return require('packer').startup(function()
	-- automatic rebuild on plugins.lua change
	vim.cmd([[
		augroup packer_user_config
			autocmd!
			autocmd BufWritePost plugins.lua source <afile> | PackerCompile
		augroup end
	]])

	use 'wbthomason/packer.nvim'
	use 'RRethy/nvim-base16'
	use 'tpope/vim-commentary'
	use {
		'nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim',
		requires = { 'kyazdani42/nvim-web-devicons', opt = true },
		config = function()
			local git_blame = require('gitblame')
			require('lualine').setup({
				sections = {
					lualine_c = {
						{ git_blame.get_current_blame_text, cond = git_blame.is_blame_text_available }
					}
				}
			})
			vim.o.showmode = false
		end
	}
	use {
		'junegunn/goyo.vim',
		config = function()
			vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>f', ':lua goyo_toggle()<cr>:Goyo<cr>')
		end
	}

	-- Git
	use {
		'f-person/git-blame.nvim',
		config = function()
			vim.g.gitblame_date_format = '%r'
			vim.g.gitblame_message_when_not_committed = ''
			vim.g.gitblame_display_virtual_text = 0
		end
	}
	use {
		'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim',
		config = function()
			require('gitsigns').setup()
		end
	}

	-- completion
	use 'hrsh7th/nvim-cmp'
	use 'hrsh7th/cmp-buffer'
	use 'hrsh7th/cmp-path'
	use 'hrsh7th/cmp-cmdline'
	use 'saadparwaiz1/cmp_luasnip'

	-- snippets
	use 'L3MON4D3/LuaSnip'
	use 'rafamadriz/friendly-snippets'

	-- emmet
	use 'mattn/emmet-vim'

	-- LSP
	use 'neovim/nvim-lspconfig'

	-- LSP, DAP, linters and formatters
	-- use 'jose-elias-alvarez/null-ls.nvim'
	use {
		'dense-analysis/ale',
		config = function()
			vim.cmd [[ g:ale_sign_column_always = 1 ]]
		end
	}

	-- management for LSP, DAP, linters and formatters
	use {
		'williamboman/mason.nvim',
		config = function()
			require('mason').setup({
				ui = {
					icons = {
						package_installed = "✓",
						package_pending = "➜",
						package_uninstalled = "✗"
					}
				}
			})
		end
	}
	use 'williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim'

end)