local packer_init = {}

packer_init.init = function(plugins)
    local ensure_packer = function()
        local install_path = vim.fn.stdpath('data')..'/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim'
        if vim.fn.empty(vim.fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then
            vim.fn.system {'git', 'clone', '--depth', '1', 'https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim', install_path}
            vim.cmd [[packadd packer.nvim]]
            return true
        end
        return false
    end

    local packer_bootstrap = ensure_packer()
    require('packer').startup(plugins)
    if packer_bootstrap then
        require('packer').sync()
        return true
    end
    return false
end

return packer_init