16 files changed, 50 insertions, 43 deletions
diff --git a/plugins/autoinsert.lua b/plugins/autoinsert.lua
index d0b8404..dd126c8 100644
--- a/plugins/autoinsert.lua
+++ b/plugins/autoinsert.lua
@@ -2,19 +2,20 @@
 local core = require "core"
 local translate = require "core.doc.translate"
 local config = require "core.config"
+local common = require "core.common"
 local DocView = require "core.docview"
 local command = require "core.command"
 local keymap = require "core.keymap"
 
 
-config.plugins.autoinsert = { map = {
+config.plugins.autoinsert = common.merge({ map = {
   ["["] = "]",
   ["{"] = "}",
   ["("] = ")",
   ['"'] = '"',
   ["'"] = "'",
   ["`"] = "`",
-} }
+} }, config.plugins.autoinsert)
 
 
 local function is_closer(chr)
diff --git a/plugins/autosave.lua b/plugins/autosave.lua
index 8c79e8d..34d2ad6 100644
--- a/plugins/autosave.lua
+++ b/plugins/autosave.lua
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ local core = require "core"
 local config = require "core.config"
 local Doc = require "core.doc"
 local command = require "core.command"
+local common = require "core.common"
 -- this is used to detect the wait time
 local last_keypress = os.time()
 -- this exists so that we don't end up with multiple copies of the loop running at once
 local looping = false
 local on_text_change = Doc.on_text_change
 -- the approximate amount of time, in seconds, that it takes to trigger an autosave
-config.plugins.autosave = { timeout = 1 }
+config.plugins.autosave = common.merge({ timeout = 1 }, config.plugins.autosave)
 
 
 local function loop_for_save()
diff --git a/plugins/autowrap.lua b/plugins/autowrap.lua
index a44094a..0f34eec 100644
--- a/plugins/autowrap.lua
+++ b/plugins/autowrap.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local config = require "core.config"
 local command = require "core.command"
 local DocView = require "core.docview"
 
-config.plugins.autowrap = { files = { "%.md$", "%.txt$" } }
+config.plugins.autowrap = common.merge({ files = { "%.md$", "%.txt$" } }, config.plugins.autowrap)
 
 
 local on_text_input = DocView.on_text_input
diff --git a/plugins/bigclock.lua b/plugins/bigclock.lua
index 82c3fe4..a7b4958 100644
--- a/plugins/bigclock.lua
+++ b/plugins/bigclock.lua
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ local config = require "core.config"
 local View = require "core.view"
 
 
-config.plugins.bigclock = {
+config.plugins.bigclock = common.merge({
   time_format = "%H:%M:%S",
   date_format = "%A, %d %B %Y",
   scale = 1
-}
+}, config.plugins.bigclock)
 
 
 local ClockView = View:extend()
diff --git a/plugins/datetimestamps.lua b/plugins/datetimestamps.lua
index c08547f..bd208f7 100644
--- a/plugins/datetimestamps.lua
+++ b/plugins/datetimestamps.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 local core = require "core"
 local config = require "core.config"
 local command = require "core.command"
+local common = require "core.common"
 
 --[[
 Date and time format placeholders
@@ -25,11 +26,11 @@ from https://www.lua.org/pil/22.1.html
 %y	two-digit year (98) [00-99]
 %%	the character `%´
 --]]
-config.plugins.datetimestamps = {
+config.plugins.datetimestamps = common.merge({
   format_datestamp = "%Y%m%d"
   format_datetimestamp = "%Y%m%d_%H%M%S"
   format_timestamp = "%H%M%S"
-}
+}, config.plugins.datetimestamps)
 
 local function datestamp()
   local sOut = os.date(config.plugins.datetimestamps.format_datestamp)
diff --git a/plugins/fontconfig.lua b/plugins/fontconfig.lua
index 11e7fca..6b1047c 100644
--- a/plugins/fontconfig.lua
+++ b/plugins/fontconfig.lua
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ local subprocess = require "process"
 local core = require "core"
 local style = require "core.style"
 local config = require "core.config"
+local common = require "core.common"
 
-config.plugins.fontconfig = { prefix = "" }
+config.plugins.fontconfig = common.merge({ prefix = "" }, config.plugins.fontconfig)
 
 --[[
   Example config (put it in user module):
diff --git a/plugins/indent_convert.lua b/plugins/indent_convert.lua
index 3c22867..2442b39 100644
--- a/plugins/indent_convert.lua
+++ b/plugins/indent_convert.lua
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 -- mod-version:3 --lite-xl 2.1
 local core = require "core"
+local common = require "core.common"
 local config = require "core.config"
 local command = require "core.command"
 
-config.plugins.indent_convert = {
+config.plugins.indent_convert = common.merge({
   update_indent_type = true -- set to false to avoid updating the document indent type
-}
+}, config.plugins.indent_convert)
 
 local zero_pattern = _VERSION == "Lua 5.1" and "%z" or "\0"
 
diff --git a/plugins/lfautoinsert.lua b/plugins/lfautoinsert.lua
index bc3c460..138f48f 100644
--- a/plugins/lfautoinsert.lua
+++ b/plugins/lfautoinsert.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ local common = require "core.common"
 local config = require "core.config"
 local keymap = require "core.keymap"
 
-config.plugins.lfautoinsert = { map = {
+config.plugins.lfautoinsert = common.merge({ map = {
   ["{%s*\n"] = "}",
   ["%(%s*\n"] = ")",
   ["%f[[]%[%s*\n"] = "]",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ config.plugins.lfautoinsert = { map = {
       ["%[%[%s*\n"] = "]]"
     }
   },
-} }
+} }, config.plugins.lfautoinsert)
 
 local function get_autoinsert_map(filename)
   local map = {}
diff --git a/plugins/minimap.lua b/plugins/minimap.lua
index 7bf0a92..977e2ee 100644
--- a/plugins/minimap.lua
+++ b/plugins/minimap.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ local DocView = require "core.docview"
 local Object = require "core.object"
 
 -- General plugin settings
-config.plugins.minimap = {
+config.plugins.minimap = common.merge({
 	enabled = true,
 	width = 100,
 	instant_scroll = false,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ config.plugins.minimap = {
 	-- config.plugins.minimap.highlight_align = 'right'
 	-- config.plugins.minimap.highlight_width = 5
 	-- config.plugins.minimap.gutter_width = 0
-}
+}, config.plugins.minimap)
 
 -- Configure size for rendering each char in the minimap
 local char_height = 1 * SCALE * config.plugins.minimap.scale
diff --git a/plugins/motiontrail.lua b/plugins/motiontrail.lua
index 4ed99ae..112e1cd 100644
--- a/plugins/motiontrail.lua
+++ b/plugins/motiontrail.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 -- mod-version:3 --lite-xl 2.1
 local core = require "core"
 local config = require "core.config"
+local common = require "core.common"
 local style = require "core.style"
 local DocView = require "core.docview"
 
-config.plugins.motiontrail = { steps = 50 }
+config.plugins.motiontrail = common.merge({ steps = 50 }, config.plugins.motiontrail)
 
 
 local function lerp(a, b, t)
diff --git a/plugins/openfilelocation.lua b/plugins/openfilelocation.lua
index b16ee82..0328142 100644
--- a/plugins/openfilelocation.lua
+++ b/plugins/openfilelocation.lua
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@ local config = require "core.config"
 
 
 config.plugins.openfilelocation = {}
-if PLATFORM == "Windows" then
-  config.plugins.openfilelocation.filemanager = "explorer"
-elseif PLATFORM == "Mac OS X" then
-  config.plugins.openfilelocation.filemanager = "open"
-else
-  config.plugins.openfilelocation.filemanager = "xdg-open"
+if not config.plugins.openfilelocation.filemanager then
+  if PLATFORM == "Windows" then
+    config.plugins.openfilelocation.filemanager = "explorer"
+  elseif PLATFORM == "Mac OS X" then
+    config.plugins.openfilelocation.filemanager = "open"
+  else
+    config.plugins.openfilelocation.filemanager = "xdg-open"
+  end
 end
 
-
 command.add("core.docview", {
   ["open-file-location:open-file-location"] = function()
     local doc = core.active_view.doc
diff --git a/plugins/openselected.lua b/plugins/openselected.lua
index 0a7a58a..02312b5 100644
--- a/plugins/openselected.lua
+++ b/plugins/openselected.lua
@@ -2,19 +2,21 @@
 local core = require "core"
 local command = require "core.command"
 local keymap = require "core.keymap"
+local common = require "core.common"
 local config = require "core.config"
 
 
 config.plugins.openselected = {}
-if PLATFORM == "Windows" then
-  config.plugins.openselected.filemanager = "start"
-elseif PLATFORM == "Mac OS X" then
-  config.plugins.openselected.filemanager = "open"
-else
-  config.plugins.openselected.filemanager = "xdg-open"
+if not config.plugins.openselected.filemanager then
+  if PLATFORM == "Windows" then
+    config.plugins.openselected.filemanager = "start"
+  elseif PLATFORM == "Mac OS X" then
+    config.plugins.openselected.filemanager = "open"
+  else
+    config.plugins.openselected.filemanager = "xdg-open"
+  end
 end
 
-
 command.add("core.docview", {
   ["open-selected:open-selected"] = function()
     local doc = core.active_view.doc
diff --git a/plugins/scalestatus.lua b/plugins/scalestatus.lua
index 09b62fd..008feaf 100644
--- a/plugins/scalestatus.lua
+++ b/plugins/scalestatus.lua
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
     originally by SwissalpS
 --]]
 local scale = require "plugins.scale"
-
+local common = require "core.common"
 local config = require "core.config"
 local StatusView = require "core.statusview"
 
-config.plugins.scalestatus = { format = '%.0f%%' }
+config.plugins.scalestatus = common.merge({ format = '%.0f%%' }, config.plugins.scalestatus)
 
 local get_items = StatusView.get_items
 function StatusView:get_items()
diff --git a/plugins/smoothcaret.lua b/plugins/smoothcaret.lua
index 2c05664..335dd08 100644
--- a/plugins/smoothcaret.lua
+++ b/plugins/smoothcaret.lua
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 local core = require "core"
 local config = require "core.config"
 local style = require "core.style"
+local common = require "core.common"
 local DocView = require "core.docview"
 
-config.plugins.smoothcaret = { rate = 0.65 }
+config.plugins.smoothcaret = common.merge({ rate = 0.65 }, config.plugins.smoothcaret)
 
 local docview_update = DocView.update
 function DocView:update()
diff --git a/plugins/spellcheck.lua b/plugins/spellcheck.lua
index b0626a9..190087a 100644
--- a/plugins/spellcheck.lua
+++ b/plugins/spellcheck.lua
@@ -7,14 +7,10 @@ local common = require "core.common"
 local DocView = require "core.docview"
 local Doc = require "core.doc"
 
-config.plugins.spellcheck = {}
-config.plugins.spellcheck.files = { "%.txt$", "%.md$", "%.markdown$" }
-if PLATFORM == "Windows" then
-  config.plugins.spellcheck.dictionary_file = EXEDIR .. "/words.txt"
-else
-  config.plugins.spellcheck.dictionary_file = "/usr/share/dict/words"
-end
-
+config.plugins.spellcheck = common.merge({
+  files = { "%.txt$", "%.md$", "%.markdown$" },
+  dictionary_file = (PLATFORM == "Windows" and EXEDIR .. "/words.txt" or "/usr/share/dict/words")
+}, config.plugins.spellcheck)
 
 local last_input_time = 0
 local word_pattern = "%a+"
diff --git a/plugins/statusclock.lua b/plugins/statusclock.lua
index a2155df..139ae23 100644
--- a/plugins/statusclock.lua
+++ b/plugins/statusclock.lua
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 local core = require "core"
 local config = require "core.config"
 local style = require "core.style"
+local common = require "core.common"
 local StatusView = require "core.statusview"
 local scan_rate = 1
 
-config.plugins.statusclock = {
+config.plugins.statusclock = common.merge({
   time_format = "%H:%M:%S",
   date_format = "%A, %d %B %Y"
-}
+}, config.plugins.statusclock)
 
 local time_data = {
   time_text = '',