create and configure whichkey module

init.lua

@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
--- Set <space> as the leader key
 vim.g.mapleader = ' '
 vim.g.maplocalleader = ' '
 
--- [[ Install `lazy.nvim` plugin manager ]]
---    https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim
 local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath 'data' .. '/lazy/lazy.nvim'
 if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
   vim.fn.system {
@@ -16,7 +13,6 @@ if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
   }
 end
 vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
-
 require('lazy').setup('plugins');
 
 -- [[ Setting options ]]
@@ -272,23 +268,6 @@ local on_attach = function(_, bufnr)
   end, { desc = 'Format current buffer with LSP' })
 end
 
--- document existing key chains
-require('which-key').register {
-  ['<leader>c'] = { name = '[C]ode', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
-  ['<leader>d'] = { name = '[D]ocument', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
-  ['<leader>g'] = { name = '[G]it', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
-  ['<leader>h'] = { name = 'Git [H]unk', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
-  ['<leader>r'] = { name = '[R]ename', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
-  ['<leader>s'] = { name = '[S]earch', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
-  ['<leader>t'] = { name = '[T]oggle', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
-  ['<leader>w'] = { name = '[W]orkspace', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
-}
--- register which-key VISUAL mode
-require('which-key').register({
-  ['<leader>'] = { name = 'VISUAL <leader>' },
-  ['<leader>h'] = { 'Git [H]unk' },
-}, { mode = 'v' })
-
 -- mason-lspconfig requires that these setup functions are called in this order
 -- before setting up the servers.
 require('mason').setup()

lua/plugins.lua

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ return {
   'tpope/vim-fugitive',
   'tpope/vim-rhubarb',
   'tpope/vim-sleuth',
-  { 'folke/which-key.nvim', opts = {} },
   { 'numToStr/Comment.nvim', opts = {} },
 
   -- require 'kickstart.plugins.autoformat',

lua/plugins/whichkey.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+return { 'folke/which-key.nvim', opts = {},
+	config = function()
+		-- document existing key chains
+		require('which-key').register {
+			['<leader>c'] = { name = '[C]ode', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
+			['<leader>d'] = { name = '[D]ocument', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
+			['<leader>g'] = { name = '[G]it', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
+			['<leader>h'] = { name = 'Git [H]unk', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
+			['<leader>r'] = { name = '[R]ename', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
+			['<leader>s'] = { name = '[S]earch', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
+			['<leader>t'] = { name = '[T]oggle', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
+			['<leader>w'] = { name = '[W]orkspace', _ = 'which_key_ignore' },
+		}
+		-- register which-key VISUAL mode
+		require('which-key').register({
+			['<leader>'] = { name = 'VISUAL <leader>' },
+			['<leader>h'] = { 'Git [H]unk' },
+		}, { mode = 'v' })
+	end
+}