return {
    "hrsh7th/nvim-cmp",
    dependencies = {
        "hrsh7th/cmp-buffer",
        "hrsh7th/cmp-path",
        {
            "L3MON4D3/LuaSnip",
            -- follow latest release.
            version = "v2.*", -- Replace <CurrentMajor> by the latest released major (first number of latest release)
            -- install jsregexp (optional!),
            build = "make install_jsregexp",
        },
        "saadparwaiz1/cmp_luasnip", -- autocompletion
        "rafamadriz/friendly-snippets", -- snippets
        "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
        "onsails/lspkind.nvim", -- vs code pictographs
        "roobert/tailwindcss-colorizer-cmp.nvim",
    },
    config = function()
        local cmp = require("cmp")
        local has_luasnip, luasnip = pcall(require, 'luasnip')
        local lspkind = require("lspkind")
        local colorizer = require("tailwindcss-colorizer-cmp").formatter

        local rhs = function(keys)
            return vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes(keys, true, true, true)
        end

        local lsp_kinds = {
            Class = ' ',
            Color = ' ',
            Constant = ' ',
            Constructor = ' ',
            Enum = ' ',
            EnumMember = ' ',
            Event = ' ',
            Field = ' ',
            File = ' ',
            Folder = ' ',
            Function = ' ',
            Interface = ' ',
            Keyword = ' ',
            Method = ' ',
            Module = ' ',
            Operator = ' ',
            Property = ' ',
            Reference = ' ',
            Snippet = ' ',
            Struct = ' ',
            Text = ' ',
            TypeParameter = ' ',
            Unit = ' ',
            Value = ' ',
            Variable = ' ',
        }

        local column = function()
            local _line, col = unpack(vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0))
            return col
        end

        -- luasnip custom function
        local in_snippet = function()
            local session = require('luasnip.session')
            local node = session.current_nodes[vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()]
            if not node then
                return false
            end
            local snippet = node.parent.snippet
            local snip_begin_pos, snip_end_pos = snippet.mark:pos_begin_end()
            local pos = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)
            if pos[1] - 1 >= snip_begin_pos[1] and pos[1] - 1 <= snip_end_pos[1] then
                return true
            end
        end

        -- return true if the cursor is in leftmost column or at a whitespace char
        local in_whitespace = function()
            local col = column()
            return col == 0 or vim.api.nvim_get_current_line():sub(col, col):match('%s')
        end

        local in_leading_indent = function()
            local col = column()
            local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
            local prefix = line:sub(1, col)
            return prefix:find('^%s*$')
        end

            -- custom shift width
            local shift_width = function()
                if vim.o.softtabstop <= 0 then
                    return vim.fn.shiftwidth()
                else
                    return vim.o.softtabstop
                end
            end

            -- custom smart backspace
            local smart_bs = function(dedent)
                local keys = nil
                if vim.o.expandtab then
                    if dedent then
                        keys = rhs('<C-D>')
                    else
                        keys = rhs('<BS>')
                    end
                else
                    local col = column()
                    local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
                    local prefix = line:sub(1, col)
                    if in_leading_indent() then
                        keys = rhs('<BS>')
                    else
                        local previous_char = prefix:sub(#prefix, #prefix)
                        if previous_char ~= ' ' then
                            keys = rhs('<BS>')
                        else
                            keys = rhs('<C-\\><C-o>:set expandtab<CR><BS><C-\\><C-o>:set noexpandtab<CR>')
                        end
                    end
                end
                vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(keys, 'nt', true)
            end

            -- custom smart tabs function
            local smart_tab = function(opts)
                local keys = nil
                if vim.o.expandtab then
                    keys = '<Tab>' -- Neovim will insert spaces.
                else
                    local col = column()
                    local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
                    local prefix = line:sub(1, col)
                    local in_leading_indent = prefix:find('^%s*$')
                    if in_leading_indent then
                        -- inserts a hard tab.
                        keys = '<Tab>'
                    else
                        local sw = shift_width()
                        local previous_char = prefix:sub(#prefix, #prefix)
                        local current_column = #prefix - #previous_char + 1
                        local remainder = (current_column - 1) % sw
                        local move = remainder == 0 and sw or sw - remainder
                        keys = (' '):rep(move)
                    end
                end

                vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(rhs(keys), 'nt', true)
            end

            local select_next_item = function(fallback)
                if cmp.visible() then
                    cmp.select_next_item()
                else
                    fallback()
                end
            end
            
            local select_prev_item = function(fallback)
                if cmp.visible() then
                    cmp.select_prev_item()
                else
                    fallback()
                end
            end

            local confirm = function(entry)
                local behavior = cmp.ConfirmBehavior.Replace
                if entry then
                    local completion_item = entry.completion_item
                    local newText = ''
                    if completion_item.textEdit then
                        newText = completion_item.textEdit.newText
                    elseif type(completion_item.insertText) == 'string' and completion_item.insertText ~= '' then
                        newText = completion_item.insertText
                    else
                        newText = completion_item.word or completion_item.label or ''
                    end

                    -- checks how many characters will be different after the cursor position if we replace,
                    local diff_after = math.max(0, entry.replace_range['end'].character + 1) - entry.context.cursor.col

                    -- does the text that will be replaced after the cursor match the suffix
                    -- of the newText to be inserted ? if not, then Insert instead,
                    if entry.context.cursor_after_line:sub(1, diff_after) ~= newText:sub(-diff_after) then
                        behavior = cmp.ConfirmBehavior.Insert
                    end
                end
                cmp.confirm({ select = true, behavior = behavior })
            end

            -- loads vscode style snippets from installed plugins (e.g. friendly-snippets)
            require("luasnip.loaders.from_vscode").lazy_load()

               cmp.setup({
            experimental = {
                -- HACK: experimenting with ghost text
                -- look at `toggle_ghost_text()` function below.
                ghost_text = false,
            },
            completion = {
                completeopt = "menu,menuone,noinsert",
            },
            window = {
                documentation = {
                    border = {'╭', '─', '╮', '│', '╯', '─', '╰', '│'},
                },
                completion = {
                    border = {'┌', '─', '┐', '│', '┘', '─', '└', '│'},
                }

            },
            -- config nvim cmp to work with snippet engine
            snippet = {
                expand = function(args)
                    luasnip.lsp_expand(args.body)
                end,
            },
            -- autocompletion sources
            sources = cmp.config.sources({
                { name = "luasnip" }, -- snippets
                { name = "lazydev" },
                { name = "nvim_lsp"},
                { name = "buffer" }, -- text within current buffer
                { name = "path" }, -- file system paths
                { name = "tailwindcss-colorizer-cmp" },
                { name = "spell", -- for markdown spellchecks completions
                    option = {
                        enable_in_context = function()
                            local ft = vim.bo.filetype
                            return ft == "markdown" or ft == "text"
                        end,
                    },
                },
            }),
            -- mapping = cmp.mapping.preset.insert({
            --     ["<C-k>"] = cmp.mapping.select_prev_item(), -- previous suggestion
            --     ["<C-j>"] = cmp.mapping.select_next_item(), -- next suggestion
            --     ["<C-b>"] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(-4),
            --     ["<C-f>"] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(4),
            --     ["<C-Space>"] = cmp.mapping.complete(), -- show completion suggestions
            --     ["<C-e>"] = cmp.mapping.abort(), -- close completion window
            --     ["<CR>"] = cmp.mapping.confirm({ select = false }),
            -- }),

            -- NOTE: ! Experimenting with Customized Mappings ! --
            mapping = cmp.mapping.preset.insert({
                -- ['<BS>'] = cmp.mapping(function(_fallback)
                --     smart_bs()
                -- end, { 'i', 's' }),

                ["<C-e>"] = cmp.mapping.abort(), -- close completion window
                ['<C-d>'] = cmp.mapping(function()
                    cmp.close_docs()
                end, { 'i', 's' }),

                ['<C-f>'] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(4),
                ['<C-b>'] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(-4),
                ['<C-j>'] = cmp.mapping(select_next_item),
                ['<C-k>'] = cmp.mapping(select_prev_item),
                ['<C-n>'] = cmp.mapping(select_next_item),
                ['<C-p>'] = cmp.mapping(select_prev_item),
                ['<Down>'] = cmp.mapping(select_next_item),
                ['<Up>'] = cmp.mapping(select_prev_item),

                ['<C-y>'] = cmp.mapping(function(fallback)
                    if cmp.visible() then
                        local entry = cmp.get_selected_entry()
                        confirm(entry)
                    else
                        fallback()
                    end
                end, { 'i', 's' }),

                ['<CR>'] = cmp.mapping(function(fallback)
                    if cmp.visible() then
                        local entry = cmp.get_selected_entry()
                        confirm(entry)
                    else
                        fallback()
                    end
                end, { 'i', 's' }),

                ['<S-Tab>'] = cmp.mapping(function(fallback)
                    if cmp.visible() then
                        cmp.select_prev_item()
                    elseif has_luasnip and in_snippet() and luasnip.jumpable(-1) then
                        luasnip.jump(-1)
                    elseif in_leading_indent() then
                        smart_bs(true) -- true means to dedent
                    elseif in_whitespace() then
                        smart_bs()
                    else
                        fallback()
                    end
                end, { 'i', 's' }),

                ['<Tab>'] = cmp.mapping(function(_fallback)
                    if cmp.visible() then
                        -- if there is only one completion candidate then use it.
                        local entries = cmp.get_entries()
                        if #entries == 1 then
                            confirm(entries[1])
                        else
                            cmp.select_next_item()
                        end
                    elseif has_luasnip and luasnip.expand_or_locally_jumpable() then
                        luasnip.expand_or_jump()
                    elseif in_whitespace() then
                        smart_tab()
                    else
                        cmp.complete()
                    end
                end, { 'i', 's' }),
            }),
            -- setup lspkind for vscode pictograms in autocompletion dropdown menu
            formatting = {
                format = function(entry, vim_item)
                    -- Add custom lsp_kinds icons
                    vim_item.kind = string.format('%s %s', lsp_kinds[vim_item.kind] or '', vim_item.kind)


                    -- add menu tags (e.g., [Buffer], [LSP])
                    vim_item.menu = ({
                        buffer = "[Buffer]",
                        nvim_lsp = "[LSP]",
                        luasnip = "[LuaSnip]",
                        nvim_lua = "[Lua]",
                        latex_symbols = "[LaTeX]",
                    })[entry.source.name]

                    -- use lspkind and tailwindcss-colorizer-cmp for additional formatting
                    vim_item = lspkind.cmp_format({
                        maxwidth = 25,
                        ellipsis_char = "...",
                    })(entry, vim_item)

                    if entry.source.name == "nvim_lsp" then
                        vim_item = colorizer(entry, vim_item) 
                    end

                    return vim_item
                end,
                -- format = lspkind.cmp_format({
                --         maxwidth = 30,
                --         ellipsis_char = "...",
                --         before = require("tailwindcss-colorizer-cmp").formatter
                -- }),
                -- format = require("tailwindcss-colorizer-cmp").formatter
            },
        })

        -- NOTE: Added Ghost text stuff
        -- Only show ghost text at word boundaries, not inside keywords. Based on idea
        -- from: https://github.com/hrsh7th/nvim-cmp/issues/2035#issuecomment-2347186210

        -- local config = require('cmp.config')
        -- local toggle_ghost_text = function()
        --     if vim.api.nvim_get_mode().mode ~= 'i' then
        --         return
        --     end
        --
        --     local cursor_column = vim.fn.col('.')
        --     local current_line_contents = vim.fn.getline('.')
        --     local character_after_cursor = current_line_contents:sub(cursor_column, cursor_column)
        --
        --     local should_enable_ghost_text = character_after_cursor == '' or vim.fn.match(character_after_cursor, [[\k]]) == -1
        --
        --     local current = config.get().experimental.ghost_text
        --     if current ~= should_enable_ghost_text then
        --         config.set_global({
        --             experimental = {
        --                 ghost_text = should_enable_ghost_text,
        --             },
        --         })
        --     end
        -- end
        --
        -- vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'InsertEnter', 'CursorMovedI' }, {
        --     callback = toggle_ghost_text,
        -- })
        -- ! Ghost text stuff ! --


        end
    }