return {
  plugins = {
    {
      'mg979/vim-visual-multi',
      branch = 'master',
      lazy = false,
      event = "BufRead",
      init = function()
        vim.g.VM_default_mappings = 0
        vim.g.VM_maps = {
          ['Add Cursor Up'] = '<C-S-Up>',
          ['Add Cursor Down'] = '<C-S-Down>'
        }
      end,
    },
    {
      'dominikduda/vim_current_word', lazy = false},
    {
      'xiyaowong/transparent.nvim', lazy = false},
    {
      "gennaro-tedesco/nvim-jqx", ft = { "json", "yaml" }
    },
    {
      'windwp/nvim-autopairs',
      event = "InsertEnter",
      opts = {}
    },
    {
      "ray-x/lsp_signature.nvim",
      event = "BufRead",
      config = function()
        require("lsp_signature").setup()
      end,
    },
    {
      'samodostal/image.nvim',
      config = function()
        require('nvim-lua/plenary.nvim').setup()
      end,
    },
    {
      'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'
    },
    -- {
    --   "jemag/telescope-diff.nvim",
    --   dependencies = {
    --     { "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim" },
    --   }
    -- },
    -- {
    --   'https://git.sr.ht/~whynothugo/lsp_lines.nvim',
    --   lazy = false,
    --   config = function()
    --     require('lsp_lines').setup()
    --   end,
    -- },
    {
      'zaldih/themery.nvim',
      lazy = false,
      config = function()
        require("themery").setup({
          themes = {
            'abscs',
            'aurora',
            'astrodark',
            'astromars',
            'astrotheme',
            'blue',
            'bluloco',
            'catppuccin',
            'catppuccin-frappe',
            'catppuccin-macchiato',
            'catppuccin-mocha',
            'darkblue',
            'desert',
            'duskfox',
            'dracula',
            'edge',
            'elflord',
            'evening',
            'github_dark',
            'github_dark_dimmed',
            'github_dark_high_contrast',
            'github_dark_colorblind',
            'github_dark_tritanopia',
            'habamax',
            'industry',
            'koehler',
            'lunaperche',
            'moonfly',
            'murphy',
            'neon',
            'nightfox',
            'nightfly',
            'night-owl',
            'retrobox',
            'ron',
            'slate',
            'sorbet',
            'terafox',
            'tokyonight-night',
            'tokyonight-storm',
            'tokyonight-moon',
            'torte',
            'vim-monokai-tasty',
            'wildcharm',
            'zaibatsu',
            'carbonfox',
            'PaperColor',
            'onedark',
            'onedark_vivid',
            'onedark_dark',
            'onedarker',
            'ofirkai',
            'vscode',
            'material',
            'kanagawa-wave',
            'kanagawa-dragon',
            'tender',
            'zephyr',
          },
          themeConfigFile = "~/.config/nvim/lua/user/polish.lua",
          livePreview = true,
        })
      end,
    },
    -- themes goes here -----------------------------------
    {"folke/tokyonight.nvim",opts = {}},
    {'EdenEast/nightfox.nvim'},
    {'NLKNguyen/papercolor-theme'},
    {'Mofiqul/vscode.nvim'},
    {'sainnhe/edge'},
    {'kaicataldo/material.vim'},
    {'yasukotelin/notelight'},
    {'bluz71/vim-moonfly-colors', name = 'moonfly'},
    {'bluz71/vim-nightfly-colors', name = "nightfly"},
    {'patstockwell/vim-monokai-tasty'},
    {'catppuccin/nvim', name = "catppuccin"},
    {'rebelot/kanagawa.nvim'},
    {'jacoborus/tender.vim'},
    {'olimorris/onedarkpro.nvim'},
    {'lunarvim/Onedarker.nvim'},
    {'Abstract-IDE/Abstract-cs'},
    {'rafamadriz/neon'},
    {'sainnhe/sonokai'},
    {'glepnir/zephyr-nvim'},
    {'ray-x/aurora'},
    {'ofirgall/ofirkai.nvim'},
    {'dracula/vim', name = 'dracula'},
    {'projekt0n/github-nvim-theme'},
    {'oxfist/night-owl.nvim', 
      config = function()
        vim.cmd.colorscheme("night-owl")
      end,
    },
    {
      'uloco/bluloco.nvim',
      lazy = false,
      priority = 1000,
      dependencies = { 'rktjmp/lush.nvim' },
        options ={
          transparent = true,
          italics = true,
          terminal = vim.fn.has("gui_running") == 1,
      },
      config = function() 
        require("bluloco").setup({
          style = "auto",
          transparent = true,
          italics = true,
          terminal = vim.fn.has("gui_running") == 1,
          guicursor   = true, 
        })      
      end,
    },
    -- {
    --   "jackMort/ChatGPT.nvim",
    --   event = "VeryLazy",
    --   config = function()
    --     require("chatgpt").setup({
    --       api_key_cmd = "echo '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'",
    --       on_api_key = function(api_key)
    --         print("API Key:", api_key)
    --       end
    --     })
    --   end,
    --   dependencies = {
    --       "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
    --       "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
    --       "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim"
    --   }
    -- },
    -- code plugins overide settings ----------------------
    -- {
    --   'lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim',
    --   opts={
    --     char = " ",
    --     context_char = " ",
    --   }
    -- }
  },
  diagnostics = {
    virtual_text = false,
    underline = false,
  },
  mappings = {
    n = {
      ["<Tab>"] = ":bnext<cr>",
      ["<S-Tab>"] = ":bprev<cr>",
      ["<S-Left>"] = "v<Left>",       -- select with SHIFT
      ["<S-Right>"] = "v<Right>",     -- select with SHIFT
      -- ["<C-v>"] = "pi"                -- paste with Ctrl + v
    },
    t = {
      ["<S-Left>"] = "<Esc>v<Left>",  -- select with SHIFT
      ["<S-Right>"] = "<Esc>v<Right>",-- select with SHIFT
      -- ["<C-v>"] = "<Esc>pi",         -- paste with Ctrl + v
      -- ["<C-z>"] = "<Esc>zi",          -- undo with  Ctrl + z
    },
    v = {
     ["<S-Left>"] = "<Left>",         -- select with SHIFT
     ["<S-Right>"] = "<Right>",       -- select with SHIFT
     -- ["<C-c>"] = "y<Esc>i",           -- copy with  Ctrl + x
     -- ["<C-x>"] = "d<Esc>i",           -- cut with   Ctrl + x
    }
  },
  -- g = {
  --   cmp_enabled = true,
  --   diagnostics_mode = 3,
  --   wrap = true,
  -- },
  options = {
    opt = {
      relativenumber = false, -- sets vim.opt.relativenumber
      wrap = true,
    },
    g = {
      mapleader = " ", -- sets vim.g.mapleader
      wrap = true,
    },
  },
  opt ={
    diagnostic = {
      config = { virtual_lines = false }
    }
  },
  polish = function()
    vim.cmd[[diagnostic.disable()]]
    -- vim.cmd [[TransparentDisable]]
    -- vim.cmd [[let g:vim_monokai_tasty_italic = 1]]
    -- vim.cmd [[:colorscheme vim-monokai-tasty]]
    -- Sonokai theme
    -- vim.cmd[[let g:sonokai_better_performance = 1]]
    -- vim.cmd[[let g:sonokai_style = 'atlantis']]
    -- vim.cmd[[let g:sonokai_style = 'andromeda']]
    -- vim.cmd[[let g:sonokai_style = 'default']]
    -- vim.cmd[[colorscheme sonokai]]
  end,
  dap = {
    adapters = {
      php = {
        type = 'executable',
        command = 'node',
        args = {os.getenv('HOME') .. '/.config/nvim/vscode-php-debug/out/phpDebug.js'},
      }
    },
  },
  lsp = {
    formatting = {
      format_on_save = false,
    },    
    config = {
      intelephense = {
        settings = {
          intelephense = {
            environment = {
              includePaths = {
                "core/includes"
              }
            },
            files = {
              associations = {
                "*.inc",
                "*.theme",
                "*.install",
                "*.module",
                "*.profile",
                "*.php",
                "*.phtml"
              }
            },
            diagnostics = {
              enable = false,
              run = false,
              undefinedFunctions = false,
              undefinedMethod = false,
              undefinedClassConstants = false,
              undefinedConstants = false,
              undefinedProperties = false,
              undefinedVariables = false
            }
          },
        },
      },
    }
  }
}