return {
  'L3MON4D3/LuaSnip',
  version = 'v2.*',
  build = 'make install_jsregexp',
  event = 'InsertEnter',
  dependencies = {
    'saadparwaiz1/cmp_luasnip',
    'rafamadriz/friendly-snippets',
  },
  config = function()
    local luasnip = require('luasnip')
    local loader = require('luasnip.loaders.from_vscode')

    -- load snippets on demand per filetype rather than all at once
    loader.lazy_load()
    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('FileType', {
      callback = function(args)
        local ft = vim.bo[args.buf].filetype
        if ft and ft ~= '' then
          loader.lazy_load({ include = { ft } })
        end
      end,
    })

    luasnip.config.setup({
      history = true,
      updateevents = 'TextChanged,TextChangedI',
    })

    luasnip.filetype_extend('python', { 'google' })

    vim.keymap.set('i', '<C-l>e', function()
      if luasnip.expand_or_jumpable() then
        luasnip.expand()
      end
    end, { silent = true, desc = 'Snippet: expand' })

    vim.keymap.set({ 'i', 's' }, '<C-l>;', function()
      if luasnip.jumpable(1) then
        luasnip.jump(1)
      end
    end, { silent = true, desc = 'Snippet: jump forward' })

    vim.keymap.set({ 'i', 's' }, '<C-l>,', function()
      if luasnip.jumpable(-1) then
        luasnip.jump(-1)
      end
    end, { silent = true, desc = 'Snippet: jump backward' })

    vim.keymap.set({ 'i', 's' }, '<C-l>c', function()
      if luasnip.choice_active() then
        luasnip.change_choice(1)
      end
    end, { silent = true, desc = 'Snippet: cycle choice' })
  end,
}