return {
    "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
    config = function()
        local COMMANDS = {}
        local CURRENT_COMMAND = nil
        local data_path = vim.fn.stdpath("data")
        local PERSONAL_COMMAND_JSON_PATH = data_path ..
                                               "/personal_commands.json"

        ---@param command string|nil
        ---@return nil
        local executeCommandInTerminal = function(command)
            if (command ~= nil) then
                vim.cmd.term()
                vim.cmd.startinsert()
                local channel = vim.bo.channel
                -- 'clear' is used to hide the command
                local exitMessage = "\nPress enter to exit..."
                local commandString = command()
                vim.api.nvim_chan_send(channel,
                                       "clear && " .. commandString ..
                                           "; echo '" .. exitMessage ..
                                           "' && read -s && exit" .. "\n")
            end
        end

        local readJsonFromFile = function(filePath)
            local file, error = io.open(filePath, 'r')
            if file ~= nil then
                local content = file:read("*a")
                local decoded_json = vim.json.decode(content)
                return decoded_json
            else
                print("Error in readJsonFromFile: " .. error)
            end
            return nil
        end

        local addCommandToJsonFile = function(commandBlock, commandsFilePath,
                                              directory)
            local current_json = readJsonFromFile(commandsFilePath)
            if current_json ~= nil then
                if current_json[directory] == nil then
                    current_json[directory] = {}
                end
                -- FIXME: duplicates
                table.insert(current_json[directory], {
                    command = tostring(commandBlock.command()),
                    description = tostring(commandBlock.description())
                })
            end
            local file, error = io.open(commandsFilePath, 'w')
            if file then
                local indent =
                    vim.bo.expandtab and (' '):rep(vim.o.shiftwidth) or '\t'
                file:write(vim.json.encode(current_json, {indent = indent}))
                file:close()
            else
                print("Error in writeTableToJsonFile: " .. error)
            end
        end

        local updateJsonFile = function(listOfCommands, commandsFilePath,
                                        directory)
            local current_json = readJsonFromFile(commandsFilePath)
            current_json[directory] = {}
            for _, value in pairs(listOfCommands) do
                table.insert(current_json[directory], {
                    command = tostring(value.command()),
                    description = tostring(value.description())
                })
            end

            local file, error = io.open(commandsFilePath, 'w')
            if file then
                local indent =
                    vim.bo.expandtab and (' '):rep(vim.o.shiftwidth) or '\t'
                file:write(vim.json.encode(current_json, {indent = indent}))
                file:close()
            else
                print("Error in updateJsonFile: " .. error)
            end
        end

        local appendCommandsFromFile = function(commands, commandsFilePath,
                                                directory)
            local current_list_of_commands_json = readJsonFromFile(
                                                      commandsFilePath)
            if current_list_of_commands_json ~= nil and
                current_list_of_commands_json[directory] ~= nil then
                for _, block in pairs(current_list_of_commands_json[directory]) do
                    local new_command_name = block["description"]
                    commands[new_command_name] = {
                        command = function()
                            return block["command"]
                        end,
                        description = function()
                            return new_command_name
                        end
                    }
                end
            end
        end

        local selectCommand = function(listOfCommands, callback)
            vim.ui.select(vim.tbl_keys(listOfCommands), {
                prompt = "Select your command.",
                format_item = function(item)
                    return listOfCommands[item].description()
                end
            }, function(choice)
                if (choice ~= nil) then
                    CURRENT_COMMAND = listOfCommands[choice].command
                    callback(choice)
                end
            end)
        end

        local addCommand = function(current_command, commands,
                                    personal_command_json_path)

            local selectedCommand = nil
            local Input = require("nui.input")
            local inputDescription = Input({
                position = "50%",
                size = {width = 120},
                border = {
                    style = "single",
                    text = {top = "[Enter description]", top_align = "center"}
                },
                win_options = {
                    winhighlight = "Normal:Normal,FloatBorder:Normal"
                }
            }, {
                prompt = "> ",
                default_value = "",
                on_submit = function(value)
                    local selectedDescription = value
                    commands[selectedDescription] = {
                        command = function()
                            return selectedCommand
                        end,
                        description = function()
                            return selectedDescription
                        end
                    }
                    local created_command = commands[selectedDescription]
                    addCommandToJsonFile(created_command,
                                         personal_command_json_path,
                                         vim.fn.getcwd())
                    current_command = created_command.command
                    executeCommandInTerminal(current_command)
                end
            })
            local input = Input({
                position = "50%",
                size = {width = 120},
                border = {
                    style = "single",
                    text = {top = "[Add command]", top_align = "center"}
                },
                win_options = {
                    winhighlight = "Normal:Normal,FloatBorder:Normal"
                }
            }, {
                prompt = "> ",
                default_value = "",
                on_submit = function(value)
                    selectedCommand = value
                    inputDescription:mount()
                    local insert = vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes("i", true,
                                                                  true, true)
                    vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(insert, "t", false)
                    inputDescription:map("n", "<Esc>", function()
                        inputDescription:unmount()
                    end, {noremap = true})
                end
            })
            -- mount/open the component
            input:mount()

            input:map("n", "<Esc>", function() input:unmount() end,
                      {noremap = true})

        end

        local deleteCommand = function()
            local previous_command = CURRENT_COMMAND
            selectCommand(COMMANDS, function(choice)
                local index = 0
                for key, _ in pairs(COMMANDS) do
                    index = index + 1
                    if key == choice then
                        COMMANDS[key] = nil
                        updateJsonFile(COMMANDS, PERSONAL_COMMAND_JSON_PATH,
                                       vim.fn.getcwd())
                        break
                    end
                end
                CURRENT_COMMAND = previous_command
            end)
        end

        vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("AddCommand", function()
            addCommand(CURRENT_COMMAND, COMMANDS, PERSONAL_COMMAND_JSON_PATH)
        end, {})

        vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("DeleteCommand", deleteCommand, {})

        vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({'BufEnter', 'BufWinEnter', 'DirChanged'}, {
            callback = function()
                COMMANDS = {}
                local current_json =
                    readJsonFromFile(PERSONAL_COMMAND_JSON_PATH)
                local current_path = vim.fn.getcwd()
                if current_json ~= nil then
                    for existing_directory, _ in pairs(current_json) do
                        if (string.find(current_path, existing_directory) == 1) then
                            appendCommandsFromFile(COMMANDS,
                                                   PERSONAL_COMMAND_JSON_PATH,
                                                   existing_directory)
                        end
                    end
                end
            end
        })

        vim.keymap.set("n", "mc", function()
            if (CURRENT_COMMAND == nil) then
                selectCommand(COMMANDS, function()
                    executeCommandInTerminal(CURRENT_COMMAND)
                end)
            else
                executeCommandInTerminal(CURRENT_COMMAND)
            end
        end)

        vim.keymap.set("n", "mC", function()
            selectCommand(COMMANDS, function()
                executeCommandInTerminal(CURRENT_COMMAND)
            end)
        end)

    end
}