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+# homepage: https://github.com/rcarriga/nvim-notify
+# nixvim doc: https://nix-community.github.io/nixvim/plugins/notify/index.html
+{ icons, ... }:
+
+{
+  opts = {
+    enable = true;
+    fps = 60;
+    stages = "fade";
+
+    # https://github.com/AstroNvim/AstroNvim/blob/v4.7.7/lua/astronvim/plugins/notify.lua#L27-L28
+    maxHeight.__raw = "function() return math.floor(vim.o.lines * 0.75) end";
+    maxWidth.__raw = "function() return math.floor(vim.o.columns * 0.75) end";
+
+    # https://github.com/AstroNvim/AstroNvim/blob/v4.7.7/lua/astronvim/plugins/notify.lua#L20-L26
+    icons = {
+      debug = icons.Debugger;
+      error = icons.DiagnosticError;
+      info = icons.DiagnosticInfo;
+      trace = icons.DiagnosticHint;
+      warn = icons.DiagnosticWarn;
+    };
+
+    # https://github.com/AstroNvim/AstroNvim/blob/v4.7.7/lua/astronvim/plugins/notify.lua#L29-L42
+    onOpen = ''
+      function(win)
+        local buf = vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(win)
+        vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(buf, "filetype", "markdown")
+        vim.api.nvim_win_set_config(win, { zindex = 175 })
+        vim.wo[win].conceallevel = 3
+        vim.wo[win].spell = false
+      end
+    '';
+  };
+
+  rootOpts.keymaps = [
+    {
+      mode = "n";
+      key = "<leader>uD";
+      action.__raw = "function() require('notify').dismiss { pending = true, silent = true } end";
+      options.desc = "Dismiss notifications";
+    }
+  ];
+}