initial starter dir structure;

lua/plugins/mason.lua

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+local options = {
+  ensure_installed = { "lua-language-server" }, -- not an option from mason.nvim
+
+  PATH = "skip",
+
+  ui = {
+    icons = {
+      package_pending = " ",
+      package_installed = "󰄳 ",
+      package_uninstalled = " 󰚌",
+    },
+
+    keymaps = {
+      toggle_server_expand = "<CR>",
+      install_server = "i",
+      update_server = "u",
+      check_server_version = "c",
+      update_all_servers = "U",
+      check_outdated_servers = "C",
+      uninstall_server = "X",
+      cancel_installation = "<C-c>",
+    },
+  },
+
+  max_concurrent_installers = 10,
+}
+
+return {
+  "williamboman/mason.nvim",
+  cmd = { "Mason", "MasonInstall", "MasonInstallAll", "MasonUpdate" },
+  opts = options,
+  config = function(_, opts)
+    dofile(vim.g.base46_cache .. "mason")
+    require("mason").setup(opts)
+
+    -- custom nvchad cmd to install all mason binaries listed
+    vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("MasonInstallAll", function()
+      if opts.ensure_installed and #opts.ensure_installed > 0 then
+        vim.cmd("MasonInstall " .. table.concat(opts.ensure_installed, " "))
+      end
+    end, {})
+
+    vim.g.mason_binaries_list = opts.ensure_installed
+  end,
+}