return {
    "hrsh7th/nvim-cmp",
    event = "InsertEnter",
    dependencies = {
        "hrsh7th/cmp-buffer", -- source for text in buffer
        "hrsh7th/cmp-path", -- source for file system paths
        {
            "L3MON4D3/LuaSnip",
            version = "v2.*", -- Replace <CurrentMajor> by the latest released major (first number of latest release)
        },
        "saadparwaiz1/cmp_luasnip", -- for autocompletion
        "rafamadriz/friendly-snippets", -- useful snippets
        "onsails/lspkind.nvim", -- vs-code like pictograms
    },
    config = function()
        local cmp = require("cmp")

        local luasnip = require("luasnip")

        local lspkind = require("lspkind")

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

        cmp.setup({
            completion = {
                completeopt = "menu,menuone,preview,noselect",
            },
            snippet = { -- configure how nvim-cmp interacts with snippet engine
            expand = function(args)
                luasnip.lsp_expand(args.body)
            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 }),
        }),
        -- sources for autocompletion
        sources = cmp.config.sources({
            { name = "nvim_lsp"},
            { name = "luasnip" }, -- snippets
            { name = "buffer" }, -- text within current buffer
            { name = "path" }, -- file system paths
        }),

        -- configure lspkind for vs-code like pictograms in completion menu
        formatting = {
            format = lspkind.cmp_format({
                maxwidth = 50,
                ellipsis_char = "...",
            }),
        },
    })
end,
}
