicons'. See #1207 and #1265.

[joebonneau]

Understood, thanks for getting back to me about it!