themeInit.nvim

A robust, modular Neovim theme featuring a sophisticated purple-magenta aesthetic. This is a port of themeInt. It is designed for developers who crave a high-contrast, cohesive aesthetic without the visual fatigue common in standard dark themes.

Preview

nightSyscall

daySyscall

Palette

A refined color relationship that maintains consistency across light and dark variants:

Role	Color	Usage
Background	#161423 / #fcf0e0	Main canvas
Surface	#201D33 / #f5e8d8	Floating windows, panels
Text	#E0DEF4 / #201820	Primary text
Keywords	#A277FF	fn, if, return
Functions	#FF3366	Function calls and definitions
Types	#CBA6F7	struct, class, types
Strings	#F087BD	String literals
Numbers	#F6C177	Numeric literals
Operators	#80FFEA	+, -, =, =>

Two carefully crafted themes: nightSyscall (dark) and daySyscall (light).

Install

Lazy.nvim

{
  "initsyscall/themeInitNvim",
  url = "https://codeberg.org/initsyscall/themeInitNvim",
  priority = 1000,
  config = function()
    require("themeInit").setup({ theme = "nightSyscall" })
  end
}

Packer

use {
  "initsyscall/themeInitNvim",
  url = "https://codeberg.org/initsyscall/themeInitNvim",
  config = function()
    require("themeInit").setup()
  end
}

Usage

-- Via setup()
require("themeInit").setup({ theme = "nightSyscall" })            -- dark
require("themeInit").setup({ theme = "daySyscall" })              -- light
require("themeInit").setup({ theme = "nightSyscall", transparent = true })  -- transparent

-- Via :colorscheme command
:colorscheme nightSyscall
:colorscheme daySyscall

Architecture

lua/themeInit/
├── init.lua       # Main module - loads & applies highlights
├── palette.lua    # Single source of truth - all colors defined once
├── highlights.lua # All highlight groups (base, treesitter, LSP, plugins)
└── util.lua       # Minimal color utilities

Design Philosophy

Built with palette.lua as the single source of truth - converted from JSON. The architecture separates concerns: palette holds colors, highlights defines groups, util provides helpers.

Key design choices:

• No runtime color calculations - all colors pre-defined in palette
• Efficient highlight application - uses nvim_set_hl() (Neovim 0.7+)
• Full plugin ecosystem - Treesitter, LSP, Telescope, Neo-tree, Bufferline, WhichKey, render-markdown.nvim, GitSigns, nvim-cmp, and more
• Explicit theme selection - user chooses nightSyscall or daySyscall
• Transparent mode - add transparent = true to make backgrounds transparent (Normal, statusline, tabs, cursorline, and plugin canvases)
• Transparent markdown - render-markdown.nvim headings and code blocks have no background

Features

• Semantic Highlighting - Deeply integrated with Treesitter for surgical syntax precision
• LSP Support - Explicit styles for Diagnostics and semantic tokens
• Colorscheme Command - Use :colorscheme nightSyscall or :colorscheme daySyscall
• Extensive Language Support - Zig, Rust, C/C++, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Lua, Python, Bash, JSON, YAML, TOML

Examples

Check example/ for minimal code showcasing the palette:

• main.zig - Zig with structs and fibonacci
• main.rs - Rust with pattern matching and collections
• app.js - JavaScript with classes and arrow functions
• index.html - HTML with embedded CSS/JS
• main.cpp - C++ with STL containers and lambdas

License

Apache 2.0 - See LICENSE for details.

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