loganswartz / vim-plug-updates

A simple plugin that checks for plugin updates (and Vim-Plug updates too).

vim-plug-updates

A simple plugin that checks for plugin updates (and vim-plug updates too). Supports vim-plug and packer.nvim.

Installation

Using vim-plug:

Plug 'loganswartz/vim_plug_updates'

Using packer.nvim:

use 'loganswartz/vim_plug_updates'

Usage

Configure your statusline to show the number of detected updates. Here's an example from my own vimrc, using lightline.vim:

let g:lightline = {
\     'colorscheme': 'onedark',
\     'active': {
\         'left': [
\             [ 'mode', 'paste' ],
\             [ 'gitbranch', 'readonly', 'filename', 'modified' ],
\             [ 'pluginupdates', 'vimplugupdate' ]
\         ]
\     },
\     'component_function': {
\         'gitbranch': 'fugitive#head',
\         'pluginupdates': 'PluginUpdatesIndicator',
\         'vimplugupdate': 'VimPlugUpdatesIndicator'
\     },
\ }

This will render an segment that looks like this: ▲ 3

Configuration

The indicator total will update automatically based on autocommands. By default, it checks for updates on startup, as well as certain events for vim-plug or packer.nvim. For vim-plug, it updates after any vim-plug window closes, and for packer, it checks on the PackerComplete User autocommand. This behavior can be modified by setting certain global variables to true (1) in your vimrc:

Variable	Description
g:plugin_updates_disable_startup_check	Disable update check on startup
g:plugin_updates_disable_vim_plug_check	Disable update check on startup for vim-plug itself