return {
  "nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim",
  dependencies = { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons" },
  config = function()
    local lualine = require("lualine")
    local lazy_status = require("lazy.status") -- to configure lazy pending updates count

    local colors = {
      blue = "#65D1FF",
      green = "#3EFFDC",
      violet = "#FF61EF",
      yellow = "#FFDA7B",
      red = "#FF4A4A",
      fg = "#c3ccdc",
      bg = "#112638",
      inactive_bg = "#2c3043",
    }

    local my_lualine_theme = {
      normal = {
        a = { bg = colors.blue, fg = colors.bg, gui = "bold" },
        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
      },
      insert = {
        a = { bg = colors.green, fg = colors.bg, gui = "bold" },
        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
      },
      visual = {
        a = { bg = colors.violet, fg = colors.bg, gui = "bold" },
        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
      },
      command = {
        a = { bg = colors.yellow, fg = colors.bg, gui = "bold" },
        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
      },
      replace = {
        a = { bg = colors.red, fg = colors.bg, gui = "bold" },
        b = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
        c = { bg = colors.bg, fg = colors.fg },
      },
      inactive = {
        a = { bg = colors.inactive_bg, fg = colors.semilightgray, gui = "bold" },
        b = { bg = colors.inactive_bg, fg = colors.semilightgray },
        c = { bg = colors.inactive_bg, fg = colors.semilightgray },
      },
    }

    -- Custom word/character counter function
    local function word_count()
      -- Skip for very large files to avoid performance issues
      local line_count = vim.api.nvim_buf_line_count(0)
      if line_count > 10000 then
        return ""
      end
      
      local words = 0
      local chars = 0
      
      -- Get all lines at once for better performance
      local all_lines = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(0, 0, -1, false)
      
      for _, line in ipairs(all_lines) do
        if line and #line > 0 then
          -- Count words (non-whitespace sequences)
          for _ in line:gmatch("%S+") do
            words = words + 1
          end
          -- Count characters (excluding newline)
          chars = chars + #line
        end
      end
      
      -- Format: show words and characters
      return string.format("%d words, %d chars", words, chars)
    end

    -- configure lualine with modified theme
    lualine.setup({
      options = {
        theme = my_lualine_theme,
      },
      sections = {
        lualine_a = { "mode" },
        lualine_b = { "branch", "diff", "diagnostics" },
        lualine_c = { "filename" },
        lualine_x = {
          {
            lazy_status.updates,
            cond = lazy_status.has_updates,
            color = { fg = "#ff9e64" },
          },
          { "encoding" },
          { "fileformat" },
          { "filetype" },
        },
        lualine_y = { "progress" },
        lualine_z = {
          {
            word_count,
            color = { fg = colors.fg },
          },
          { "location" },
        },
      },
      inactive_sections = {
        lualine_a = { "filename" },
        lualine_b = {},
        lualine_c = {},
        lualine_x = {},
        lualine_y = {},
        lualine_z = { "location" },
      },
    })
  end,
}