{
  lib,
  pkgs,
  vPlug ? pkgs.vimPlugins,
  luaUtils ? import ./luaUtils { inherit lib pkgs; },
}:

let
  helpers = rec {
    /**
      Determines the name of a plugin.

      Priority:
      1. plugin.name
      2. baseNameOf plugin.short
      3. (derivation) plugin.dir.pname
      3. (path) baseNameOf plugin.dir

      Type:
        getName :: Plugin -> String
    */
    getName =
      plugin:
      if (plugin ? name && plugin.name != null) then
        assert builtins.isString plugin.name;
        plugin.name
      else if (plugin ? short && plugin.short != null) then
        assert builtins.isString plugin.short;
        # TODO: Check how lazy handles this normally
        baseNameOf plugin.short
      else if (plugin ? dir && plugin.dir != null) then
        (
          assert ((builtins.isString plugin.dir) || (lib.isDerivation plugin.dir));
          if (lib.isDerivation plugin.dir) then plugin.dir.pname else (baseNameOf plugin.dir)
        )
      else
        throw "Could not determine a plugin name.\n${builtins.toJSON plugin}";

    /**
      Transforms a set describing a keybind into a list (lazy-key).
      Takes a set containing:
      - bind: (string) the key to bind
      - cmd: (optional string) the command to execute
      - cmdIsFunction: (optional bool) interpret cmd as a function instead of a string
      - opts: (optional set) the option set

      For further information on the opts argument take a look at the lazy.nvim LazyKeysSpec definition.

      Type:
        getKey :: Set -> List
    */
    getKey =
      {
        bind,
        cmd ? null,
        cmdIsFunction ? false,
        opts ? null,
      }:
      lib.filter (option: !builtins.isNull option) [
        bind
        (if (cmdIsFunction == true) && (builtins.isString cmd) then (_: cmd) else cmd)
        (if builtins.isAttrs opts then opts // { __unpack = true; } else null)
      ];

    /**
      Helper function to ensure a plugin input is correctly wrapped.

      Correct inputs are:
      - short plugin url (string)
      - a plugin package (derivation)
      - plugin (set)

      Type:
        pluginWrapper :: String -> Set
        pluginWrapper :: Derivation -> Set
        pluginWrapper :: Set -> Set
    */
    pluginWrapper =
      pluginOrPackage:
      if (builtins.isString pluginOrPackage) then
        { short = pluginOrPackage; }
      else if
        assert (lib.isDerivation pluginOrPackage || builtins.isAttrs pluginOrPackage);
        (lib.isDerivation pluginOrPackage)
      then
        { dir = pluginOrPackage; }
      else
        pluginOrPackage;

    /**
      Transforms plugin inputs into

      Valid plugin attributes are:
      - short, dir, url, name, dev, lazy, enabled, cond, dependencies, init, opts, config, main, build, branch, tag, commit, version, pin, submodules, event, cmd, ft, keys, module, priority, optional

      Type:
        pluginNormalize :: Set -> Set
    */
    pluginNormalize =
      pluginOrPackage:
      let
        plugin = pluginWrapper pluginOrPackage;
        runIfSet =
          fn: key:
          let
            val = if (plugin ? "${key}") then plugin."${key}" else null;
          in
          if (builtins.isNull val) then val else fn val;
        # Wrap function arguments in function so they are inserted as is when parsed.
        stringLiteral = value: if (builtins.isString value) then (_: value) else value;
      in
      lib.pipe plugin [
        (
          plugin:
          plugin
          // {
            __posArgs = runIfSet lib.flatten "short";
            #if (builtins.isNull short) then short else [ short ];
            name = getName plugin;
            enabled = runIfSet stringLiteral "enabled";
            cond = runIfSet stringLiteral "cond";
            dependencies = runIfSet (map (
              pluginOrPackage: getName (pluginWrapper pluginOrPackage)
            )) "dependencies";
            init = runIfSet stringLiteral "init";
            opts = runIfSet stringLiteral "opts";
            config = runIfSet stringLiteral "config";
            build = runIfSet stringLiteral "build";
            cmd = runIfSet stringLiteral "cmd";
            ft = runIfSet stringLiteral "ft";
            keys = runIfSet (map getKey) "keys";
          }
        )
        # Remove unused attributes
        (lib.filterAttrs (key: value: !builtins.isNull value))
        # short is a positional argument so it has do be removed
        (plugin: builtins.removeAttrs plugin [ "short" ])
      ];
  };
in
rec {
  inherit helpers;
  /**
    Takes a plugin definition normalizes it and convets it into Lua.
    Returns only the plugin table so it can be inlined.

    Type:
      lazyPluginClosure :: String -> String
      lazyPluginClosure :: Derivation -> String
      lazyPluginClosure :: Set -> String
  */
  lazyPluginClosure = plugin: luaUtils.setToLua (helpers.pluginNormalize plugin);

  /**
    Takes a plugin definition normalizes it and convets it into Lua.
    Wraps the result of lazyPluginClosure and adds a return statement in front of it.

    Type:
      lazyPluginFile :: String -> String
      lazyPluginFile :: Derivation -> String
      lazyPluginFile :: Set -> String
  */
  lazyPluginFile =
    plugin: # lua
    ''return ${lazyPluginClosure plugin}'';

  /**
    Takes a plugin and passes it to lazyPluginFile.
    The output is formatted and written to "lua/lazyWrapper/plugins/${name}"
    Note: ${name} is the Plugin name but all '.' are replaced with '-'.

    Type:
      writeLazyPluginDir :: String -> Derivation
      writeLazyPluginDir :: Derivation -> Derivation
      writeLazyPluginDir :: Set -> Derivation
  */
  writeLazyPluginDir =
    plugin:
    let
      # normalie plugin file name
      name = lib.replaceStrings [ "." ] [ "-" ] (helpers.getName (helpers.pluginWrapper plugin));
    in
    luaUtils.writeLuaFileDir "lua/lazyWrapper/plugins/${name}" (lazyPluginFile plugin);

  /**
    Builds and configures the lazy plugin directory.
    Takes a set containing:
    - lazyPlugins: (list) the list of plugins to link
    - lazyConfig: (set) lazy config attributes

    Type:
      lazyPluginsJoin :: Set -> Derivation
  */
  lazyPluginsJoin =
    {
      lazyPlugins ? [ ],
      lazyConfig ? { },
    }:
    let
      init = lazyLuaInit {
        inherit lazyConfig;
        hasPlugins = (lib.length lazyPlugins > 0);
      };
    in
    pkgs.symlinkJoin {
      name = "nvim-lazy-plugins";
      paths = [ init ] ++ (map (plugin: writeLazyPluginDir plugin) lazyPlugins);
    };

  /**
    Generates the init function for nvim.lazy.
    Takes a set containing:
    - lazyConfig: (set) lazy config attributes
    - hasPlugins: (bool) will not load any plugins if set to false

    Type:
      lazyLuaInit :: Set -> Derivation
  */
  lazyLuaInit =
    {
      lazyConfig ? { },
      hasPlugins ? false,
    }:
    let
      lazyBaseConfig = {
        checker = {
          notify = false;
        };
        change_detection = {
          enabled = false;
          notify = false;
        };
        performance = {
          # TODO: Check if this is really needed
          reset_packpath = false;
          rtp = {
            reset = false;
          };
        };
      };
    in
    pkgs.writeTextDir "lua/lazyWrapper/init.lua" # lua
      ''
        vim.opt.rtp:prepend("${vPlug.lazy-nvim}")
        require("lazy").setup(
          ${
            # Plugin import on an empty/non existent directory causes an error
            # Only specify import path if there are plugins to load
            if hasPlugins then ''"lazyWrapper.plugins"'' else "{}"
          }
        , ${
          # Merge defaults with user config and generate the lua table
          luaUtils.setToLua (lib.recursiveUpdate lazyBaseConfig lazyConfig)
        } )
      '';
}