utils: Improve mapping function | Properly lazy load whichkey

just add desc with normal vim.keymap.set function

whichkey will automatically use the descriptions

lua/core/utils.lua

@@ -15,32 +15,15 @@ M.close_buffer = function(bufnr)
   end
 end
 
--- store mapping section names which have plugin key = true
-local lazyload_mappings_list = {}
-
-local add_mappingSection_toList = function()
-  local default_mappings = require("core.default_config").mappings
-
-  -- store mapping section name into a table
-  for section_name, section_mappings in pairs(default_mappings) do
-    if section_mappings.plugin then
-      lazyload_mappings_list[section_name] = true
-      section_mappings.plugin = nil
-    end
-  end
-end
-
 M.load_config = function()
   local config = require "core.default_config"
   local chadrc_exists, chadrc = pcall(require, "custom.chadrc")
 
-  add_mappingSection_toList()
-
   if chadrc_exists then
     -- merge user config if it exists and is a table; otherwise display an error
     if type(chadrc) == "table" then
-      M.remove_default_keys(chadrc.mappings or {})
+      config.mappings = M.remove_disabled_keys(chadrc.mappings, config.mappings)
-      config = merge_tb("force", config, chadrc)
+      config = merge_tb("force", config, chadrc) or {}
     else
       error "chadrc must return a table!"
     end
@@ -50,77 +33,71 @@ M.load_config = function()
   return config
 end
 
-M.remove_default_keys = function(user_mappings)
+M.remove_disabled_keys = function(chadrc_mappings, default_mappings)
-  local user_keys = {}
+  if not chadrc_mappings then
-  local user_sections = vim.tbl_keys(user_mappings)
+    return default_mappings
-
-  -- push user_map keys in user_keys table
-  for _, section in ipairs(user_sections) do
-    user_keys = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", user_keys, user_mappings[section])
   end
 
-  local function disable_key(mode, keybind, mode_mapping)
+  -- store keys in a array with true value to compare
-    if user_keys[mode] and user_keys[mode][keybind] then
+  local keys_to_disable = {}
-      mode_mapping[keybind] = nil
+  for _, mappings in pairs(chadrc_mappings) do
+    for mode, section_keys in pairs(mappings) do
+      if not keys_to_disable[mode] then
+        keys_to_disable[mode] = {}
+      end
+      for k, _ in pairs(section_keys) do
+        keys_to_disable[mode][k] = true
+      end
     end
   end
 
-  local default_mappings = require("core.default_config").mappings
+  -- make a copy as we need to modify default_mappings
+  for section_name, section_mappings in pairs(default_mappings) do
+    for mode, mode_mappings in pairs(section_mappings) do
+      mode_mappings = (type(mode_mappings) == "table" and mode_mappings) or {}
+      for k, _ in pairs(mode_mappings) do
+        -- if key if found then remove from default_mappings
+        if keys_to_disable[mode] and keys_to_disable[mode][k] then
+          default_mappings[section_name][mode][k] = nil
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 
-  -- remove user_maps from default mapping table
+  return default_mappings
-  for _, section_mappings in pairs(default_mappings) do
-    for mode, mode_mapping in pairs(section_mappings) do
-      for keybind, _ in pairs(mode_mapping) do
-        disable_key(mode, keybind, mode_mapping)
-      end
-    end
-  end
 end
 
-M.load_mappings = function(mappings, mapping_opt)
+M.load_mappings = function(section, mapping_opt)
-  -- set mapping function with/without whichkey
+  local function set_section_map(section_values)
-  local set_maps
+    if section_values.plugin then
-  local whichkey_exists, wk = pcall(require, "which-key")
+      return
-
-  if whichkey_exists then
-    set_maps = function(keybind, mapping_info, opts)
-      wk.register({ [keybind] = mapping_info }, opts)
     end
-  else
+    section_values.plugin = nil
-    set_maps = function(keybind, mapping_info, opts)
+
-      local mode = opts.mode
+    for mode, mode_values in pairs(section_values) do
-      opts.mode = nil
+      local default_opts = merge_tb("force", { mode = mode }, mapping_opt or {})
+      for keybind, mapping_info in pairs(mode_values) do
+        -- merge default + user opts
+        local opts = merge_tb("force", default_opts, mapping_info.opts or {})
+
+        mapping_info.opts, opts.mode = nil, nil
+        opts.desc = mapping_info[2]
+
         vim.keymap.set(mode, keybind, mapping_info[1], opts)
       end
     end
-
-  local mappings_tb = M.load_config().mappings
-  mappings = vim.deepcopy(type(mappings) == "string" and { mappings_tb[mappings] } or mappings_tb)
-
-  local function set_mappings()
-    for name, section in pairs(mappings) do
-      -- skip mapping section with plugin=true
-      if not lazyload_mappings_list[name] then
-        for mode, mode_values in pairs(section) do
-          for keybind, mapping_info in pairs(mode_values) do
-            -- merge default + user opts
-            local default_opts = merge_tb("force", { mode = mode }, mapping_opt or {})
-            local opts = merge_tb("force", default_opts, mapping_info.opts or {})
-
-            if mapping_info.opts then
-              mapping_info.opts = nil
   end
 
-            set_maps(keybind, mapping_info, opts)
+  local mappings = require("core.utils").load_config().mappings
-          end
+
-        end
+  if type(section) == "string" then
-      end
+    mappings[section]["plugin"] = nil
-    end
+    mappings = { mappings[section] }
   end
 
-  vim.defer_fn(function()
+  for _, sect in pairs(mappings) do
-    set_mappings()
+    set_section_map(sect)
-  end, 0)
+  end
 end
 
 -- remove plugins defined in chadrc

lua/plugins/configs/whichkey.lua

@@ -38,14 +38,4 @@ local options = {
 
 options = require("core.utils").load_override(options, "folke/which-key.nvim")
 
-local utils = require "core.utils"
-
-local mappings = utils.load_config().mappings
-local mapping_groups = { groups = vim.deepcopy(mappings.groups) }
-
-mappings.disabled = nil
-mappings.groups = nil
-
-utils.load_mappings(mapping_groups)
-
 wk.setup(options)

lua/plugins/init.lua

@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ local plugins = {
   ["folke/which-key.nvim"] = {
     disable = true,
     module = "which-key",
+    keys = "<leader>",
     config = function()
       require "plugins.configs.whichkey"
     end,