return {
    -- status line
    'nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim',
    dependencies = { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons' },
    config = function()
        local function getWords()
            local wc = vim.api.nvim_eval("wordcount()")
            if wc["visual_words"] then
                return wc["visual_words"]
            else
                return wc["words"]
            end
        end
        require('lualine').setup {
            options = {
                icons_enabled = true,
                theme = "auto",
                component_separators = { left = '', right = ''},
                section_separators = { left = '', right = ''},
                disabled_filetypes = {
                    statusline = {},
                    winbar = {},
                },
                ignore_focus = { 'NvimTree' },
                always_divide_middle = true,
                globalstatus = false,
                refresh = {
                    statusline = 1000,
                    tabline = 1000,
                    winbar = 1000,
                }
            },
            sections = {
                lualine_a = { { 'mode', separator = { left = '', right = '' }, } },
                lualine_b = {'branch', 'diff', 'diagnostics'},
                lualine_c = {'filename'},
                lualine_x = { getWords, 'encoding', 'fileformat', 'filetype'},
                lualine_y = { { 'progress', left_padding=0 } },
                lualine_z = { { 'location', separator = { left = '', right = '' }, padding=0} }
            },
            inactive_sections = {
                lualine_a = {},
                lualine_b = {},
                lualine_c = {'filename'},
                lualine_x = {'location'},
                lualine_y = {},
                lualine_z = {}
            },
            tabline = {},
            winbar = {},
            inactive_winbar = {},
            extensions = {}
        }
    end,
}