return {
  plugins = {
    -- plugin objects goes here -------
    {
      '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" }
    },
    {
      '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 = {
            'vim-monokai-tasty',
            'nightfox',
            'terafox',
            'carbonfox',
            'PaperColor',
            'onedark',
            'vscode',
            'material',
            'notelight',
          },
          themeConfigFile = "~/.config/nvim/lua/settings/theme.lua", -- Described below
          livePreview = true,
        })
      end,
    },

    -- themes goes here -----------------------------------
    {"folke/tokyonight.nvim",opts = {}},
    {'EdenEast/nightfox.nvim'},
    {'NLKNguyen/papercolor-theme'},
    {'olimorris/onedarkpro.nvim'},
    {'Mofiqul/vscode.nvim'},
    {'kaicataldo/material.vim'},
    {'yasukotelin/notelight'},
    {'bluz71/vim-moonfly-colors', name = 'moonfly', priority = 1000},
    {'bluz71/vim-nightfly-colors', name = "nightfly", priority = 1000 },
    {'patstockwell/vim-monokai-tasty'},
    {'catppuccin/nvim', name = "catppuccin", priority = 1000 },
    {'rebelot/kanagawa.nvim'},
    {'jacoborus/tender.vim'},
    {'lunarvim/Onedarker.nvim'},

    -- code plugins overide settings ----------------------
    {
      'lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim',
      opts={
        char = " ",
        context_char = " ",
      }
    }
  },
  diagnostics = {
    virtual_text = false,
    underline = false,
  },
  mappings = {
    n = {
      -- normal mode keymaps ------------------------------
      ["<Tab>"] = ":bnext<cr>",
      ["<S-Tab>"] = ":bprev<cr>"
    },
    t = {
      -- edit mode keymaps
    }
  },
  g = {
    cmp_enabled = true,
    -- diagnostics_mode = 0,
  },

  -- opt ={
  --   diagnostic = {
  --     config = { virtual_lines = false }
  --   }
  -- },
  
  polish = function()
    -- vmirc commands
    vim.cmd [[TransparentDisable]]
    vim.cmd [[let g:vim_monokai_tasty_italic = 1]]
    vim.cmd [[:colorscheme vim-monokai-tasty]]

  end,

  lsp = {
    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
            -- }
          },
        },
      },
    }
  }

}